Parrot Advice

Dot Schwarz explains how to incorporate fresh foods into your Parrot’s diet. How keen are you to incorporate green stuffs into your bird’s feeding regime? Parrot Diet  Live green foods form the major part of a wild Parrots’ diet. They use trees to live in, to nest in, forage fruits and berries from, to hide […]

Here is Barbara’s tips for an awesome training session with your Parrot.  I had one of those training sessions the other day. You know the kind, the ones that stay in your mind because you just felt so great afterwards.  This particular training session was at a zoo, one of my regular contracts. When I […]

Here is what not to say during behaviour training.  Have you ever found yourself saying these words when someone gives you advice?  You probably have. We all have! Haven’t we? I am guilty of it too. But now I try really hard to catch myself if I feel those words creeping out. Here is why. […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains how and why animals bluff.  Have you ever thought about the word bluffing? Some synonyms are conning, tricking and faking. When people use the word bluffing in regard to animals it is usually associated with aggressive behaviour such biting or lunging. In other words they are suggesting animals are faking it or […]

Barbara Heidenreich looks at the early learning experiences of Kakapo.  Kakapo training Our last night of Kakapo training was quite exciting. A three year old bird who had been hand raised several years ago had discovered a way to enter the large enclosure where the chicks are housed as they prepare for release into the […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to touch a Parrot. Isn’t it fun to pet your dog or your cat? Tails Most of our pets usually liked to be stroked from the top of their heads down towards their tails. Have you ever tried that with a Parrot? If you have, you may have noticed the experience […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to make friends with a Parrot. If you are a fan of Parrots like me, you look forward to those moments when you get to make a new Parrot friend. Unlike a dog or cat that may respond to a new person right away, birds can sometimes require a little extra effort […]

Barbara Heidenreich explains how to get your Parrot to bathe.  Delbert In many cases Parrots love to bathe….as my Yellow Naped Amazon Delbert is happy to demonstrate.  Jeez! Even my dog loves a bath. Honestly he would jump in the shower with me everyday if he could. But that is another story. Back to Parrots. […]

Barbara Heidenreich has advice on changing your Parrot’s behaviour.  Some may be familiar with the hierarchy of behavioural procedures. This is essentially the order in which we apply the principles of behavioural analysis to address a behaviour…typically this list is quite helpful when trying to change a Parrot’s problem behaviour. 1. Make sure Medical, Nutritional, Physical […]

Having a Parrot as a pet is pretty special. Because so many families have dogs and cats as companions, many people are very familiar with the behaviour of these animals. But Parrots are a bit different. Even though our companion Parrots live in our homes, they still do things their wild cousins do. This means it […]

Zoo-Max was founded in 1988 and initially only imported bird food. They soon however started creating their own bird food and in 1994 progressed even further by producing their own range of Parrot toys under the name Fun-Max. All the toys are designed and built in Canada, on just the one site so that each toy […]

Parrots kept in captivity can be at risk of becoming obese when given too much food and too little exercise. About It’s not rocket science, but this is a good solid fact for any owner to know. Parrots kept in captivity rely completely on us to keep them bright eyed and healthy, so they are […]