......dang blue and gold macaw........

[python_addict]

ofcourse if you knew these birds you know they are huge with really huge beaks.......well my bird decided to get my hand today while i was leaning in a doorway i know ill have a scar now....anyone else have a blue and gold macaw that pretends to be friends with you only for food? lol

[Highline Reptiles South]

There are some that are just that way. Tough when you explore the world with a beak that is strong enough to snap a broom handle! I've had my septum nearly pierced by my grey who wanted to cuddle....wild is and always will be...wild

Sorry that happened to you.

[llovelace]

Ouch, my friend had one who took my daughters nose ring out.

[mommanessy247]

yikes...arent the b&g's s'posed to be the gentlest of the giants?

[BallsUnlimited]

been nipped enough times by birds that I stay far away from them. Sorry this happened to you.

[python_addict]

hes a brat i gave up on handling him lol im better with 10 foot snakes

[DemmBalls]

Sorry to hear this! I hate getting nipped by my Sun Conure...Couldn't imagine a Blue and Gold grabbing you! Hope you get all healed up soon!

[SpartaDog]

This is why I'm terrified of macaws XD They're beautiful and all, and I'll let them sit on my shoulder if someone else puts them there, but don't ask me to pet one XD I enjoy having 10 fingers.

[Michelle.C]

Our Blue and Gold x Red Fronted was as wild as they get when we got her. Every time you walked in the room she'd fly around screaming. Then we got her wings done and started gently working with her and building trust. She will still nail everyone in the house but me, but when she bites, it's not quite as hard (more of a pinch).

I found the key was to teach her what 'NO' meant. If she charges me to nip, I firm no and I snap my fingers at her and she'll go back into chill mode. It's all about patients with Macaws. When you say a word, make sure it always has the same outcome. Once they learn that word has a meaning and they disobey it, they'll learn not to take the action that results in the outcome.

For instance, you say 'NO', he bites anyway, walk out of the room and ignore him for an hour. Before I started working with her, she'd split two of my nails in half and her biting hard enough to cause bleeding was an everyday occurrence. She hasn't bit me at all in months and if she nips someone else in the house, it's usually from playing too rough.

[python_addict]

hes just a little brat i never pay attention to him but his cage is next to a doorway so i always have to walk by but whenever i do he runs over with his wings up mouth open feathers fluffed and head down yeah its intimidating lol