Final Steps in Regaining Trust with Alexandrine Parakeet
Me and Rasta the alexandrine parakeet
As most of you have followed, I had been working on crate training Rasta so that when it came time to ship him home to his owners in Florida, I would be able to do so! Also, so that they can continue to use the crate as a means of transporting him from his indoor cage to his outdoor aviary.
Rasta wasn’t intended to head back to his owners until just before September arrived, but due to conflicting travel schedules I had to schedule him earlier than planned ...
Training Alexandrine Parrot to Go Into a Travel Carrier Willingly
Alexandrine parakeet touch training around travel carrier
It’s my belief that if you have a pet bird, you should also have an outdoor aviary for it. There’s nothing better than being outdoors sometimes, especially for wildlife and creatures designed to be outdoors like parrots. However, a lot of people can barely handle their birds let alone get it to and from an outdoor aviary and such is the case with my clients Karen and Liam who own Rasta the alexandrine parakeet.
So, in order for them to use the ...
Overcoming Hand Hatred with Alexandrine Parrot
Alexandrine parakeet Rasta stepping onto my hand for the first time ever after having him 2 months
It took 2 months but I finally earned Rasta the alexandrine parrot’s trust enough to get him to overcome his hand hatred and step up onto my hand for the first time.
This consisted of working with him at least once every day, sometimes twice and never ever forcing him to do anything at all. Not even to come in or out of his cage. His cage was left open all the time and in the beginning ...
Alexandrine Parakeet Trick Training “The Wave”
Rasta the alexandrine parakeet waving on cue
Using capturing, I was able to teach this alexandrine parakeet trick training, tricks like the wave (shown above) on cue. I wave, he waves back.
I did this by waiting for a natural behavior to capture, and then shaping that captured behavior into exactly what I wanted with a clicker.
So, I would wait for the alexandrine parakeet to scratch his head, click and walk over and offer him a treat. If your bird is too mean to take a treat from your hand, use a dish to ...