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Part of the video series: How to Train a Parrot

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Summary: Learn how to train parrots by playing training games, and rewarding them with a treat; learn more parrot training tips in this free pet care video.

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Elizabeth Cantu Elizabeth Cantu has owned and been working with parrots since 1994. She has been active in captive parrot rescue and rehabilitation. She works with an avian v... read more

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by Budgielover

Did Missy bird Already know how to play follow the leader because it looked like she did. Oh, and what does that mean when she has the feathers on top of her head sticking up?

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by mianoteramo

I really like your videos however there is no comment as to what age the parrot should be to commence the training. Are there age appropriate training sessions

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Training Games for Parrots

Hi, my name is Elizabeth, and I am speaking on behalf of Expert Village on parrot training. And what we are going to do is a game that I call follow the leader. What follow the leader is, is that if you are dealing with a bird that doesn't like physical touch and stuck inside of its cage and doesn't want to have anything to do with you. You are going to start teaching them how to follow a lead to get the behavior that you want. For instance, I am going to teach Missy bird how to approach this little ball to get a treat. So if Missy bird sees this ball, the second she approaches it, I tell her 'good', use the bridge, and give her a treat. Next time, we do the same thing, and what I want her to do is actually touch this ball with her beak. So again, I will show her the ball, as she approaches it, 'good', she got close. So I will give her another treat. You want to make sure that when you are using treats, that they are very small. If you give them a big treat, they get full too quickly, and they are also going to take too long to get between behaviors. So again, the same ball, 'good', she got real close, didn't touch the ball, but it was close enough for me to give her the bridge and show her the treat again. So I am going to show her the ball again, so nothing. This is going to happen, they are going to back track, so you just keep showing them the ball and keep going back to the activity and eventually they will figure out what it is that you want. There is nothing here but me and the ball. She is trying to think that well maybe if I beg or look cute, we will get past to what I am trying to get her to do. So good, she figured it out again. So she will get a treat. This will take some time. Again, some times you will have to do two or three sessions in a day, for a weeks time before they really figure it out. The nice thing is this allows you to bridge other behaviors, such as going to the other side of the cage or stepping onto another perch later.

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