Overview
An in-depth guide to overcoming common problem behaviors in parrots.
Parrots are among the most highly intelligent creatures kept as pets. They are capable of forming very close and rewarding relationships with their handlers. However, it takes a lot of time on a daily basis to ensure that the parrot is content and mentally stimulated. Otherwise, the unhappy bird may develop a repertoire of problem behaviors, such as biting, screaming and feather-plucking.
In this definitive reference book for the hundreds of thousands of parrot owners, a top parrot behavioral consultant explains how best to keep a captive bird in a domestic environment so that the pet will thrive, and reveals what to do to overcome and prevent problem behaviors.
This authoritative book is organized into the following sections:
- Parrots in the Wild
- Parrot Biology
- Different Types of Parrots
- Acquiring a Bird
- Understanding Behavior
- Training Your Bird
- Your Parrot's Home
- Preventing and Solving Behavioral Problems -- overcoming behaviors such as biting, screaming, self-mutilation, nervousness and destructiveness
- Problem-solving.
Synopsis
Parrots are long lived, highly intelligent, extremely social and require mental stimulation. This comprehensive reference, by a top parrot behavioral consultant, explains how to help a parrot thrive and prevent, or overcome, problem behaviors.
Editorials
Bird Talk
The ultimate guide to keeping pet parrots... practical insights ... detailed advice... This comprehensive reference is beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs showing numerous parrot species at their brilliant best.Canadian Living
Learning to prevent and stop problem behavior with kindness and understanding is the idea behind Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots.— Laurie Mackenzie