How to Discipline Your Parrot and Make It Adapt To Its New Surrounding
The truth about every parrot is that it is not a domestic animal. It is from the wild and can only be cultivated to live as a domestic animal. When you are about disciplining your parrot, you should make sure that you know all what it takes to discipline the bird. Remember that you will not just be having your parrot as a pet at home, but you will equally be having parrot as a lifelong companion.
A soon as the parrot is brought home; there is a need to leave it in the cage for twenty four hours and above. This is to make it familiar with the cage. Also make sure that those who go around it have some love and value for birds.
After some times, try to let the parrot out of its cage. This should be done in a room with closed doors and windows. Keep in mind that this will prevent it from running away. Leave the parrot to willingly come out of the cage. If this does not happen, you can lure it to come out by offering it something to eat outside. Remove any obstacles on the way such as your hair or cloth. The parrot should freely come out.
Relating sociably to your parrot means that you must hot yell at it or look at it directly and into its eyes. Keep in mind that parrots are very intelligent and they may take you character or your looks to mean those of an enemy.
In some cases, the parrots may still be sceptical about you and may refrain from taking the food your offer in your hand. You can use a clip to place the food in the cage. As soon as the parrot eats what you offer to eat, shower some praises on it. This will prompt it to eat more the next time and will even be prepared to pick food offered on your hand.
The life of a parrot should not totally be restricted within the confines of a cage. Always try to release it once or twice into the open. Remember that your parrot may still not have developed the courage to get out of the cage. You can use two or more stick to lure it out of the cage. It will want to move from one stick to the other. However, this should be done gently and in a calculated way. Keep in mind that the parrot may be terrified at any swift actions.
Disciplining the parrot during the first week may be an intimidating task. Discipline at this stage should be limited to actions. Once you are certain that the parrot is comfortable with these actions, you can bring in some instructions. Remember that you must not only prove to the parrot that you are the owner, but you must make it rest assured that it can run to you for protection.
Your aim should be on teaching the parrot in just the same manner as you would do to your kids. And of course, you must know that this will take a lot of time, but you should persistent and enduring in what you do.
