Potty Training Your Parrot
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- A step-by-step guide to potty training your bird! With potty training, your bird will enjoy much more freedom and you'll have a peace of mind knowing you're safe when your bird's on your shoulder.
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"You have to be consistent."
Smokie: "Ok."
Who doesn't have a parrot but still watched this
Me, but did you get it now. I'm going to get bird, atleast after 3 years.
I did but I’m thinking of buying a African Grey
USE C0DE yeah same if I can’t get an african grey I will get a cockatiel
@@Rommy456 No
I'm on the verge to convincing my mom to let me choose a parriot but she just hates most of them loud🥲
I can' t believd how easy they pick this up. I have a cockatiel who goes if he sits on my finger over a tissue or the rubbish bin. The funny thing is he will only go if I say 'Do one!' Or 'Quick, do it!'.
Even more amusing is it only took about 2 days to get him into the habit and I still am amazed how it just kind if came naturally to him to learn. I time it for about every 15 minutes. Sometimes I ask him to do one and he steps off my finger without a result, so I get him to step back on and repeat the phrase again and he thinks about it and delivers!
nancee Lowcarb That's amazing! Thanks for sharing :)
nancee Lowcarb I think "Quick, do it" is the best command for a bird XD
That's good to know. I am most likely getting one.
I love You Tube's with all content and no jabbering about other stuff. Thank you!
I don't have a parrot, just cats, so no parrot for me. But I wanted to tell you I think you are doing a wonderful job of making these video's for those who are thinking about or already own a parrot. You seem most informed and knowledgeable about parrots and I'm glad you take the time to make these video's for people who don't realize the care and work it takes to have one as a companion animal. If I should ever get a parrot I will be fairly well informed after having watched you with your bird. Keep up the good work!
I potty trained my two cats before, went to my toilet
I trained my green cheek to "go poops" on command lol I have no idea how I did it
It's been 5 years how are you today?
My pet cockatiel knows to crap when she is positioned over the garbage can in the living room.
I like the idea of being able to command your bird to take a dump
Your bird is adorable! ❤️
Thanks! I think so too :)
kanare
I have a friend who taught her bird to go potty in a trash can. The bird will climb down her perch and on to the bottom edge and go right over the trash can whenever she gives the command. Pretty cool vid thanks.
Tiffany Zayat Thanks for sharing!
Very clearheaded explanation. You are a good teacher.
I love watching when birds preen their feathers or shake their tail feathers. It's calming to me. Is that weird lol?
Nope :D It's a nice and calming experience for them, so share the fun
I also like watching them fluff their feathers while enjoying a shower
Rachel Mayrhofer 🙂
Soy Lopez07 i love seeing birds ruffle feathees
I've had parrots for over 35 years so I know you have given the correct advice for this training. The only thing I always find missing is that all birds trained to potty when asked may take several seconds to work things into place. My cockatoo, Bella, actually is trained to shake her head yes or no when asked to go potty. She never misses the answer so I assume she knows what's up! Please add that a bird may have to go when asked but please be patient as it may not happen immediately.
Wow how did you train her to say yes or no?
Thank you. We are adopting a gray this weekend. I appreciate your videos and experience. You can tell the bird trusts and loves you.
Good work
I love your videos
Smokey is wicked and so well behaved.
Your videos have helped me loads as my African Grey is coming home next weekend
My Amazon was potty trained by previous owner. We had no idea but observed that he would not poop on us or on the couch. He'd start saying "go bye bye" so we'd take him to his cage and he'd stay on his door and poop.
We sticky figured out that his favorite place to do it was right off the edge of his open cage door, so we put puppy training pads down to keep the mess of the floor.
The birds like “ why is this guy watching me poop”
Thanks for all of these super videos...it will be a few weeks until I bring my baby grey home and it has been almost 20 years since I have handled ant parrot (large and small) and these are helping me feel less nervous over what to do when I bring my new baby home...keep them up!
