Great video! Very helpful! My little guy is with us all day too and when we walk away he screams until we return! I’m always thinking of ways to keep him busy.... where did you get Taki’s favorite toy from and what is the name of it?
Thank you 💖 We get all of our toys from MySafeBirdStore.Com (I'm not at all sponsored by them, just think they're great). I'm going to be releasing a video soon on my "Red Light Green Light Game" that helps with attention screaming so keep an eye out for that 💖 The first step to following along with the game is making sure that your bird's general environment is set up for success. Part of that is providing tons of fun toys to play with and also taking the time to teach your bird how to use them, so you're on the right track! I find it useful to actually do a formal training session with new toys that my birds aren't interested in right away. I start with a toy that they *are NOT scared of* (that would be a different and much slower/gentler process than this one!) I set the toy nearby them and click/reward every time they "make eye contact" with the toy or take a step toward it. Eventually they get the idea that to earn a reward they need to do something with the toy. I click/reward for playing with the toy as well. Then they eventually make the connection that it's something they can play with and that the toy is fun and they'll typically move to playing with the toy on their own even in the absence of any rewards. Food filled foraging toys are the best toys to start that type of training with because those toys are especially fun for birds. Once your bird understands the concept of being introduced to a new toy you can introduce other types of toys like swings or shredder toys and they'll make that connection much more quickly.
Great video! Very helpful! My little guy is with us all day too and when we walk away he screams until we return! I’m always thinking of ways to keep him busy.... where did you get Taki’s favorite toy from and what is the name of it?
Thank you 💖 We get all of our toys from MySafeBirdStore.Com (I'm not at all sponsored by them, just think they're great).
I'm going to be releasing a video soon on my "Red Light Green Light Game" that helps with attention screaming so keep an eye out for that 💖 The first step to following along with the game is making sure that your bird's general environment is set up for success. Part of that is providing tons of fun toys to play with and also taking the time to teach your bird how to use them, so you're on the right track! I find it useful to actually do a formal training session with new toys that my birds aren't interested in right away.
I start with a toy that they *are NOT scared of* (that would be a different and much slower/gentler process than this one!) I set the toy nearby them and click/reward every time they "make eye contact" with the toy or take a step toward it. Eventually they get the idea that to earn a reward they need to do something with the toy. I click/reward for playing with the toy as well. Then they eventually make the connection that it's something they can play with and that the toy is fun and they'll typically move to playing with the toy on their own even in the absence of any rewards. Food filled foraging toys are the best toys to start that type of training with because those toys are especially fun for birds. Once your bird understands the concept of being introduced to a new toy you can introduce other types of toys like swings or shredder toys and they'll make that connection much more quickly.
Great Video! What's the pull and push toy called and where did you buy it? Thanks
I bought that push and pull toy for my cockatiel “baby”....I can’t get him to play with it.... how did you get him interested in it?