Tips To Discipline Your Pet Bird
Pet birds with behavioural problems usually have social problems too. There would be times when behaviour issues with birds may be brought about by absence of interaction with owners, conflict with other animals or just owing to affliction. It is important to distinguish the reasons why birds are showing negative behaviour. By identifying the stressors you may take it out of the birds’ system.
Positive reinforcement is an effective method which can be employed to train and tame birds. Positive reinforcement concentrates on what birds want like food, a scratch, verbal praise, comfort and other similar things. Negative reinforcement, obviously, is the opposite of this and is rarely successful finally.
Punishment never resolves the birds’ behaviour issues. To handle negative attitude of birds, here are some simple tips you can keep in mind:
• Show your dissatisfaction with your bird’s behaviour by facial expressions. Frown. Birds can collect facial expressions and body movements. The way of showing dissatisfaction towards your pet bird is by your system movements. Maintain eye contact when doing this.
• There are bed owners who also suggest turning your back behind your birds or disregarding them. This would discourage them into doing bad acts.
• Some bird owners say that it is efficient to chat to birds with low but not loud voice. Tell them what they did was wrong. But be concise and short as feasible. Too much negative attention might have negative effects on your pet.
• Never hit a bird. Birds have fragile bones, physical force may injure them fatally. Also, bird abuse can likewise result to aggressiveness and viciousness.
• When disciplining your pet, never compromise their health. Examples would be insufficient food and water supply, neglecting the cage and even bathing them. This can result into deep emotional and physical injuries.
• When giving birds food as rewards for their good behaviour, opt for some food which they would enjoy but seldom eat. It is also good to pet, scratch them as positive reinforcements. But be cautious of offering treats with too much sugar and fat.
There would be cases when severe aggression and viciousness is treated with mood-modifying drugs. When having problems with your birds you can speak to your avian behaviourist or your vet. But any therapy the problems creating the bad behaviour.
Actually, it is essential to evaluate if the bad behaviour is brought about by medical problem. So if you have experienced anything with your bird it would be advisable to bring them first to a vet to make sure that medical issues are eliminated.
Attitude cannot change overnight. So do not be disappointed if your birds are not showing improvements immediately after employing the mentioned tips. Similar to when disciplining children, consistency is the key when training your birds. Birds would know what you wish to take place when you begin being consistent with your method and ways.
When disciplining your pet birds, it is significant to balance things. Of course you wanted to correct bad behaviour, but it is as essential to reinforce of suggest the good behaviour also. Birds reply to training better when focusing on the treats, not the bad things.
This method may require hard work, patience and love. It may take a long while, however when you look at your happy pet bird, I think its going to be worthwhile.
Jumping Bird (Kramer)