Comments on: Offering Choices To Your Parrot http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/offering-choices-to-your-parrot/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:51:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jamieleigh http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/offering-choices-to-your-parrot/comment-page-1/#comment-11894 Jamieleigh Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:54:34 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=1638#comment-11894 Hi Robert, For your payment question please email or call our customer service for order related questions. You can email them at info@birdtricks.com. Hi Robert,

For your payment question please email or call our customer service for order related questions. You can email them at info@birdtricks.com.

]]> By: Patty http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/offering-choices-to-your-parrot/comment-page-1/#comment-11889 Patty Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:39:04 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=1638#comment-11889 Robert, I'm sorry about the loss of your parakeet. It's very hard for the one remaining because they do grieve the loss of a mate just like you or I would. Parakeets can be very high strung at times, but what you are describing sounds a little extreme. It is likely that one fed off the high energy level of the other and it became the norm for both. Before you get another mate for your parrot, if that's your intention, try some target training with him to calm and focus him so that you don't have a repeat situation. There are some great recent blogs here (with video!) showing you how to do that, including one that Chet did with a newly purchased, untamed parakeet. It's easy, fast and produces great results. I will ask someone to respond to your questions about the training videos. Have fun! Patty Robert,
I’m sorry about the loss of your parakeet. It’s very hard for the one remaining because they do grieve the loss of a mate just like you or I would.
Parakeets can be very high strung at times, but what you are describing sounds a little extreme. It is likely that one fed off the high energy level of the other and it became the norm for both. Before you get another mate for your parrot, if that’s your intention, try some target training with him to calm and focus him so that you don’t have a repeat situation. There are some great recent blogs here (with video!) showing you how to do that, including one that Chet did with a newly purchased, untamed parakeet. It’s easy, fast and produces great results.
I will ask someone to respond to your questions about the training videos. Have fun!
Patty

]]> By: Robert J. Humphrey http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/offering-choices-to-your-parrot/comment-page-1/#comment-11836 Robert J. Humphrey Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:46:47 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=1638#comment-11836 The photo's are beautiful and quite self explanatory it seems. Question if it is appropriate please... I have a little Scarlet Chested Parakeet (who was once half of a mated pair). His mate died quite suddenly about 3 months ago. I purchased them originally from an area pet shop, and had read online about how unusually quiet and gentle mannered these little guys are. From the beginning I found them both to be entirely the opposite, and they seemed to be the most nervous, high strung birds that I've ever seen or dealt with; and that is putting it mildly. I also have a delightful pair of cockatiels that are adorable. My question is simply would your training series help in any meaningful way with this extremely high strung little male Scarlet Chested Parakeet, or could it be that there is just "something" in his past that is not at all likely to be over come at all? And while I've been trying without success thus far to find a mate for him, would this help to calm him down even a little? In the event that these training materials may help, I'd like to get them, but being on a limited income due to SDI, it will take me a bit of saving, unless you are able to accomodate some monthly payment feature via a card... Many Thanks, R. Humphrey The photo’s are beautiful and quite self explanatory it seems. Question if it is appropriate please… I have a little Scarlet Chested Parakeet (who was once half of a mated pair). His mate died quite suddenly about 3 months ago.

I purchased them originally from an area pet shop, and had read online about how unusually quiet and gentle mannered these little guys are. From the beginning I found them both to be entirely the opposite, and they seemed to be the most nervous, high strung birds that I’ve ever seen or dealt with; and that is putting it mildly. I also have a delightful pair of cockatiels that are adorable.

My question is simply would your training series help in any meaningful way with this extremely high strung little male Scarlet Chested Parakeet, or could it be that there is just “something” in his past that is not at all likely to be over come at all? And while I’ve been trying without success thus far to find a mate for him, would this help to calm him down even a little?

In the event that these training materials may help, I’d like to get them, but being on a limited income due to SDI, it will take me a bit of saving, unless you are able to accomodate some monthly payment feature via a card…

Many Thanks,
R. Humphrey

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