Parrot Training: toys in a cup

Starring Euclid. This behavior can be shaped into a variety of tricks. Notice, when I change the criteria slightly, putting the cup on the table instead of holding it over the edge, Euclid hesitates. For many animals, a change in stimulus elicits a change in behavior. Euclid correctly guesses that I want him to continue putting toys in the cup, and has no further problems.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Clicker
• training
• train
• learn
• teach
• bird
• parrot
• parakeet
• quaker
• quakers
• monk
• animals
• tricks
• cute

[stoopidoooo]

:O how did you get your cat not to attack it!?!?

[Ichijojichan]

Ha, Nuveena, cat of the future, is a wimp. She's afraid of most other animals anyway, and Euclid is pretty territorial. He'll lunge at her if she gets too close. Plus I'm right there; Nuveena knows she can't get away with anything.

[thedqp]

lol been trying to train my quaker but everytime i give him a toy he picks it up with his beak and then uses his foot as a hand and holds it LOL

[Ichijojichan]

That sounds like a cute behavior, work with that! It's good for parrots to play with foot toys.

[Ichijojichan]

Gram cracker crumbs and sunflower seeds.

[92benno92]

How does your car not snack on your little friend?

[Maanleentjh]

great job ;)

real cutie

[stoopidoooo]

hehheh, cool!

[romeytheb]

Euclid is very smart! I can tell he likes to do tricks for seeds. He is quite a little chunckster. My quaker was starting to get a little heavy, so I got him a taller cage so he will get more exercise. My quaker can pull up a string with a cup on the end to get a seed and go under my hand. I want to teach mine to do the tricks yours does. Great job!

[schmidtbag]

i want your bird - i like the colors, i find it cool, and theres something about it thats hilarious