No bird owner wants their bird to show signs of aggression, but this can happen in some birds.
If you find that your bird is getting more and more aggressive then this article will help you figure out how to stop this negative behavior.
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How to stop cage aggression in birds:
Birds aren’t always as sweet and as delicate as we think they are, these animals can be aggressive, and cage aggression can develop in any bird. This is how to stop cage aggression in your birds.
Get the bird out:
The cage may be a safe place to keep your bird in, and the cage may keep your bird from flying off and getting into trouble, but the bird needs to be let out once in a while in order to feel satisfied and to keep from developing reckless and aggressive behavior while in the cage.
The bird doesn’t have to be out of the cage for too long, leaving the bird out of the cage for about an hour or two a day is ok.
The bird may also become aggressive towards you as a way of protecting its territory, ie the cage.
Taking the bird out of the cage is also helpful as this will help the bird be less territorial about the cage allowing them to become less aggressive over it
Entertain the bird while in the cage:
One of the reasons why your bird may be acting aggressively while in the cage may be because the bird is bored.
While you can’t keep the bird outside of the cage the whole day, you can give the bird toys to play with while inside the cage.
Unfortunately, the birds can get bored of these toys, and this is why constantly changing the bird’s toys and entertaining the birds in other ways, like turning the tv or radio on, is also recommended
Keep the peace around the cage:
Birds are easily frightened so, if there is a lot of commotion around the cage, and if the cage is in a room where a lot is going on, and the bird becomes anxious, then it may start to feel as though it needs to protect itself by becoming aggressive.
Combat this by placing your bird’s cage somewhere that is peaceful, you may even want to play calming white noise in the room to calm the bird
Get a bigger cage:
The bird may be entertained while in the cage but if the cage is too small for them then the bird can become aggressive.
Different-sized birds need different-sized cages so if you place a large bird in a cage that is too small for it then it may start to act out and become aggressive.
Combat this by getting a large cage for your bird to live in, the bigger the better as this will give the bird more space to move around freely in.
Use separate cages:
If you have two or more birds in one cage, and they are behaving aggressively toward each other then this may mean that the birds are cramped in the cage.
Each bird needs a certain amount of space that it can call its own in order to feel comfortable.
If the birds have to share space then both may feel as though the other is taking up their space and the birds will become aggressive toward each other.
If this is happening then you may either need to give the birds separate cages or give the birds one large cage to live in
What to avoid:
Do not shout or scold your birds if they are being aggressive while in the cage.
Doing this will only encourage the birds to see your finger, or to see you as being threatening and the bird will start to become scared of you.
Birds do not understand that we are scolding them for bad behavior. Rather correct the reason behind the cage aggression in your bird
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