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Okay. Now, when it comes to potty training your parrot, the thing you need to realize is that birds are wild animals. They're going to poop every 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the species. So, the first thing you got to do is get out of your mind that you're going to have a perfect potty train that'll never poop on anything. Because no matter how good of a job you do, accidents will still happen.
So, stock up on good cleaning supplies: a wetvac, a mop, anything you can use to clean your parrots nest is good. The less of a big deal you make about the parrot making a mess, the less you're going to encourage any of that type of behavior.
Another strategy is to keep the parrot on parrot-approved places, like this tree right here. The bottom is made to be easy to clean. So, if the parrots spent a lot of their time on parrot places instead of on human furniture, you're less likely to have a mess throughout your house. Part of the strategy for keeping your parent on parrot-approved places is to do a lot of training, like the tricks we've been going over.
If you teach your parrots tricks on their training arches and trees, they're more familiar with spending time on those places and their more likely to go over to them when they're out and about. Now, when it comes to actually the potty training process, you can't really do it the same way that you teach normal tricks such as clicking and giving a treat. That's known to make parrots hold it in for too long and that can actually hurt their digestive system.
So, instead, it's important to encourage the parrot to poop on it's designated places but not mandate it. So, the strategy is to realize how long between poops that your bird goes. If you realize that you have a small bird and it goes every five minutes, that's going to be the number you go for. The bigger bird might be half an hour. But these guys, maybe about 15 minutes.
So, what Im going to do, when I want to just spend time with my bird, I want to have him on my shoulder, on me, I will hold them and make sure that I'm not spending more than the allotted time between when they go to do their business. So, I might pick up the bird and hold it for ten minutes. Knowing that they're going to poop in 15. Play with them, do whatever I want to do with my pet.
Then, I'm going to go and put them back down on their stand after ten minutes elapses. Now, I'm going to wait five minutes until they finally take their poop, whatever that comes out to. And as soon as they do, I'm going to make a big deal. Be like "Wow, that was very good! That's great!" And I'll come back over and pick up the bird and spend more time with it again.
And then ten minutes goes by. I feel like a next poop is due. Before it can happen, I'll put her back down on the perch and wait until she does it. After you do this for a couple weeks or months, your parrot will catch on that the sooner they do their business when they're put down, the sooner you'll pick them up and keep spending time with them.
So, they learn to naturally do more of they're business around their perches instead of on you or on unapproved human furniture areas. If your parrot wings aren't clip and they're flighted, they can even learn to fly back to they're stand when they need to go, which is really convenient if you lose track of timing. If they're familiar and accustomed to pooping on their stand, they'll fly over when they need to go.
The last thing you can do to encourage your parrot do it's business on it's poopy perch is when you take it out first thing in the morning, put it down on it's perch and wait until it's goes. Most parrots hold it in at night and they have to go really bad in the morning and they try to avoid going in their cages.
So, as soon as you take them out, put them right down on their poopy perch and let them go. And after they're done, you can pick them up and do your normal routine with them. This way, they learn to go to that designated place and to hold it in until you put them down and it's time to do it. So, that's some tips for you about potty training your parrot.
I am using this technique with my cockatiel and it works! There are occasional accidents, but not very often. I put him on his stand about every 15-20 minutes and as soon as he is done (usually pretty much right away), he comes to the edge of the stand and reaches for me as if to say, "Okay mommy, I'm done! Time to play!" Then it's off to having fun for another 15-20 minutes. Sometimes he even stops playing himself and looks toward the stand as if he is saying "I gotta go!" when it is time.
Sarah Alley I've always wanted a cocktail, but...coming from someone who actually has one,answer. How loud are they?
aldlkj depends on the bird. they can be loud though. for me mine is very quite and only does an occasional chirp. but i really can’t say because it varies.
Same! Works for my 9 weeks old cockatiel too. But i figured this out before i watch this video lol. Just come here to confirm that birds are potty trainable.
