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| Question about Pets:How can I stop our Bird from Screaming? |
First of all, he does not need a cage-mate. This will just make the bird harder to train since what he wants is attention, and he can get all the attention he wants from the mate. Cage-mates are never a good idea unless you plan on breeding the birds. Do NOT put a sheet over his cage! This is punishing the bird, and birds don't understand punishment. To get my cockatoo to stop screaming, I would look away when she would scream. If she kept screaming, I would turn off the lights, TV or anything that made noise, and leave the room until she stopped. Also, I would give her no eye contact while screaming. Once she was quiet for 10 minutes, I would come back in the room to play with her. It took about 3 days until she understood that she got no attention for screaming. After a week, instead of screaming for attention, she would ring a bell and say "Kai out?". It may take a few days to train your bird, but this way the bird wont end up getting angry with you for punishing him and he'll get trained just as easily. Email me if you have any other problems and I would be happy to help! Good luck!
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