Super important video! A lot of people have good intentions but don't realise they're actually stimulating their birds!

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely the case!

I think im going through parrot puberty right now with my cockatiel so this is a well timed series

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

Glad it's useful! It's a tough time!

@GuyG.KTalesOfAnimals

Жыл бұрын

Spring is coming!

This is something I never even thought of.

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

It's amazing how much impact we can have on our birds!

Our conure will be a year old on Friday and we've caught her being naughty with one of her toys, so this is well timed! Thank you!!

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

Glad the video was useful!

Horus is so in love with himself i have to eliminate a lot of reflective surfaces. had to remove a mirror from my living room. have to make sure my phone is face down if im not using it. no stainless steel bowls. lol His self confidence and self love is something to be admired but it also makes him a little stinker butt. 🤣🤣🤣

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

Lol blimey, he is definitely a fan of his reflection or the cockatiel that constantly stares back at him!

@beaniebaby7075

Жыл бұрын

@@TheParrotTeacher 100% it’s ridiculous. Lol little narcissistic if I do say so 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you for getting this information to the public, you manage to make it accessible, easy to understand and concise!

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Funny thing, when I just started a rehab process for my oldie AFG, he used to regurgitate on his stainless steel feeding bowl, this days I rarely leave empty bowls in my bird’s cage and I make sure that the bowl is sized appropriately to his meal (we used to use this bigger ones that comes with the cage where he had to basically dive head in to get his food, now we have one of these small bowls that people usually feed smaller birds with that you can screw to your cage, they’re perfectly sized for his meal proportion (I feel like you could get up to 7+ tbsp in there, he’s feeding in only 1-2 tbsp per meal) and he gets less hormonal with those. (though when he’s extra board/hormonal and I forget take his empty bowl out, he often tries to get the bowl out of its loop and bang it loudly on the bottom of his cage, I don’t necessarily love this behavior because it is loud and annoying but I have to admit that I understand why he’s finding entertainment/feeling satisfaction from venting his emotions and extra energy from this behavior, it is very clever of him LOL! Does anyone else has a parrot that has a similar behavior?)

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

Lol he definitely sounds like he enjoys the sound. It's funny how AG's enjoy making sounds like that! I've seen it a few times where they enjoy the sound or like many parrots dropping stuff!

Thanks ahead of time cause you always reply lol I have to conures an quaker very tame no issues at all buddy of mine gave me his mooncheek conure he will come out on back of hand sit an sleep in beard lol an allow to pet head but soon as steps up hi bites not hard but perch fingers are sore lol but it's every time he runs into a finger he nips wondering cause he or she is 5 months old a phase never experienced this with other birds that's why de didn't want it an it's a mooncheek conure so I said sure lol has good diet mainly pellets an veggies an fruits daily thanks

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

It could be a phase or beaking, but it could also be that fingers aren't seen as something fun for them. It could also be a past training boo boo with regards to step up training (encouraging it by using the beak) You probably know the usual techniques, but making sure the treat is above and behind the step up so the conure's attention is focused there may help along with soft targeting and getting them used to just not biting fingers lol

@willb6426

Жыл бұрын

@@TheParrotTeacher thanks I appreciate it never had this issue with other 3 I'll try anything when it comes out it insists to step up on back of hand so just want to stop that but thanks alot what do you mean by beaking

@willb6426

Жыл бұрын

He is getting better been feeding seeds through cage first then popping him out adjusting better thanks

@willb6426

Жыл бұрын

An a quick question for a friend his bird loves eating her rabbits pellets it's full of grains vitamins no sugar dyes etc she said back of rabbit pellets read better on ingredients then the birds pellets? U think it's OK I guess the question is thank you!

@TheParrotTeacher

Жыл бұрын

@@willb6426 definitely no I’m afraid! Really not best for a parrot even if the list does read better! We feel that pellets aren’t essential anyway!

What do you use in the bottom of your cage? It looks like they like it! Thank you for your informative videos, I appreciate them so much.

@TheParrotTeacher

6 ай бұрын

We use a uk brand of substrate called easichick!