@@aldlkj cocatiels are a quiet species of bird so cockatiels are good birds for pl who have sensitive hearing
@@littlemissstrange6853 @finn , thanks ^-^. Sorry I was rude, my English wasn't that good 3 years ago, in my native language that's not a rude way to ask something.
2:42 That bird he's holding be like "what the heck is he pointing at"
XD
lol
LOLOLOLOL
LMAO
Omg it just looked at the ceiling like “wtf is it?” 🤣🤣🤣
My Quaker Doby knew how to poop on command... I just learned to recognize his body language when he needed to go, and every time he did I'd hold him over whatever was convenient for him to poop into or on (usually an empty fast food bag) and after he went I'd say "Go poop" followed by "Good bird". He eventually got to the point where if I held him out on my finger and said "Go poop", he'd poop. This was especially convenient since he couldn't stand on a perch (he was an old bird, and with a crippled foot to boot) and spent all day on my shoulder or my chest... it saved me a lot of time cleaning shirts.
RuNoMai awe
Lmfaooooo this is the best thing I’ve read this year
That’s VERY unhealthy and ALL vets says to NOT do it, don’t train your birds to poop on command, even the guy said it on the video, it can lead to them holding it for too long until you allow them to go, and cause digestive problems for them. What’s convenient for you may not be safe, kind or recommended for them. Put their needs first, not your convenience.
I trained my African Grey simply. Overtime I took her out of the cage I would hold her on my finger above her newspaper and wait. She would squeeze one out and then we would play. It was amazing how fast she learned. It got to the point she would almost do it on command.
Yea African grays are one of the smartest birds in the world so no wonder she learned so fast lol :3!
Why am I watching this video I don't even have a bird
Dimite12345 u should get a bird a small one there awesome there more than u expect earn their trust then you'll be happy for as long as it lifes
AnimationPaws you don't have to clip their wings though you can help it to fly
Dimite12345
SAME!! But I might get one on my birthday (April 30)
Dimite12345 ur weird(I'm not because I have one)
Dimite12345 I'm watching it because I'm planning to get a bird
is it weird that I burst out laughing everytime he said poopy perch
kc law it is perfectly normal
Yes.
He's a Millennial
my parrots morning poop is bigger than his head LOL
lolzzzzzzzz
Wow, what did he eat the last night
Same
Chinny_Playz no it's because birds poop REALLY often but not when they sleep so in the morning they release everything
O_o
My husband taught our green-cheek conure how to poop in her cage and she was well-trained her entire life. It's about timing in the beginning. Put the bird in its cage, wait, and then praise the bird and take it immediately back out again. You have to do this over and over at first, but then, as the person in this video says, the bird will make the connection. In fact, at one point, our bird would actually "fake" a poop if we had to put her back in her cage unexpectedly, so that she could come out. Very funny. She also had a special "urgent-sounding" peep that she would use if we lost track of time. Frankly, we found that she would still hold it if we slipped up until she got back on her cage perch.
My dad taught my bird to tell us when he needed to go lol. Jojo learned how to say "gotta go poopy" when he needed to go. (: of course he would try to poop off us if there were an accident and had to really go.
My bird I didn't have to teach it or anything he just does it,is that if I'm holding him he will walk to the edge of my hand or shoulder,and poop off the side so he won't go on me.
2:45 the bird looks up at the perch awwww!
I'm gonna try to teach my cockatiel this, too. We have him for 2 weeks and he's realy attached to us, we're his first owners. He loves to cuddle and play with us so I hope it'll go good. Thanks for the tips 😊
same here but i have 2
I'm getting a budgie next month! They are currently in an egg lol
did u get it
@@natblidawitch214 Yes! But not from the original people we thought we'd be getting them from. They are two light green male budgies called Kermit and Pickles 💚
@@mintycube i got a green and yellow one yesterday. i named him Helios
@@natblidawitch214 That's such a good name! If you like greek mythology there's an amazing Webtoon (online comic) called Lore Olympus ^^
@@mintycube thanks for suggesting!!