I just wanted to say thank you for these videos. You are a great teacher, and a wonderful source of information for how to relate to my furry or feathered family members. Please keep up the good and informative work!! :)
Thanks I will be getting a African grey soon and I am researching a lot of things before
The potato people Do you still have him?
I really enjoy some of your vids. Thank You for sharing successful methods for caring for these wonderful birds. I think you're helping some viewers build & maintain better relationships w/their life-long friends :).
"What talking about ? " 00:55 She is so funny and pretty
Thanks for sharing your tips. I will try your way can't wait to bring my bird home ! ❤️
I never knew this was possible! I was told and always believed that birds do not know or feel when they go. This explains a lot because I have always thought that the crows shit on my car on purpose. They can do a shit dive and let loose and get it directly underneath my side view mirror! Like 2 or 3 inches below it. It HAD to be planned :[
crows and ravens are highly intelligent. They're known to be territorial and mate for life too. They remember humans that are kind and will reward them (bring them shinnies and treasures) On the other side of the coin perhaps they remember a "slight", however unintentional. Ask yourself, did you accidently drive over their road kill that got stuck to your tire? From the bird point of view...you "stole" it's meal! I bet if they see you putting out "offerings" like wild seed, unsalted peanuts etc..I'd bet that they "forgive you" and your car stops being their toilet! It'd be an interesting experiment, if nothing else.
I absolutely love your videos! While I do not own an African Grey I do have a Blue Headed Pionus by the name of Peter. I was told he was 8 years old when he was given to me but after tracking down his Adoption file I found he is actually 11. He is very gentle for the most part but he has moments where I am unsure how he is going to behave. He talks a little and still flies. I give him a lot of attention, well cuz he is so darn adorable. He has been a part of my family for almost 1 year and will be for as long as he lives. I am still researching the best ways to care for him diet wise especially. I can say that I have found a great deal of help in your videos so I thank you for sharing your knowledge. I look forward to more videos.
Sondra JK Thanks for the positive feedback Sondra! There's a lot of confusion when it comes to bird diets and a lot of controversy about what's best to feed our birds. Ultimately, you're going to have to make the judgement call based on all the research you gather. I feed Smokey Roudybush pellets, keeping in mind that there has been very little research on the nutritional needs of parrots; let alone African Greys. Because of this, I don't have complete trust in pellets so I supplement her food with fruits, veggies, and small quantities of seeds and nuts. This is, however, just what I feed Smokey and I'm not claiming that this is what everyone should feed their birds. Anyways, thanks for watching! Be sure to check back on Monday for a new video :)
i am adopting a 6 year old african grey and watching your vids has helped a lot. i have already met and handled the bird and we made quik friends and he seemed to like me a lot. i have a green cheek conure already but there seems to be some significant differences between the two so thank you for the vids
this was so helpful i have a eclectus parrot that is potty trained now THANK YOU SO MUCH😄💕
This is a plus with our bird every time he wants to use the bathroom he will yank on our shirt to let us know we will put them on his cage door he will use the bathroom and then he will hop back on her shoulder again
wingsNPaws: Ur bird POOPOO PEEPEE
Smokey: I T C H E E S C R A T C H
I am new to your channel and I am amazed by your knowledge. Thanks for sharing it.
Excellent information!
While you're speaking is Smoky saying in the background "whatcha talking about?" It sounds like it which made me laugh so much that I had to replay the beginning of the video several times before I heard everything you were saying!
BYW, thank you so very much!!!!It's wonderful what you're doing to help others do their best by their birds... which most people definitely want ... but are sadly uninformed and the bird suffers as a result...
Super helpful, thank you!!
you're so bird smart
Very good info, thanks!
hands down the best vid i've seen so far. i can't wait to try this out!! i will update once i get my bird lol
Holy moly I had no clue you could potty train a bird. Very cool 🐦
Wow! Wonderful video!
this is phenomenal
Thank you❤️
smokey is so amazing I wish my bird is like that
In don't know how to and maybe you're not going to believe this, but my parrot was like self trained, he always looked outside to poop (he had a free access outside area), always when he where playing on my bed, on the carpet or whatever inside the house, he just stopped go outside and do it's thing. It was so amazing... We didn't train him. I guess he just realized at some point that we just don't like when he poop over our think and that's it
Working on this, thanks.
