Parrots can be potty trained if you are willing to go through dedicated and consistent training. They are rarely parrot-perfect in their potty training, but with a little work, you can get near-perfect results. In fact, you can usually get such good results that when the parrot has an accident, it’s because you didn’t pay attention!
The characteristics of parrots vary according to their various conditions. Wild parrots do not go to the bathroom where they sleep or eat. They move to another place. In the case of caged parrots, an adult bird will usually move to a spot away from its food and sleeping place to defecate. Birds can be trained to “go” to different places, but often the cage is the preferred place.
SunDance trained me
I must say that I did not invent this technical formation. SunDance taught me how to train parrots this behavior. Every time she peed on a shirt, she was taken back to her cage and told to “go home” while I changed shirts or cleaned up the mess. Often, he might be busy and not come back to look for her right away, so she was not happy with this situation. Soon, she started saying “go home” before pooping, giving me time to take her to her cage, let her poop, and take her with me. She liked this much better! If she didn’t respond quickly, she would gently bite my neck and repeat the order to take her home. After she told me for the third time, she just let go of me. It was up to me and her other humans to respond to the command she gave us.
times to go to the bathroom
Parrots go to the bathroom at specific times that can be used to train them. First thing in the morning, they will go to the bathroom. Approximately 10 minutes after eating, they will go to the bathroom. This is reliable and you can use these times to know when to give the command and expect results.
Other characteristics of parrots include adopting a certain posture before going to the bathroom. They squat down and spread their rump feathers to keep from getting dirty. You will learn to observe this body language and use it during training as well.
parrot train
Choose a word for the action of defecating. “Go poop”, “go poo”, “dance please” or something similar works fine. Use this word every time you see your parrot’s potty.
First thing in the morning, after saying “good morning”, tell your parrot to go to the bathroom. Expect; it will happen very soon. Once you do, praise your parrot lavishly. Make a big fuss about what a big bird he or she is.
Watch for your parrot to finish eating breakfast and repeat the process of going to the bathroom. Also, watch for potty body language and use the potty command and praise again.
In conclusion
Some parrots learn this behavior quickly; others take some time to understand it. But most parrots will get the idea over time and become reasonably consistent in avoiding dirtying your clothes, couch, or carpet.
The key to training this behavior is consistency. After your parrot starts to let you know that he needs to go to the bathroom, don’t stop responding. Stop what you’re doing and take your bird to the bathroom and praise him. If you sometimes ignore the urge, you won’t be as successful as taking the bird to the bathroom quickly.