Elaine,
 ET> much Amazons love to shower. They sound like fun. This little Conure
 ET> bites the same as you and I blink our eyes. It is second nature to
 ET> him, but I am confident that I can re-shape the behavior at least
 ET> somewhat.
 ET> He was a hand-fed baby, but I didn't do the feeding. We purchased him
 ET> from a Todd Marcus store about 6 weeks ago. He's not 6 mo. old yet so
 ET> he's not too old to be worked with.
The one experience that I have had with a nippy handfed Green Cheek
was pretty successful. When I picked him up I would hold his beak
colose with two fingers, not forcefully, then kiss him all over the
head telling him how wonderful he was. It seemed to work.
Fran
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