The Ultimate Parrot & Cockatiel Training Toy Guide | TheParrotTeacher
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- čas přidán 14. 03. 2021
- Hey guys, thanks for watching!
Lots of people ask what toys we use to train our parrots and where we get them from. This video tells you where and what they are called!
I'm leaving links for all the toys I can in the description below!
Positive reinforcement is one of the best ways to train your parrot to learn basic behaviours and bond with it! Target Training is also an essential skill that helps so much in training. Introduce the toys slowly and at your birds pace. Let them get used to them and enjoy the experience.
Training provides mental stimulation for your bird and can be fun for both you and them!
Don't forget to keep your training sessions prompt and no more than 5-10minutes. Also try to end each session on a positive note.
The clips shown in the video show just what you can achieve using these toys, but don't forget it takes time, patience and effort too!
As usual, any comments please do leave them below!
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Links to toys:
Recycling bins: amzn.to/3bKtazf *
Recycling bins + Truck : amzn.to/3lkAVyV *
Mini Basketball Hoop toy + Other bits: amzn.to/3cvFJO9 *
(With this amazon has loads, but they are mostly the same products, do check them for quality)
Sylvanian Families Kitchen Island: amzn.to/3bMarn2 *
Sylvanian Families Fruit Wagon : amzn.to/3vmr9RP *
Bowling game : amzn.to/3tjQCt8 *
Skate Board Toy: amzn.to/3lhx2uG *
Tokyo Jidahanbaki: www.amazon.com/Jordan-Draper-...
Shape Toss (large ring toss) : www.scarlettsparrotessentials...
Puzzle Shapes/Colours: www.scarlettsparrotessentials...
Ferris Wheel: www.scarlettsparrotessentials...
All of the following can be found on Northern Parrots via the following link*:
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Large Basketball hoop
Shopping Trolly/Basket
Large Cardboard Tube
Colourful Boxes
Sanding Perch Stand
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How to Encourage Your Parrot to Play with Toys: • How to Encourage Your ...
How to Train Your Parrot to Tidy Up: • How to Train Your Cock...
Common Parrot Training Mistakes: • Common Parrot Training...
How to Train your Cockatiel to Learn Tricks With Toys: • Cockatiel Training | L...
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Skate board is so cute
It's an inexpensive toy too! very cheap on amazon!
OHHHHH first cute birds btw keep goin' because you can get to 2k subs at the end of the year i love your channel
Hey there!
Thank you, will keep on working on content as I like helping people out and enjoy making the shorts!
David will be at 2k subs in a month's time!
@@ornithologydude8649 Lol the optimism!
Awww and now you’re at 23k!!!
Hi David, cool video. There are some interesting toys in your video. I think, some will find the way to our flock.
Thank you! Definitely try some, our birds love almost all of them!
I think I should get the Ferris wheel 🎡 for my cockatiel as a foraging toy. She’s a huge forager.
It's well worth it, especially as it doesn't cost much!
Wonderful, super helpful.. Thank you so much!!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
absolutely fabulous..!! all so many thanks for the toy links.. now i know what i can give my mother for mothersday for her 2 cockatiels..!!🤗
Glad it was useful!
Haha it'll keep them and her entertained! The best one to start training with is the teach box!
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you for the advise..!👍😁
@@aarjen3x6 No problems!
My budgies love those rattan balls, they tend to pick 1 up from 1 area, and carry it all over the place. Then give me a look. and toss it down between or behind the cage where I cannot get to it easy. (I tell them not to do it, and sigh when they do) They have trained me very well lol. I have about 50 rattan balls now I think. at least 40 of them are behind the cage now lol. (I scoop them all out of the back with a stick when I do my cleaning). It is fun to watch. I plan on buying more :D
Buddy will yeet the rattan balls around, still teaching him to interact with more things. He seems to like to play with items when he is on my desk foraging area. Maybe he just likes an audience more. The larger plastic balls with a bell in them are still kinda scary, pretty sure its the noise. Not sure if he would be into the plastic toys at any point. Still getting him used to natural toys. 6 years in a cage alone, no toys, didn't do him any favors at all.
I did catch Holly playing with one of the foraging piñatas from Planetpleasures a few days ago. She is still not sure about things. She does come out a lot more on her own now though. She gets so floofy, love it. Even does a little call every now and then to let me know she's out.
