Anyome potty train your parrot?

[adreane]

I have been working with Turkey (4 month old IRN) and have been somewhat successful. She has gone all day without pooping on me but other times she won't go and then will poop on my back 2 minutes later. Has anyone had success with this and what is the best way to do it? She isn't really motivated with treats.

 

[cd4565]

I did it with an African grey. It took a month or so until she finally stopped pooping on me but it was great because we kept a trash can next to her cage and she would go in it with surprising accuracy. It is definitely worth the time and effort it takes to train them. All i did was put her over a can when i saw her getting ready to go then praised her over and over and eventually she took over and did the rest on her own.

 

[stephend]

I'm trying to train Bob, but it has been slow going. I think it would be easier if he gave more of an indication when he was about to go.

 

[kerry]

I have potty trained a female Citron Crested cockatoo.
I first started out just saying "potty" whenever I saw her go no mater if she was in her cage or out with me.
Then after I had been doing that for a while when she was out interacting with me,
I would hold her over a piece of newspaper when she had been out of her cage for a little while & I thought that she might have to go & I would say "go potty" & she would go on the paper. It was very easy & painless. I trained other medium sized parrots this same way.
I believe that at 4 months your bird is still quite young....so try not to be frustrated.
I would just start by saying "potty" to him whenever you see him go potty whether he is in the cage or not. It takes birds a while to mature, at 4 months of age he is just a baby. I'd wait at least a few months to move to the next stage because of his young age.

 

[adreane]

Thanks everyone. That is helpful information and I think it will go better as time goes. I think Turkey understands when I say 'go poop' because she usually does. She is young so i can't expect her to figure it out as quickly as she would if she was a little older.

 

[antoinette]

POTTY TRAINING​

Having had birds previously I knew the one down side were their droppings.
I wanted to make this an exciting experience, for him as well, knowing that he has achieved something great as well. Knowing how much I would benefit from it as well. I promised myself, it must become a daily habit, right from the start. I began “potty” training Mishka, soon after he had mastered the stepping up technique. Deciding the command will be “poopie”. I placed a piece of newspaper on the floor. Each time I let him step up, I held him about 10 centimeters, above the floor, over the newspaper. Using my other hand, going in from the side, I then proceeded to gently tap his tail, saying “poopie”. I would hold him in that position only for a few seconds, if no joy; I would try again in a few minutes. I knew it would take a fair amount of time and patience, before he would willingly go on command. I kept repeating Mishka “poopie”, over and over again.

I began observing his body language, taking note what he’s action were, before relieving himself. He would do a little squatting movement, and began to ruffle his tail feather, moving rather awkwardly. Timing him, it was approximately between 6 to 8 minutes intervals. Keeping in mind there may be times he would not need to go. Many times we were successful, there were so many hilarious moments, as well. When I attempted to get him there on time, and failed, he would go ohh ohh. When he succeeded, I praised him saying, “Mishka “poopie”.

Mishka soon started saying “ poopie”.

 

[mellykyitus]

all of my birds "poop" on command. i hold them over a bin or piece of newspaper.

 

[mygirl]

Mylah our female eclectus is fully trained, it just takes a lot of patience basically the same as a puppy, happy voice and make a big fuss when they do what you want and just ignore the accidents.