Haha, my Cockatiel is nothing like Smokey, there's one area in the cage that's just covered in feces, and it's right under the perch where she sleeps. Anyway, thanks, I saw a different video on how to Potty Train birds, but the person one the video, said pretty much the same thing you did but he made it sound much more complicated than it should've
excellent video and such good and helpful information, thank you! How long have you been having birds?
I love your advice. I would like to have a video library on your videos.
smokey is sooo cute how she kept imitating you X3
Thanks
thanxx
If I understand that my bird is going to poop, then I have to get him on my finger and go him on a supposed 'bathroom' area, before he poop?
Well explained by the owner!. LOL 🦜👍
Thanks for the great ideas! I love that wooden perch you have in this video. What is it called and where did you get it? Thank you!
wow, thank you
Hi sir, I recently rescued two blue shouldered amazons... using your tips I have actually been able to potty train them... I use the UP wave of hand to get a wave, and a down wave to get a potty.. I haven't seen a ready to go sign from them yet... just after a time with me i put them back on cage and offer a treat with down wave... Haven't got pooped on in weeks :) thanks!
U derserve a sub
Thanks! (Can't wait for my little baby Cockatiel)!!!!!!
Lily Tate
I found a stranded baby robin in my apartment stairwell once and took him in. Of course he tried to get away at first and I had to cup him with the foot tub (just a square tub) I would keep him in, and quickly gained his trust after feeding him some small bread pieces dipped in water, and (I think) within hours was able to hold him on my finger. Anyway, I started to catch on that when he shook his tail he was about to go, I started keeping a washcloth (used only for that) on my shoulder and would just hold him over that washcloth whenever he shook his tail. I went to Starbucks and ordered a latte to go with him on my shoulder one time, and I kid you not, he stayed on my shoulder the whole time! Lol
It was Memorial Day weekend, that Sunday, when I found him so it wouldn't be until that Tuesday when I could go to the local pet shelter and pass him over to more capable hands. The little thing was singing along as I was singing _Too Late to Turn Back Now_ in the car as I was driving him to the shelter! I went straight to Starbucks after that because otherwise I just wanted to cry after handing him over.
Smokey is so awesome. What a sweetie pie.
Are female parrots usually less aggressive than males, in general?
thanks u always give me loads of powerful info ;)
LPS Jasmin and friends I'm so glad to hear that :)
Why am I watching this I don't even own a bird
U should
Great video! Thanks for the info. How would you address when the bird poops out of command in the wrong place? Say your shoulder?
I just got an African grey a fee days ago and I'll be trying this out
Hi there, thank you so much for your videos from the bottom of my heart, they are really helpful. Found your channel a few days ago and loved every single video. Can you help me with an opinion please?
I just got myself an african grey just like Smokey. She's 3 months really smart and it's at the age i believe it will be ideal to train her (correct me if im wrong). From day one I got her she loves to be out of her cage and I keep her out as much as I can (7+ hours a day) but at night for example I put her in the cage and thats when mayhem starts. She absolutely hates it and start flipping over her food containers and moving around the cage stressed as hell. I'm obliged to cover its cage with a thin blanket for it to calm down but soon as i uncover it it starts again so I ignore her for a while and after she makes a mess she does calm down (ignoring her kinda helps) but only after a while of making a mess.
Hate seeing my bird stressed out but i'm sure letting her out as soon as she starts with the mess would only bring me more of a headache if she believes thats what she needs to do. Can you please give me your view on it and a possible way of "cage training her?
