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Thank you for the update!! I'm glad things are going well. Keep up the good work with them and continue giving us updates!!!

I am sooooo shocked with youbetcha's advice! That would simply be cruel and traumatic for any bird. IMHO gloves should only be used when no other means of protecting yourself from severe injury will do. Cockatiels are very clever little people, and using a bit of reasoning and patience is the way to go. Brute force is just simply wrong.

I have pet Lorikeets....therefore I know A LOT about getting bitten....lol. Our philosophy has always been to try and not show any reaction to bites. (If a bird works out they can get their way by biting then they will continue to do so) But I would never just tolerate being bitten repeatedly. The advice I give to the people I sell my handraised babies to is to gently but firmly chastise the bird for biting. But if that doesn't work immediately end your interaction with your bird. Learn to predict what is likely to cause your bird to bite, and then avoid whatever that might be.