How To Make Sure Your Parrot Gets Up To 12 Hours Of Play Time Every Day And You Don t Even Have To Supervise Him Welcome! I was really excited to sit down and write this special report for you today, because I just had some stuff on my heart that I wanted to share with you that I thought could really help your parrot. This isn t a pitch for anything. And I don t care if reading this makes you want to buy any of my products. In fact, there isn t one link in this special report that tries to sell any of my products. It s just a wonderful new technique that Could erase a lot of the stress that your parrot causes you. So here s the skinny This report is going to reveal how using Tree Gyms Or Play areas will help your bird be healthier and happier. Because it s a fact that the more physically active the bird, the Less likely he is to pluck feathers Less likely he is to scream from boredom Less likely he is to get territorial of his cage ( cause he isn t in it for days on end) More likely he will become more playful and loving But there is one major, major problem Do You Know How To Get Your Parrot To Stay On His Play Gym/Tree For Hours On End Without Wanting To Climb Down And Act As A Super Sized Termite To Your Home And Furniture? My bet is you don t, and later on in this report, I will show you how to fix this problem using a wonderful resource. You see, parrots need exercise, and lots of it. They also need mental stimulation. And if your parrot doesn t get enough exercise what happens? He gets stressed out He gets bored
So How Can He Get More Exercise? The answer is plain and simple? You need to let him have a BIG designated play area, Outside his cage, where he can climb, hang, chew stuff, play with toys, flap his wings and basically act like a bird. Now ideally this would be a little aviary. But my guess is that you don t have an aviary. So the next best thing is to get your parrot one of those jungle gyms or big Manzania trees for him to play on. You can fill these tree/play areas with all sorts of toys, and fun things for your bird to discover and play with. Things like buying toys that let you hide treats inside them. Then sit back and watch as your cockatoo is completely intrigued, and set on figuring out how to get that treat out of a toy. He might have to hang upside down from one foot, reach for the toy with the other, and still have to stretch just right to get the treat. And if you keep changing the toys, your parrot will stay completely entertained for hours, just trying to find treats you ve hidden in his toys. Plus there are other toys you can get that have buttons on them, that play music. And your parrot will get a kick out of trying to figure out how to push a certain button on one of these toys to get the music to play. Again, keeping him entertained for hours. But there is one problem, that I told you stops parrots from ever getting this type of joy out of their tree gyms, or play areas You Feel Like You Have To Supervise Your Bird, Because If You Don t He Eventually Climbs Down And Starts Destroying Things (But That s Because You Don t Know My Secret) You see, all of our birds are very well behaved. None of them have screaming problems, none of them have feather plucking problems. And I know one of the major reasons for this is because our birds don t really live in their cages We have trained them to stay on their play gyms, without ever coming down.
And because of this, they don t stay cooped up in their cages, they aren t territorial, and they have learned how to play healthier. However, some of our birds did try to become little Christopher Columbus s and climb down from their play gyms from time to time. And it wasn t until I found this awesome book that I was able to figure out how to keep the bird from ever climbing down from his play gym. So instead of trying to rehash the chapter in this book that talked about this technique, I have published an excerpt below. This book is definitely worth picking up. And should literally be a requirement of anyone who is going to buy a bird, or already owns a bird. It is very quick to reference and has been extremely helpful for me. The below excerpt was taken from: Getting Started Clicker Training for Birds by Melinda Johnson Published by: Sunshine Books, Inc. 49 River Street Waltham, Ma 02453 You can also pick up a copy of this book at this website www.clickertraining.com Here is this powerful technique Staying On The Play Gym Birds need as much time as possible out of their cages every day. Among the most common and difficult problems to address (especially with cockatoos) is a bird that has learned to climb down from her play area on her own to go looking for her favorite human or get into mischief. T s dangerous for a bird to run around the floor unwatched, and in many cases this has led to other behavior problems such as establishing a nest site and defending it against the family, or biting people s toes. Your bird needs quality time with you every day. In the wild, she would have a parent, friend, or mate with her from egg to grav3. In captivity, she has only you, and if you work away from your home, she s waited all day to see you, so spend some one-on-one time with her in the evenings while you re relaxing. This will go a long way toward preventing or alleviating the climbing down problem. If
