Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrot:5 Quick Fixes
To Solve Your
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| 1. Diet is key Ever see the movie Super Size
Me? In that documentary Morgan Spurlock ate McDonalds for 30 days and boy did
he get cranky and sick. A diet of seeds and nuts is like McDonalds for your
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This will help his mood and aggression. I recommend, as do many avian veterinarians, an organic pellet based diet. Make sure your Yellow fronted amazon parrot gets plenty of fresh fruits and veggies and don’t forget the fiber – bean mixes are a great way to make sure your bird is getting the fiber, minerals, and protein that your parrot needs.
2. Sleep is vital
Make sure that your Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrot gets 10-12 hours of sleep during the night. This must be uninterrupted sleep in a dark room. This especially helps during the spring and summertime because it curbs the seasonal mating issues that often arise. This means that if you have to relocate your bird at night to a sleeping cage or a quieter room, take those steps.3. Control your reaction to his behavior
When Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrots become sexually mature, they will automatically will start exhibiting some bad behavior. Don’t allow your bird’s behavior to alter yours.For example, if your parrot is feeling
particularly hormonal and decides that he doesn’t want to step up or to have you
pet his head. He may lunge at you and look like he’s going to bite.
Instinctively you retract your hand and change your mind about interacting with
him. This is of course a normal reaction but it causes a problem. You’re
training your Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrot to think that anytime he doesn’t feel
like interacting, he can lunge or bite and his problems are solved.
Unfortunately, this can escalate to more aggressive and more frequent behaviors.
Instead when your bird get’s cranky and
aggressive you must stand your ground. When your bird lunges for your hand, you
can turn the back of your hand so your bird can only bite the back of your
hand. This throws him off and he may end up only bumping into it. He may nip
but it won’t hurt very much.
You’ll likely find that he just wanted to scare
you and doesn’t really want to hurt you. When you’re not scared, he doesn’t get
the reaction he wants and he’ll end the behavior.
4. Be aware of how your Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrot’s environment affects his behavior
Sometimes very unexpected and strange things can set off your bird to behave badly. Some birds respond unfavorably to particular colors like red. New furniture or additions to your home can throw some parrots for a loop.If your bird begins exhibiting unusual or unfavorable behaviors, you need to think back and determine what has possibly changed in his environment. New people, new pets, new cage location, just about anything can be a trigger. Pay attention to your bird’s environment. He will like some rooms and locations better than others. Experiment with location to find the best situation for your bird.
5. Take time to trick train your bird
Simple cues like step up or step down are the beginning to a long and happy relationship. Through trick training and positive reinforcement, you shape your bird’s behavior. You guide him to figure out the rules of your home while at the same time you strengthen your bond. Your Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrot will trust you, want to follow your rules, and will want to trick train with you because he loves you. Your yellow fronted will stop screaming, pulling his feathers out and he will stop biting.For more information and resources about the care of your Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrot and how to trick train Yellow Fronted Amazon Parrots visit the behavior and training experts at Birdtricks.com