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How do you punish a parrot?

A parrot is an intelligent bird. It is often said that parrots are just as intelligent as a toddler. Of course, that also means that a parrot should be brought up. It is very important how the parrot is punished. Wrong punishment can lead to behavioral problems. But the way you teach your parrot things is important. Because when you teach your parrot good behavior you can prevent punishing most of the time. But sometimes however, a parrot just needs to be punished.ConsistencyConsistency is very important for a parrot. When your parrot behaves in a certain way, your reaction should be adjusted. How you should punish the parrot depends on the nature of the parrot. But in general, the best way to punish a bird, is by ignoring it. …show more content…
Take for example the bathing. It is good for the parrot to shower at least once a day. But when the parrot doesn’t like this, he could start biting. Actually, you should keep showering the bird until it gives up biting and just agrees to be washed. Only then, the shower can be turned off and the bird will be rewarded with sweet words or sunflower seeds. It is important to learn the parrot that what the boss wants will actually happen. Whether the parrot resists or not.IgnoringThe same applies on for example petting. You need to be able to pet your parrot whenever you want. So even if it does not feel like being pet, the bird should not bite. In the beginning it may be that the parrot will try to bite. It is a matter of saying no with an angry voice and then ignoring the bird for a few minutes. After a few minutes, you can try to pet the bird again. When the parrot again tries to bite, you say no again very loud and ignore the bird again for a couple of minutes. Eventually the bird will not bite, but accept to be