What if the parrot poops on my homework?
"Class, why does this student have weird brown pellets on her assignment?"
"I believe her pet pooped on it, teacher."
That or the parrot may just shred it
this dude sounds like hes about to cry
maeve spoon he does
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too much parrot poop
parrot turd is a sensitive subject
m They're pointing a gun at him behind the camera to make him talk
My next project: build a "poopy perch".
Lol
Oh dang it! I played with my parrot for 16 minuets! TAKE COVER, ITS GONNA BLOW!
funny!
Really good advice and well explained. So many people buy a bird or two and expect them to be reliable like trained dogs, but it just doesn't work that way.
my senegal learnt to say "poops" at a year and a half. he automatically associated it with needing to go to the bathroom.he now says "poops" when he needs to go. he also holds it for some times an hour at a time by choice.
My GCC Ezio is actually doing pretty good with this. Thanks for the information bro!!!
:3 my cinnamon green cheek flies over to his special "poo perch" goes and comes back for cuddles.
I’m planning get a parrot. How you teach this
WHEN HE SAID “POOPY PERCH” I WAS CRYING LAUGHING
I was thinking that, if I get a bird and I want him to spend a long time on my shoulder, I should put a pad or a sheet or something on my shoulder so that gets dirty instead. Does that sound like a good idea or a bad idea?
I tried that with my bird but, he moves from shoulder to shoulder a lot so the pad kept slipping and falling off.
Victor Daniel Hmmm... I wonder if there's a velcro/attachable pad we could put on both shoulders?
LimeGreenTeknii get an old button-up shirt from goodwill to wear over your regular clothes. works great!
csabo1725 True, but what if I train him to only poop on me if I'm wearing a specific article he may poop on, as previously mentioned?
That might be very specific, but according to tutorials like these, you can teach your parrot to do a lot of specific things. What do you think?
LimeGreenTeknii If you're not willing to get pooped on you shouldn't be getting a parrot or a bird. Birds poop everywhere and if you're gonna get one you shouldn't be a clean freak lol. My birds poop on me all the time there's this thing called a "washing machine" you should try it out
This is very helpful, but I can't get over the poopy perch
boog Same. Also, love your profile picture! :)
SaMeEe
every 5 to fifteen minutes?! good god.
Hawk Moth it’s 15 to 30 minutes but it’s still a lot. Trust me, I have a parakeet.
I have 6...
Hawk Moth I have 76+. Everyday's a poop fest
No birds for me then...
@@regiodeurse6513 bird poop doesnt even smell so u will lose the 'poop is DISGUSTING' mentallity
Great Explained 😍🦜😃👍🏻I will use you’re video when we are going to teach our 2 greencheeck conures to go to the toilet on their designated place🤗👍🏻🤩 thanks
"poopy pearch"
I love that lol
I will probably try with with the bbies I am gonna hand rear. But with my birds now, I have put a wipe down and I tell them to poop and they just kinda poop. They haven't catched on completely but I'm trying to get them to poop on wipes or in the toilet. Like, my dad's bird voluntarily flew down and pooped in the toilet before flying back to my dad. We didn't have to place him down on the toilet or anything. But he's only done that the once. I think it helps to take them in to the toilet with you so they understand that's that where you go so they should go.
wonderful tips!! Working on this with my adopted senegal :)
Does this work on parakeets/budgies?
Haley Anne any bird is fine
Should be but some birds aren't as good with tricks. I have a parakeet (a conure) and they are perfect for this.
@@elinatsadourian639 work
Man : explains potty training.
Birds *sleeps cutely*
My bird poops on me all the time, daily. I’m going to try this
my african grey bites very soft in my ear when he needs to poop.
and i did't learn it him :)
thank you so much for sharing this dude, keep on going!!!
I have a cockatial. It just won't stop crapping. And it screeches a lot when alone too.
Those are normal behaviors.