Thanks in advance,
Fabio (Portugal)
Fabio Barbosa Thank you for being so descriptive in your comment, this helps me to point you in the right direction. From what you described, it sounds like she is (1) very attached to you and (2) is uncomfortable with being away from you in a confined space. Here's my suggestion. While she's out with you on your arm, ask her to step up back into her cage. If she is reluctant, you might have to use her favorite treat to convince her to go into her cage. When she does, reward her lavishly with lots of treats. Then, ask her to step up again and take her out. DO NOT LOCK HER UP. Repeat this step many MANY times!! Now she shouldn't have a problem stepping back in her cage because she's going to expect a treat. But now, close the cage door when she's inside and reward her with a treat through the bars. When she's done with the treat, open the cage and take her back out.
As you can see, what we're trying to do here is we're trying to let her know that going back into her cage doesn't mean she's going to be locked up forever. In fact, she's always going to be able to go back out. Keep working on this and increase the duration before rewarding her. Have you seen my video on Diet & Enrichment? If not, be sure to watch that and fill her cage with foraging toys BEFORE you place her back in. If she has something to do while she's in the cage, she'll be more inclined to WANT to go in there. Hope this helps!
Hi there again,
Thank you so much for your more than detailed reply, I really value the way you view parrot training and interaction in general. I will most definitely try your suggestion for the next few weeks and see what results I attain as well as check the video you suggested, much appreciated. Going back to Kika (my parrot's name) she's indeed quite attached to me now but she has been "anti cage" even before she was from the day I brought her home from the pet shop where she was in a cage. I will most definitely try the treating cause that's how I got her to learn how to step up after watching your video introducing smokey to your gf I believe. Thanks for that also. TO ANYONE READING THIS I HIGHLY SUGGEST WATCHING IT WORKS. Once again thank you very much ill await more videos. Cheers.
'A chocolate yeah'
'A chocolate okay'
'A chocolate tagadaa'
GO POTTY!!!
My African Grey poops when I ask him to before I clean his cage and before he comes out. He will follow up by saying 'Have you done a poo' OR ' Have you had a shit' 😱😂. I've had my boy from a 14 week old baby. He is 13 years old now. It was easy to potty train him and I started to train him immediately after I bought him.
Random question will all of the training techniques in your videos with Smokey be applicable with a cockatiel too? Thanks!
cute bird ,and he likes to interrupt you.
Just a question do you clip your birds wings so it don’t fly around crazy if not how do you train so it don’t fly around the house I just noticed you bird sits and behaves very well thanks
My African gray is very aggressive, sometimes gets me bytes he talks very Active very independent his name isBabu. Any recommendations? I don't have lots time with him, do you think that's the problems, thanks Kelly from California
What do you think about a parrot who seem to save up his poop until he can let go when he's on my shoulder. FYI, we are bonded very well.
Jesse cute I heard him say smokey
Do parrots communicate that they have to go if they need too?
What kind of treats do you use which ones are good for them
thanks my bird is potty trained now
So basically you train it exactly how you would potty train a dog 😂
How does this work when you are outside with her? Do you have to keep reminding her to poop? Will she just hold it in until you give her the command?
Can you train birds to go to certain area without any command, like a cat would when needs to use litter tray?
At what age can I start to train my new baby bird?
Hi! I recently got a 3 month old male African Grey from a breeder. Urm... He poops a lot. sometimes twice or thrice in the space of 20 minutes. He is still getting used to his cage as we bought a really big one and he is alone, and he is still a little off balance and unstable both on a perch and on our hands or arms. (He also is still on porridge. The breeder suggested we continue feeding him porridge over seeds)
What I wanted to ask was, will this potty training method work on him at such a young age, or should I wait till he is a little older?
Also, I just watched the bathe your parrot video, and since he is on porridge, i feed him with a syringe and he gets quite messed on his neck and crop area from all the head bucking. I tried misting and he really hates it. He makes a lot of noise and backs away from the mist. How should I let him know bathing is ok? He is really dirty and the only thing he lets me clean is his beak when there is porridge or fruit on it.
Thank you so much in advance, he joined our family for 4 days now and I don't want to do things that will make him become an aggressive bird or dislike the things he shouldn't.
(I unfortunately didn't know I was getting a bird so I didn't have the chance to research before I got him.)
At what age should I start potty training.. my grey is 5 months.. hand-fed. Learning to come on hand yet..
