Many parrot behavioral problems stem from the fact owners do not know how to properly train and challenge their parrots. Facing boredom, a parrot will choose to entertain themselves by screeching, biting, and chewing if not properly challenged to learn new things about the world around them. Patient, dedicated, and loving owners can easily train their parrot pals to learn tricks, enhancing both of their lives.

When teaching a parrot owners need to keep the training sessions short. They do not want to tire the parrot out and cause the session to be a negative experience for the bird. Owners also keep their training sessions positive and do not start a training session until they are both ready. Training in a quiet and a room free of distractions will only increase the chances of success. Another good tip is to make sure that the room is well lit and that your parrot is comfortable in that room. Owners need to be stress free when starting to train parrots. Not having enough patience with the parrot will affect the way the parrot learns.

Once a parrot feels comfortable with their owner, the trick training can begin. Most parrot owners feel that the easiest trick to begin with is "Step Up". This trick is designed to encourage a parrot's instinctual desire to step up when something is put in front of them. The owner should begin by placing their finger in front of the parrot and asking them to "step up". If the parrot does not respond, a food treat may be used to get the parrot to move forward. The owner should place the food in front of the parrot, and say, "Step up." If the parrot responds and obeys, the food treat may be given.

Next, it is necessary to establish a trick training room. The trick training room must be a room that the parrot has previously been allowed to explore, a room the parrot feels comfortable in. This room must be a quiet room, free from distractions such as other parrots, children, television, or phones. A room that is quiet and comfortable is important. When trick training, an owner will need their parrot's complete attention. Eliminating stress like excessive noise will aid in having the parrot's complete trick learning attention.

Speaking tricks are also quite popular with parrots. Because of their high intelligence levels and their ability to mimic, teaching them a wide variety of vocabulary words can be quite an entertaining experience. Gently repeating the same words on a regular basis in a calm and patient manner will encourage a parrot friend to do the same. Speaking tricks are more difficult and require patience and consistency over a long period of time.

As with any time spent with a parrot pal, consitensy, patience, and love are of the utmost importance. If an owner makes the effort to love and train their parrot on a routine basis, the trick's success rate will be much higher.

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Parrots are amazing and smart birds. They have been tested for their intellectual abilities and have been proven to have the intelligence level of a small child. For some, part of the fun of owning a parrot is to teach it tricks. But, teaching a parrot tricks is not just for entertainment purposes. Training a parrot will create a better behaved and more sociable bird and may solve some behavioral problems.

Once a parrot is tame and can easily be handled, parrot tricks are just around the corner. A parrot's high level of intelligence and natural instinctual abilities will instantly come into play. Parrot owners should make sure that they begin their trick training session in a quiet room, free from distractions. This will ensure that the parrot is able to focus and understand the new tricks being taught to them. Also, training sessions should be kept short. Parrot owners do not want to bore or tire out their parrots by long trick training sessions.

An easy trick that most parrot owners start with is teaching their parrots how to "step up". This is an extremely useful trick that will be used most often and throughout the bird's lifetime. It is the simple act of asking the parrot to step onto the object that is in front of it. This act can simply be done by placing one's fingers in front of the bird's feet and asking them in a calm soothing voice to "step up". Use a forearm for larger birds. Owners can use a piece of food to entice the parrot to move forward. When the act is completed, the food is given as a reward.

Another popular trick is called "Turn Around". This trick begins with the parrot on a perch. The owner encourages the parrot to turn around by placing a food treat in front of the parrot's face then slowly bringing the food around the back of the parrot's head while saying, "Turn around." If the parrot makes a successful rotation, the owner should give gentle praise and the food treat.

Teaching a parrot to speak can solve the problem of the bird being too vocal with its screeching. Some birds have learned how to get attention this way. By teaching a parrot a word owners can enjoy their vocalization more. Owners need to start with only one simple word that contains only one or two syllables. Most people start with the word "hello". Owners will repeat the word slowly to the parrot several times until the parrot makes a sound it response. Once the parrot responds, owners give it a food reward. The first sound it makes may not be the word that the owners are trying to teach it. But, they idea is to get the bird to respond to a human voice. Owners repeat this drill several times until the parrot begins to mimic the word.

Written by Patrick Dell using tags: parrot tricks