***** Then why won't it cuddle meeeeeee T_T It bites too
:P I'm only joking, some are aggressive in nature.
I need that Perch! With the rings at the end to hang toys on. Anyone know know I can get it??
Awesome! Worked great for me - my Blue-Crowned Conure picked this up (almost) in a day - I just set a timer, first at 12 minutes, and slowly worked up until it seemed right at about 20 minutes (i.e. I get a decent poop). My family laughs, because she wants to be with me so badly, she will make every effort to poop to get back to me - you can see her trying to squeeze one out. How sweet, huh? LOL As long as I put her on a poop perch (one of 4 I have), I am poop-free.
My only question: this has not *prevented* her from pooping on my shoulder if I forget - any suggestions on how to curtail that? I have tried using time-outs (e.g. putting her back on her poop perch for a while, or cage), but it doesn't seem to be helping.
Any other ideas?
Still got your bird to this day?
Or today?
le me tip for u just teach ur bird to fly to you then to the perch at the time like after 12-15 min then it will learn to fly there by itself sooo its gunna take a while for you anyhow GL!
Thank you so much
I LOVE BIRDS I HAVE 3 two are PARAKEETS and one is a cockatiel
AND I LOVE YOUR VIDEO'S
Hey, thanks for the info. This is very useful.
Verry good, clear and helpful video! :)
My quaker parrot loves me so much he tries to clean my hair all the time.i love him too but his poops are really hard to deal with any recommendations?
This was helpful
thanks man. my mom have been angry because of the bird poop and she said she shouldn't have bought the pet. i made a fake tree and put paper under it and now my mom is happy again.
(haha i think i treat my mom well)
fantastic clip..thankyou!
Wow parrot wizard is on howcast how awsome!!!😁😀
I will start training tommorow
Really good advice here. Thank you, sir!
I have a conure that just doesn't like pooping on people. If he's on a person he'll either get off or bite them because he knows it gets him back to his cage. I didn't actively teach it do that, and learned he did that after he started.
Sounds like good advice👍thanks
Mine when they need to go they say swift pick. Its so random but its pretty nice for not having to keep track of time 😂😂
I have a problem,
My African Grey does not want to potty inside his cage. Three months ago he used to go potty inside his cage just normal. Since he learned how to fly he stopped potting inside the cage and decided to only do it outside in his perch or in a chair where he stands... ANY IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS??? It is not good for him cuz he stays without going for the entire day cuz I work :( .. ANY TIPS PLEASE!!!
Question: Since birds don’t want to do their business in their cages, what do they do while I’m gone? I mean, I do sometimes have to go places where I can’t bring a bird. Does it hold it in until I come home and put it on its poop perch?
And what if I want to take my bird somewhere? Can I teach a bird to poop over a trash can? xD Or would bringing a small hand-held perch work?
The trash can is the same as the perch, pretty much.
How the fuck did i get here?
I did not know they try to avoid going in their cages
Solid guy.
9 yrs ago, what a great camera
THANKS
Thank You very helpful !
😅😅I trained my bird to “Go Party” because my mom didn’t like to talk about poop. 😅😅
Great video
Hi this really helped my senagal parrot also i was wondering thot there is a parrot on top of your senagale parrot is that a senagle parrot or what type is it ?
Good to know, I wanted a bird but wasn't sure if they could be trained
Poopy perch xD
and other fruit seeds ?? if yes then which fruit seeds can we give to budgies
I don’t have a bird but I have wanted one for years I have had 2 hams 4 1 of them 1 month 1/2 the other since July And a few other pets so I would consider myself responsible and I sit my friends pets and my mother had 2 parrots when she was older than me I would want a medium size though after watching these videos and my cuzin has or has 2 parakeets I love these videos though
Fantastic video! Makes a lot of sense! :)
Does this trick work on Budgies ?
Super
Great tip. Thanks!
I really like your method over other methods like trying to get the bird to poop on command. This encourages the bird to poop at designated spot, but at their own timing. I find it a bit cruel to have to force a bird to poop on command. What if it accidentally just ate too much…
thank you so much my cockatiel is actually learning!