Thanks brooooooooooooooo
Rewarding a Bird for taking a dump... XDDDD
my parrot was potty trained in the egg I think lmao he never poops on me nor on the bed if he's playing with me he always go in the corner to poop
At the time your bird was trained to defecate, did she have any problems with her cloaca or intestines from holding the poop for too long?
hi John, I have read that there is certain risk with potty trained birds, they can get so devoted to their owners and so eager to please them that they might stop defecation and wait however long it takes for their owner to see them and give them signal to go potty...obviously this could even end up by death of the beloved bird if it is holding up defecation for too long...what is ur opinion on this?
Do you have a training video on how to train them not to fly away what's the best method for training them to stay around your home and not fly away if they can fly very good like smokey do you think he might never fly away because he knows how to fly let me know I'm interested in teaching my parrot and not having to trim its wings
Thank you, it seems fairly simple. I just hope I will not end up with a stubborn bird :)
thanks for trying to teach people to treat animals with care and respect. yes, when people live with animals the animals must be trained, but this shouldn't be done in a way that is abusive or traumatizing to them.
dose this take like a month to complete
I acquired a 14 yr old female cockatoo a couple years ago, she has always been so affectionate and gentle, but recently she has taken to biting. We have been going through a lot of changes, we moved to another state, I wasn't able to bring her large cage, and she's exposed to much more noise and strangers (including other pets) and I can't tell why she's doing it. I watched your segment about reason why a bird bites but it appears to me she's stressed and angry when she bites because she tries to attack others (dog, grandchildren, friends) and when I try to get her before she hurts someone she turns on me. She inflicts some serious trauma (permanant nerve damage, pain, and needing to get sutured). I can't remain calm when it feels like I just slammed my thumb in a car door and I'm bleeding profusely. How do I deal with her anger, she only become more angry an violent when I try to calm down. PS your advice and insight are exceptional.
Would potty training a bird make the bird go potty on cue only and the bird end up holding and causing health issues?
What do you feed Smokey for a daily diet?
I've got a 7 week baby rn, do I start potty training after she has completed weening?
I have a question, actually.
I got my first bird back in October last year. He is a Pacific Parrotlet and my little cuddle bug. Is it usual for parrots to somewhat potty train themselves? I notice that a lot of times, when he has to go, my bird will go to his play stand and go while sitting on the top perch. Then, he'll usually come right back to me for more cuddles. More recently, he's also begun to say "poopy" before he goes. So I'm just wondering if my little guy has somehow managed to semi-potty train himself.
I praise him whenever he goes while on that perch on his play stand, and if he goes somewhere else, I immediately stop what I'm doing with him and clean it up, so maybe I did something right without knowing it? (Note that I NEVER yell at or "discipline" him, especially not for something like that. The most I'll do is put him in his cage if he gets bitey, along with the "gentle beak" method, which seems to work okay.) Of course, he doesn't do this 100% of the time, but you get the idea.
Thanks!
BeautifulWaterWeaver I think some parrots, in a sense, do potty train themselves. If you observe breeding cockatiels, they will usually hold it until they are outside of their nest box before going. In the wild, some birds will not defecate close to where they roost at night because they don't want to attract the attention of predators. These instincts are still intact in pet birds today!
Hi, hope you’re well. I have a baby african grey and he is 4months old. I would like to potty train him and i know you have a video on TH-cam about it but he doesn’t have a particular treat as he eats sunflower seeds all the time. I was hoping if you could direct me in the right direction of how to go about this as he doesn’t quite understand the command that is being given to him. Thank you in advance :)
Is it a good thing to place my Grey's cage in My Room at night so we could sleep around the same time and wake up around the same time?
Would it make him feel like I'm part of his flock more? and get him to trust me more... Specially when i first get him?
can i start this method even though my grey is only 3 mnths old?
You really are an observant person. I wonder how many other bird trainers know that this could be done. I wish that I could train wild birds not to potty on my car!
Who else wasnt paying attention to him and kept watching th bird???