Macaws:
How
To Stop Your Macaws Screaming
The technique I'm about to share with you has been used on
my own macaws, and by
thousands of my customers parrots as well. It's a time tested technique that works for
virtually all parrots, and is a surefire, gentle technique for getting your
macaw
to stop screaming.
And to be fair, this technique works best when used on
parrots who are screaming for your attention, and will probably be ineffective
on parrots screaming out of fear, aggression or jealousy. If you think this is
your parrot and want to try our course you can check out our other information
on training macaws.
| What is this magical technique you ask? Simply... training
"Replacement" behaviors. I know, I know... that doesn't sound all that
fun, or magical, but let me explain. You see
it's easier to train a parrot to DO something, than it is to NOT do
something. That means that if your parrot is screaming, and you
try to train it to NOT scream, you're going to be fighting an up-hill
battle.
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Instead you should brainstorm a list of behaviors that you'd like your parrot to
perform as a way to "replace" his screaming.
Remember, we're dealing with
macaws who are screaming for
attention, so think of an acceptable behavior that you'd like your parrot to
call for you with.
This lets the
macaw still be able to call for you, but
would be much quieter. |
Here Are Two Replacement Behaviors
I've Trained My Own Macaw:
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Train Your Parrot To Call For You With Words!
That's Right! Many parrots can talk, so why not use that to your
advantage. If you have a parrot that likes to talk. Start
rewarding him with treats, attention and praise whenever he says a phrase
you'd like him to start calling you for. Before you know it your
parrot will realize that every time he says the "magic words" he gets your
attention.
This doesn't mean you need to run over to him every time he says his "magic
phrase" but you should at least call him back, to let him know where you
are. Many parrots in the wild use contacting calls with their other
flock mates. And if you'd just give your parrot a quieter means to
call you by, he'd be happy to change, if it meant getting your attention
more.
And if you own a parrot who can't talk, this method will still work for you.
Just train it to make a quieter noise, or maybe a whistle. It'll
accomplish the same thing.
>>>You can find This Information and Much More
in My
Stop
Screaming Course
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Get Your Parrot To Play With Toys Instead
Another fantastic way to train your parrot to stop screaming is to reward him
with attention when he starts playing with his toys. It helps a parrot
who's screaming for your attention because he's bored, and teaches him that he
can entertain himself if he'd just play with his toys.
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I personally taught this behavior to my
Blue & Gold Macaw, Tiko, by rewarding
him with small treats whenever he touched his toys.
Pretty Tiko
realized that if he just went over and touched his toys he would get a treat.
So I continued to up the ante, making him bite at the toy, then climb on
the toy, then thrash the toy around, until he literally started having
more fun thrashing the toy around than he did eating the treats I was
trying to give him. |
You can see the types of
natural parrot toys I used for this.
And that's the whole POINT! To train the bird that it's a heck up a lot of
fun to play with toys! This will help your bird to not want your attention
as much, thus not scream for you as much, and instead happily play with his toys
-- after all, they're more fun ;-)
Do you see how easy training replacement behaviors can be?
All you really need are a few of your parrots favorite treats, and a few spare
minutes of time to catch your parrot doing a behavior you'd like him to replace
his screaming with. And as long as you consistently reward your parrot for
performing that behavior, and remember to IGNORE his old, BAD behavior, your
parrot will be stand a good chance of kicking his bad screaming habits to the
curb.
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