How To Change Biting To Licking

A parrot biting someones nose

Every kind of parrot has long sharp beak. Parrots can be dangerous animals to humans. They can harm humans easily by biting them on their eyes. A lot of people I know lost their sight because their parrots poked their eyes. Visit this to read more about how can parrots be dangerous to humans.

Why Do Parrots Bite ?

Someones hand is harmed from a parrot bite

There are a lot of reasons that cause parrots to bite humans. The most important reason is the parrot's fear. Parrots bite due to an intrinsic defense mechanism. Therefore, you should always make your parrot feel safe towards you to avoid being bitten. The second reason that causes a parrot to bite is when a parrot is playing. When a parrot wants to play, it starts biting hands, ears, and sometimes nose. The last and most obvious reason that causes parrots to bite is hunger. When a parrot bites the fingers of a human it may mean that the parrot is hungry.

A sign showing that parrots are dangerous

How Can We Change The Biting Habit To Licking ?

A parrot is licking honey

We can let the parrot forget biting and start licking instead. For example, instead of a parrot biting your finger in order to show that it's hungry, it would lick it, and you would still get the message. To teach your parrot to do this, you first need to put honey on your finger, and let the parrot lick the honey. You do this by carefully and slowly bringing your finger close to the parrot’s beak. At first, your parrot may start biting you, but by doing this three times a day, you're parrot will gradually bite less and lick more. After almost a week, the parrot will forget the biting and starts licking. Not only you can use honey, but you can also use any kind of Jam (strawberry, cherry, apricot and peach). I will show you a video on how to do this. Open this link 

Kinds of Macaws and Cockatoo Parrots

There are many different types of parrots found in our world. Sadly, some of them are already extinct.  Sixty years ago, people preferred the African Gray parrots as a pet; however, nowadays people turn to all sorts of parrots when choosing a pet. This article will discuss parrots, other than the African Gray parrot, which may be used as pets. For more information regarding these different types of parrots, please visit the following link.

• The different  kinds of Macaw Parrots 
• Two different  kinds of Cockatoo Parrots 
• Why people prefer the African Gray Parrot over other types of parrots 
• A short five question survey

Blue and Gold Macaw

The second kind of Macaw is known as the Green Wing Macaw. This parrot looks like the Blue and Gold Macaw. However, the differences lay in its colors. Its feathers include the following colors: red, dark blue and green. Its body is red, but its wings are blue and green.

differences between the Blue and Gold Macaw and the Green Wing Macaw No.1

Another difference is that its beak has a white spot in the middle, unlike the Blue and Gold Macaw’s fully black beak. The interesting thing about these birds’ beaks is that they may differ from one bird to another. That is to say that, sometimes their beaks look whiter than black (such as seen in the images), and at other times, it’s obvious that their beak is mostly black with a white dot.

Green Wing Macaw

The second kind of Macaw is known as the Green Wing Macaw. This parrot looks like the Blue and Gold Macaw;however, the differences lay in its colors. Its feathers include the following colors: red, dark blue and green. Its body is red, but itswings are blue and green.

differences between the Blue and Gold Macaw and the Green Wing Macaw No.2

Green Wing Macaw

Another difference is that its beak has a white spot in the middle, unlike the Blue and Gold Macaw’s fully black beak. The interesting thing about these birds’ beaks is that, they may differ from one bird to another. That is to say that, sometimes their beaks look whiter than black (such as seen in the images), and at other times, it’s obvious that their beak is mostly black with a white dot.

The Best Two Cockatoo Parrots

Yellow Crested Cockatoo

There are a lot of different types of Cockatoo parrots; however, in the following paragraphs I will be discussing my personal favorites; the Yellow Crested Cockatoo and the Black Palm Cockatoo.

The First Place

In the first place, we have the Yellow Crested Cockatoo which is a beautiful bird that has stunning white feathers and a spectacular yellow band-like color on its head.  Not only is it beautiful, but it also is one of the cleverest parrots.

                             The Second place 

Black Palm Cockatoo

The second place winner of the best Cockatoo goes to the Black Palm Cockatoo. It is one of the most expensive parrots found in the world, because not only is it hard to capture, but also it is very rare to sight them even in their own natural habitats. Its body is composed of black feathers, and on its face it has red cheeks; even its tongue is red, unlike other parrots whose tongues are black.

Why Some People Prefer the African Gray Parrot to other Parrots 
A lot of people prefer the African gray parrot for several reasons. The first reason is that this parrot is very clever and it can easily be trained; and it is even said to be a very quick learner. The second reason people enjoy the African Gray parrot is because of its affordable price. This parrot is inexpensive, and it costs approximately 60 KD. For more information on this smart bird, please visit this link.

A Short Five Question survey

The following survey is about the parrots this blog has mentioned. If you may please take a moment in answering all the following simple questions, it would be greatly appreciated. We would love to have your feedback. Just click on survey to be directed to it.

