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What's gotten into Rocky?! Read, and Be Amazed!
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What's gotten into Rocky?! Read, and Be Amazed!
Last edited by MissK on Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: What's gotten into Rocky?! Read, and Be Amazed!
Hello,
I am happy that you are having luck with Rocky. So you want to know what you can do to stay ahead of the game? It's simple, start a positive reinforcement program.
It seems Rocky has had little interaction for the past 10 years and now he must interact with you. And from your report, it seems you are making leaps and bounds with him. I like the fact that you give him his own space and you have come to learn to enjoy him for who he is. Often times, an owner can become frustrated because the bird never acts or behaves as they intended.
Every day, I would start with stepping up onto a perch and reward him for that. Once he is accustomed to stepping up on this perch, you can gradually start moving him away from the cage and reward him each time. After he has mastered that and is comfortable, you can then move to your fingers.
Positive reinforcement is a fun way for you and your parrot to play together. I know my parrots enjoy playing the positive reinforcement game because they look forward to the treats, and I get satisfaction knowing their brains are working and I'm keeping them occupied.
I'm going to link an article I wrote for one of my other websites about positive reinforcement and pet parrots. The article starts from the basics and will inform you how to begin the process. In my opinion, this is the holy grail of training parrots and works wonders.
Before you begin, it is important you feed Rocky breakfast, and he has eaten remove his food two hours before any training session begins. This will motivate him so to speak, and make the training session worth his while and your while.
As far as the biting, this will eventually fade away if you never give it attention and let the bird know that it controls you. Many owners often make the mistake of scolding the bird by telling them not to bite, and unfortunately the bird only interprets this as nothing more than a means to get attention from you. Eventually over time, this pattern continues and it becomes reinforced, and the bird will continue to do bite until the owner changes how they interact with the bird.
Once he becomes more came through positive reinforcement, you can then hold him more and phase out the biting altogether.
I hope this helps and I can't wait to hear even more progress!
Best wishes,
IMRAN-C
I am happy that you are having luck with Rocky. So you want to know what you can do to stay ahead of the game? It's simple, start a positive reinforcement program.
It seems Rocky has had little interaction for the past 10 years and now he must interact with you. And from your report, it seems you are making leaps and bounds with him. I like the fact that you give him his own space and you have come to learn to enjoy him for who he is. Often times, an owner can become frustrated because the bird never acts or behaves as they intended.
Every day, I would start with stepping up onto a perch and reward him for that. Once he is accustomed to stepping up on this perch, you can gradually start moving him away from the cage and reward him each time. After he has mastered that and is comfortable, you can then move to your fingers.
Positive reinforcement is a fun way for you and your parrot to play together. I know my parrots enjoy playing the positive reinforcement game because they look forward to the treats, and I get satisfaction knowing their brains are working and I'm keeping them occupied.
I'm going to link an article I wrote for one of my other websites about positive reinforcement and pet parrots. The article starts from the basics and will inform you how to begin the process. In my opinion, this is the holy grail of training parrots and works wonders.
Before you begin, it is important you feed Rocky breakfast, and he has eaten remove his food two hours before any training session begins. This will motivate him so to speak, and make the training session worth his while and your while.
As far as the biting, this will eventually fade away if you never give it attention and let the bird know that it controls you. Many owners often make the mistake of scolding the bird by telling them not to bite, and unfortunately the bird only interprets this as nothing more than a means to get attention from you. Eventually over time, this pattern continues and it becomes reinforced, and the bird will continue to do bite until the owner changes how they interact with the bird.
Once he becomes more came through positive reinforcement, you can then hold him more and phase out the biting altogether.
I hope this helps and I can't wait to hear even more progress!
Best wishes,
IMRAN-C
