My bird wont poop in his cage during the day

[Enigma6636]

So my new little bird has decided to get a naughty habit and while i leave him in the cage all day when i am at work he has decided to stop pooping and when i get home he then poops massively and acts almost constipated but since his movement is bigger than his head i can see why. I have done everything i can think of to get him to go in his cage he has plenty of toys and space to play in his cage but i am at a loss i leave him in after i get home and nothing. he is young only 6 months so i want to get this problem solved before it becomes a habit since he has only been doing this for a couple weeks i am really hoping someone can help me retrain him
thanks for any help you can give

 

[Featheredsamurai]

What species do you have?

It may be a defense mechanism, some birds(such as the African gray) hate pooping were they roost. It attacks predators, and even our pet birds who don't live in the wild still have those instincts.

 

[Jtbirds]

Well I have a macaw that does this. I hate play gym training a it creates this issue as well. But baby girl just doesn't like to mess up her cage so ether she will hold it or shoot it out the side. With a lot of time and diversion I have stopped the shooting out of the side because that Was a mess. I'd try take him out in the morning let him go then put him in before you leave, then you get him out again once your home. Letting him go in the morning outside of the cage will relieve some of the stress. This is what has worked with baby girl over the past months.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

LOL My friends macaw once shot it's poop out of it's cage and it landed between my friend and I. What a surprise that was when it happened!

 

[Sassy]

Our grey and caique are the same way. We take them out and they both go in the garbage can.

 

[chippy]

LOL...Wilbur used to go in the toilet...I'd set him down on the rim of the seat and he'd poop in there. I trained him well

 

[Kiwibird]

My moms DYH does this too. She saves it up all night, and won't poop until she's allowed out in the morning. No idea why some of them do this, but Lucy is at least 45+ years old and it hasn't ever hurt her in any way. She does get antsy though if she's not let out soon enough.

If you are seriously concerned, you could ask the vet about it (just to rule out any underlying digestive issues), but I think it's a relatively common behavior in parrots.