After 2 months the 2 rescue budgies I got, finally figured out I am not attempting to eat them and have started taking millet seeds from my fingers on their own. That was a huge break through. It was amazing the female did it first then the male was like WHAAAAAT. He had to see what she was nibbling on from out of nowhere lol. Now they spend a lot of time in my hair xD
Just made some new chop today, turned out awesome. I added some herbs from your video to add some extra to it. Rosmery, Thyme, and Mint. Gave Buddy a tiny piece of mint to try, he loved it. Put some more on the chop plate for everyone else to try, by the time I came back, it was all gone lol. So I think they will really like what I made for them.
Hope you guys are doing well, great video btw, love the Ferris Wheel a lot. I might see if my budgies would play with that one. They seem more keen on moving parts than my cockatiels. Anything for millet really... lol!
(wish it would stop snowing here, hope you guys are having better weather than I am!)
Hey An!
Blimey, I knew budgies loved throwing them around, but yours take it to another level haha.
Plastic toys are hit/miss with many birds. We've found some that almost all the birds like, some some of them like and some they hate lol. Also it's the assessment of if they are dangerous or not that consigns some to the bin!
That's cute! Seems she is getting used to them and seeing them as fun!
That's great! Glad the herbs were a hit too lol
We are alright, doing the usual and trying to make as much good content as we can! It can be tough due to stuff we don't talk about on here, but we work hard!
I think it's worth a go, it's a real hit with our birds!
@@TheParrotTeacher Thanks for the response! Your guy's content is gold to me :D
@@angsfeatheredfriends Thank you! always nice to hear people enjoy it!
This is an amazing video, I think I started off to advanced I’m going to get that first tidy box. Thanks so much for doing this video, very helpful
Glad it was useful!
Great video. Slowly coming along with Holly and Smokey. I get them out everyday. Smokey on shoulder and even went on my hand wrist. 😃 Thank you for help. Have issues with love bird. I play games with him in cage but he bites and won't leave cage.
Hey Leeann, glad things are going well! You could try targeting more with the love bird? That’s a good step to avoid biting and train him
Love these! Has me feeling all giddy!
Working patiently to establish trust and target training to have a chance to do this kind of play with my cockatiel!
Hey Chris,
Sounds good! Building trust and basic skills is so useful! The tidying can be introduced fairly quickly though if they are ok with you!
@@TheParrotTeacher thank you! Can't wait to try it!
So cute toys, i love them 😊
Thank you!
Awesome stuff! Any updates on the live?
Nope! Still planning that!
I still need to make the video that people requested in my poll now I've cleared the backlog of ones I wanted to do!
Great video! I don’t see the link for the little box with the acrylic coins
Hey Diana,
Sadly that went out of stock at the place I had a link for it, so I removed it!
The best thing to do is to try googling the "Zoomax teach and bank box!"
Northern Parrots also do a cute small version with shapes/a flat surface.
I have the skateboard and ring toss. My bird (I’ve had him for 3 weeks now) Floki can step up on the skateboard (by following a training stick) and he also knows how to take the rings off. How do you train them to put the rings back on?
Sounds like he’s doing really well with his training! I have a video in the cards explaining how! Just dm me if you have difficulty!
Can toliet paper rolls be used As a chewing toy?
Hey Karen, they can in the UK and mostly in Europe but I'd be concerned in the US. It all depends on if they have been treated with plastic or not!
Where did you get the teach box from please?
Sorry Yamuna! I forgot to include it in the list in description! It’s from Northern Parrots! Same link as the others
@@TheParrotTeacher thanks so much
@@yamunadevi68 no problems!
You rattled the toy when you were saying what it was, and I haven’t managed to catch the name of it. It’s a little box with the acrylic pieces. zoomax something box?
Hey Stephanie,
There should be a list in the description! But it's the Zoomax Teach & Bank Box
Should’ve checked that! Thanks for being patient with me.
@@stephandpets No worries!
Tamill
My birds dont want to do anything but fly lol
Scampi is similar, it depends on their personalities!
But even he can't say no to destroying things with a ball!
All about training and patience!
@@TheParrotTeacher ikr its a little bit annoying
@@LHEEBB Training is all I can say!