Emma

Pacing birds


Birds will pace for many reasons. Birds sometimes pace to play with you. For example, if you were on the computer or were doing something besides paying attention to the bird, the bird will begin to pace around in circles looking at you. Once you finely give in and try to take him out, he may go to the back of the cage. He will do this again and again until night. Cockatail's and parakeets are the most known for this behavior. To end this behavior you must never give in. Birds are like children. If they don't get what they want they try to find something to bug you. After they know it bugs you, they will do it again and again to get their own way. If they ever do this, this is the best way to get them to stop: go up to the cage and open the door. If he goes to the top of the cage, he will learn what to do every time he wants something. Instead of taking it, grab your bird and drag him out. He will not like it at all and will stop doing it after he knows it will only get him what he doesn't want. Birds don't know that we have important things to do and that we want to play with them but we can't. They think that were abandoning them and they hate it when they feel unloved. You have to make it clear to them that you will play with them later. I used to put my bird on the top of his cage when I was busy doing things. He would spweek for minutes until he seen that I had head phones on. He would fly strait to my head and bit the head phones. Sometimes he would even nock them off. He now knows that I have important things to do. Remember that after every time you get done with your work to give a treat and to play with him for a bit. Praise him and say, "thank you for being patient!" then give him the treat.