Bodie is a six month old Sun Conure and we've been teaching him tricks since he was about seven weeks old. These are a few of Bodie's favorite tricks to show off.
We found out early on that Bodie's favorite treat is dried papaya so we now save it specifically for training sessions. We cut it up into small pieces and use it in combination with verbal rewards.
Play dead was probably the easiest trick to teach him. Bodie naturally rolls on his back when he's playing around, so I started adding a verbal queue and I'd gently nudge him to roll on his back and then reward him. It didn't take long to catch on after that. :)
great tricks! what do you reward him with for a treat? what a cutie. you have to tell me how you taught him to play dead.
grayindigo21 3 years ago
We found out early on that Bodie's favorite treat is dried papaya so we now save it specifically for training sessions. We cut it up into small pieces and use it in combination with verbal rewards.
Play dead was probably the easiest trick to teach him. Bodie naturally rolls on his back when he's playing around, so I started adding a verbal queue and I'd gently nudge him to roll on his back and then reward him. It didn't take long to catch on after that. :)
slugworth 3 years ago