you re going to be in another area of the house for a while, can you take her with you and at least provide a safe play area near you Can you let her help you with a safe job like folding the laundry? Look for ways to integrate her safely into your life at home and with yor family. An additional management solution for your little wanderer could be to buy a play gym that s constructed to prevent climbing down. Look for one with a large metal pan under the play area. The pan should be as high up from the floor as possible so she won t be tempted to hang from the edge and rope to the floor. Another idea is to construct a play area with swinging ropes and swings that hang from the ceiling, and deck it out with lots of toys. (Some bird supply stores carry special ceiling protectors, but they can also be made easily with a one-foot length of PVC pipe with a cap and a screw eye on each end.) If you have dogs, cats or other predators in your home, you can t risk having your bird on the floor at all, so you re going to have to be extremely diligent. Continue to seek a management solution. In the meantime, keep a close eye on her. If she makes one tiny move to come to you, leave the room immediately and take your predators with you. Return after about a minute. If she s on her play area when you get back (she s should be if you timed your departure right), reward her sometimes immediately and sometimes after a few minutes. (You don t want her to figure out hat the trick to getting your attention is to start down and then wait.) If she gets down when you aren t looking, don t look her in the eye and don t say a word. Pick her up and put her in her cage immediately. Start with one minute in the cage, and add another minute every time you have to pick her up. In order for this to work, you must give her lots of positive attention, clicks and treats for staying where you put her, because reward is always the best teacher. Click ad treat her on a variable time schedule for staying put on her play area, and gradually work to extend the tie to a realistic level. If you don t have predators loose in your home, here s a wonderful training approach that can work very will, even with cockatoos.
First teach your bird to come on your cue: 1. Whenever you see her toddling across the floor to find you on her own, say her name and come here, sound your clicker, and treat when she arrives. Give her a little head scratch or cuddle and then put her back on her play area. Continue to do this every time she comes to you, which will soon be very often since you re reinforcing her. Pretty soon she ll come at the sound of her name and your come here cue. 2. When she comes on your cue reliably, proof your cue. Give the cue and click and treat her for coming to you four times. The fifth time, don t give a cue and don t click or treat when she comes to you. Don t look her in the eyes or talk to her. Just put her back on her play area. Repeat this sequence a few times. She should begin to realize that it only pays off to come when you call. Now teach your bird to stay : 1. Gradually lengthen the amount of time before you call her. To help her stay on her play area longer between your calls, make it interesting for her. You can rotate her to different play areas, or leave her with a new toy, or give her some fresh safe branches to chew on, or put a yummy snack in her cup that takes her some time to eat, like a nut in the shell or fresh pea pods. At first, keep an eye on her and call her to you just before she gets bored and comes looking for you on her own. 2. Once you ve successfully lengthened the time between your calls, watch to see when she starts to make a little move in your direction The instant she does, tell her to stay, which should cause her to hesitate. Immediately give her a click and a treat for hesitating. Repeat this every time she shows signs of thinking about getting down. 3. Now gradually increase the time between giving your cue to stay and the point where you click and trat her. That way you ll be reinforcing her for staying for longer periods of time. 4. continue to call her to you every now and then when she s not trying to come on her own, and reinforce her for coming with a treat or some play time with you (you won t need a clicker any longer for this.) This
will strengthen her desire to stay on her play area between times. Your bird should now be very reliable about staying on her play area when you don t call her, and equally reliable about coming to you when you do. And if you catch her trying to climb down, she should stop on your stay cue. Now you re read to go on to the next exercise and teach her to return to her area on your cue. Then, when and if she ever comes to you on her own, simply cue her to go back. Continue to call her to you at least once or twice a day, though, to keep that behavior fresh. So Do You See How Powerful This Technique Is? I know for a fact that this doesn t take long to teach a bird how to do. It s just basic training techniques. And imagine the difference in your birds behavior when he gets to play on a play tree or gym 3, 4 hours a day or more. If you follow the above advice you are sure to have a much happier and healthier parrot. Your For A Happy Healthier Parrot, Chet Womach http://www.birdtricks.com P.S. If you would like to publish this special.pdf report on your parrot website, you may feel free to do so. All I ask is that you don t edit the content in any way shape or form. P.P.S. If you would like to know how to promote more of my products through your website, and earn affiliate commissions please Click Here