So they poop almost 100 times a day? How? Where does the waste even come from wtf
SunnyTkT so 700 times a week holy
so 8400 times a YEAR! omg
Bingo999 AJ your math is way off
Pet birds always have food and water available, Humans eat three times everyday and birds don't have a system, they just eat when they are hungry. Also I don't know where the different types of organs go or how bird's digestive system works, but the birds body must be much different than a humans, so they must digest quicker.
kkk keep in mind that their poop is very small, and they can eat a lot
I never trained my bird. I had him for a few months before he trained me. We could be playing nice and he would start chewing my ear. At first I was frustrated and I would put him back in his cage as a way to teach him not to chew. Then I noticed he would dump and his wings would do that 'I want out' flappy thing. So, he trained me. Doesn't work with the local wild birds though. When standing under a tree and looking up, keep your mouth closed.
Thank you!
thanks for that
This worked for my cockateil I noticed he was pooping in his water bowl so I put a plastic dish at the bottom of his cage with water in it now he only poops there try that
Hi i have a question
how often do budgies pee and when you let the budgie fly in your room do they poop everywhere
also can you potty train your budgie and do they make noise at night
My bird is a lovebird. He squats on the floor, and then I start to panic. I try to transfer him to the plain floor. (Easier to clean) mostly he poops in midair. But at least it’s not on my carpet.
+Parrot Wizard does this technique work with all types of birds?
Hey everyone, the best results that I have had was with the Parrot ploy plan (i found it on google) - I found it the most useful resource i've tried.
my parrot poop were ever he wants he would fly all the way to the third floor, hop on the carpet to my room and then poop on my bed after he will hop alllll the way to the first floor into his cage lol
thanka man
Video before my birthday
Really good advice on potty-training :)
I just got a parakeet and I'm like 'i hope the bird doesn't hate me...'
would this also work for a diamond dove or cockatiel?
Hey mate at what age should you start clicker training I have a baby alexandrine who is almost 4 months old should I start now?
how easy is it too teach them to go to their place to potty? if you get them out and lose track of time, and they need to go... so they just go to their place and potty? I know it's a slow process, but is that a reliable method?
what you give the parrot for eat in your video please tell me
I have a budgie does it work for those kinds
Does this work with cockatiels? If not could someone send me a link for a video or tell me how to?
Can this specie/type of parrot talk?
I don’t have a stand and if I put him on the cage he poops everywhere and flies everywhere if I put him in the cage with the door open be immediately leaves the cage and if I lock the door he feels trap and stands next to the door begging me to open it I don’t want him to feel like I’m punishing him but I tried this and it won’t work anyways
But how do you get the bird to STAY on the perch? Mine immediately jumps off…
any advice on where to get an appropriately raised Green cheek conure?
+Erin Crum Yeah, a breeder, not a pet store. Breeder's typically hand-raise their babies so that they get easily accustomed with being held
Sir I will ask a question about Budgies ?
I will buy a Budgies but I will open to fly around but fear that what process in to do my Budgies does not fly or always stay with me
because of the peacock at airport fiassco, some people want to know if a peacock can be potty trained. but I don't think so right?
You deserve a ton more subs!
Can you train a finch to do this as well?
I would like to get a cockatiel at some point, and this seems to work if you're with them most of the time, but what if i leave my house for a couple hours? If i put the bird in its cage when i leave, will it use the restroom on its own or will it just hold it in until i get back? If so that doesnt seem healthy. If i am there and i tell the bird to potty, but he doesn't, and i set him down on a perch or on/in his cage and leave him alone, will it use the restroom on/in its cage if i dont give it a command? Or will it just poop wherever it feels like it if i'm not constantly telling it to go potty every 15 minutes? if not that seems like a lot of work, like i would have to babysit it all the time. How do you get any work/housework done if you have to come running to let the bird out every 15 minutes?