How to Train a Parrot : How to Potty Train a Parrot
By crittercare in Birds on November 7th, 2009
Learn how to train parrots to control their body functions in this free pet care video clip about potty training your parrot by using repetitive words and actions.Expert: Elizabeth Cantu Bio: Elizabeth Cantu has owned and been working with birds since 1994. She works with an avian veterinarian on behavior modification on birds. Currently, she owns a website that designs bird toys. Filmmaker: julio costilla
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11/07/2009 at 2:34 pm
U used this technique on my umbrella cockatoo when she was 4 or 5 and she learned to use our toilet in a couple days. now she either goes in her cage or the toilet and we’ve had no accidents in years.
11/07/2009 at 3:17 pm
i have a small green cheek cinamon parrot and i’ve had him for 3 days
i was just wondering are the green cheeks easy to train or is it going to be harder than larger parrots?
thanks,
alex
11/07/2009 at 3:53 pm
Actually I’ve trained teeny tiny parrotlets in a few days—it’s easy really; parrots are smart.
What is hard is to remember to get the bird over the approved spot every 10-20 minutes or so, round the clock when the bird is out. Most potty training failures are about owners not gettng the bird over the approved spot, and expecting the bird to hold it as if it were a cocker spaniel…!
11/07/2009 at 4:21 pm
This is EXCELLENT advice on potty training birds (works for toucans too). It’s important to remember that they can’t truly be “housebroken” like a dog, and the secret is to get them over the approved spot every 15-20 minutes or so—which is your job; so train yourself well!
With potty training, NO clickers and no negative consequences when they eventually go on your best shirt…!
11/07/2009 at 4:46 pm
if the potty or bin is in sight of the bird will it go for a poo on its self without saying anything
11/07/2009 at 5:14 pm
My bird hates being in his cage. If I look at him, and we make eye contact his way of asking to come out is pooping!
11/07/2009 at 5:14 pm
bird bird bird THE BIRD IS THE WORD . DO YOU KNOW THAT THE BIRD IS THE WORD ?????
11/07/2009 at 5:36 pm
Bird bird bird, the bird is the word.
11/07/2009 at 6:16 pm
I have a military macaw, and this technique worked, so thanks
11/07/2009 at 6:36 pm
Parrots are hard to potty train.
11/07/2009 at 7:21 pm
Depends on the bird and the consistancy of training.
11/07/2009 at 7:59 pm
can’t you learn them to allways fly to a specific place if they need to poo? like a cat that poos @ her “pooplace”
11/07/2009 at 8:51 pm
Birds are going to poo where they want. The only way you can really potty train them is have something you can carry around that you can tell them to poo into or onto on command. If they slip and poo on something else, ignore it and keep trying. Mistakes happen to even us humans when we’re learning as kids, so expect that from your feathered kids too.
11/07/2009 at 9:04 pm
what do you do if you’re teaching it and sometimes he does poo somewhere else. how to tell them that they shouldn’t do it where they want?
i have a lovebird
11/07/2009 at 10:01 pm
haha thats hilarious xD
11/07/2009 at 10:21 pm
the are about the size of a parakeet right?
11/07/2009 at 11:10 pm
what about a ringneck
11/07/2009 at 11:24 pm
how do i get my parrot not to poop on me
11/08/2009 at 12:22 am
I use the command “Uh Oh” – that is an easy one for him to say.
11/08/2009 at 1:17 am
i learned that my black cap conure spreads his wings then lifts his tail then goes. i thought that i should say go poop abraham. I havn’t tryed it yet but ill try soon.
bye-bye
11/08/2009 at 1:25 am
I’m no expert, but what I did was simply say “Go potty” whenever I saw my parrot was about to go. After a few months (and lots of messes) I decided to start actually training her to go on my command. She did it on the first try, because she already associated the word “Go potty” with pottying. She would also tell herself to go potty afterwards, lol. She never learned to go in one place, though. I just had to take her to go potty about every 15 mins or so.
11/08/2009 at 1:47 am
I assume this area is in there cage so they can go when you go to bed or do they sleep straight away until you take the blanket off?
11/08/2009 at 2:27 am
If this is the case, how can you tell a bird to step-up when they’re about to defecate? My African Grey gives very very little warning when about to go, and it lasts like 2 seconds, and a few of the times I can’t see him giving any warning whatsoever. Must you just hold a bin under the parrot until he goes? If so this’ll be a lot harder than I hoped :/ Sorry btw if all these dumb questions have already been answered, I’m a very slow learner, and want to be as careful as possible when training.
11/08/2009 at 3:02 am
This is very good and all, but what do you do when your parrot is not on your hand/arm? My parrot isn’t fully hand trained atm, he just steps up when he wants to (which is a problem ofc, but that’s a different issue), and he can often go to bite me when he’s out and about in the living room (his favourite room). How is it possible for me to potty train him under these conditions? Can it be done so soon, or will he have to be fully hand trained before? Can anyone help? Thanks
11/08/2009 at 3:47 am
sometimes a bird may slightly lift its tail or bend over