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Taking Care When Trimming the Wings of a Parrot

By Kaye Dennan

Trimming of parrot wings is a task that most owners don't like to do themselves. Parrot owners tend to trim the wings of their parrots because they are scared that if they do not the parrot may fly away. There is a difference between hindering the flight of a parrot and totally stopping it from flying. The wings only need to be 'trimmed' not cut off. The pet parrot does need to have some means of moving around, but they don't necessarily need to take full flight.

Most parrot owners prefer to ask a professional to trim the wings of a parrot as it is a job that needs to done correctly and with care so that there is no damage to the wing itself.

A Baby Parrot.

For the safety of a young pet parrot, it should have its first three feathers trimmed a little, but it is important that it can still fly a little because it does need to learn to land on its fee. If its wings are trimmed right back at an early stage it may never learn to land on its feet and that could be harmful as the bird gets older.

When a parrot is very small they only will have the first three feathers trimmed and then only half the length of what a mature parrot would have trimmed. The idea of cutting the wings of a very young parrot is so that it will not fly into windows and other objects and hurt itself.

Wings On A More Mature Parrot.

An adult parrot would need to have the first five flight feathers trimmed if it is to be hindered in its flying. He is now a stronger bird so he needs more feathers trimmed to stop him flying away.

The utmost care should be taken to ensure that the feathers are not trimmed too short and most definitely not shorter thant the parrot's covert (the layer of feathers which protect their bases). Clipping of the feathers should mean that the feathers will grow out again, but if clipped too short it could mean that they will not regrow. If you are going to use a professional trimmer or vet who wants to cut below the cover, do stop them and find someone else. Make there is some discussion on this before taking the bird to be trimmed.

Usually a parrot will have its wings trimmed twice a year and this seems to be sufficient in most cases as regards the parrot care. This will still let the parrot fly around the house at ease without having accidents or causing accidents.

The Best Parrot Food

By Dane J Stanton

What is the best parrot food and why? There is no single answer to this question as many different types of parrot food are good for different reasons. However it is important to find out which foods are good and why because you never know what really goes into certain products. So what are the benefits and disadvantages of particular food groups?

Seeds are a great source of nutrition for parrots. They are designed especially for parrots so the ingredients are not harmful in any way. Regular seed mixes of parrot food usually contain just plain old sunflower seeds which are high in fat and it is recommended that you try to stay away from these. More expensive mixes however, contain a large variety of seeds that are highly nutritious and very beneficial to your parrot's diet. It is recommended that when buying seeds, always check to see the exact content of sunflower seeds.

Parrot Pellets

Another type of parrot food commonly used and perhaps more nutritious than seeds are pellets. Pellets contain many more vitamins and minerals that will help your parrot stay healthy, live longer and have more overall energy. There is very little fat in most pellets found on the parrot food market but always check with someone if you are unsure of the ingredients. This type of parrot food is best mixed with fresh vegetables, which brings us to our next point.

Fresh vegetables are definitely the best type of parrot food there is. Combining vegetables with vitamin rich pellets can make a huge difference to the health of your parrot. It will give him/her a great deal more energy and vibrancy than any other type of parrot food. So go out there and buy some fresh vegetables, chop them up finely so your parrot can eat them and mix in some specially designed pellets. Changing a parrots diet can do wonders for its personality!

The last point to make note of is this - parrots are like children, they will eat anything they can get their beaks on. Some people believe that parrots are smart enough to know what's best for them to eat. Don't believe this as this is the first step to having a very unhealthy bird that will only live for half as long as it is suppose to. In the end it comes down to this - parrots must eat parrot food not human food!

Dane Stanton is the owner of ParrotTrainingReview.com which is an extensive review of the top parrot training courses on the internet. Find which course is best for you and your parrot!http://www.ParrotTrainingReview.com

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Parrot Toy Safety - How to Choose Safe Toys for Your Parrot or Cockatoo

By Don Scott

Toys are necessary for the mental health of your parrot. Without toys, a parrot or cockatoo will suffer extreme boredom which can manifest as aggression, self-mutilation or reclusive behavior. Toys are not optional. They are mandatory enrichment items that help an intelligent creature survive in our world. That said, it is important to note that they can also be a deadly hazard to their health in captivity. In the wild parrots are known to exhibit behavior that is strikingly similar to children playing with toys. They have a whole wild world of natural toys in the jungles and forests with which to play. They have parents, siblings and flock members to show them the safe way to enjoy their freedom; large parrots and cockatoos have a five-year juvenile dependency period in which they learn how to live. In our world, they are taken from their parents before they hatch, raised in incubators, handled by human breeders and then sold frequently to novice caretakers that have no idea that they are bringing home a wild animal. These captive intelligent creatures are like autistic children in many ways. They do not know safe from unsafe unless someone takes the time to teach them. It is up to us to teach them how to play safe, watch them to make sure that they do, and choose toys carefully to both enrich their lives and ensure that they remain unharmed.

Choosing toys using good judgment is one key to safety. Another key is vigilance. To be relatively safe a toy must be nontoxic, free of entanglements, and must not have easily swallowed small parts. As the director of a parrot and cockatoo sanctuary, I have seen many toys that appeared safe turned into dangerous weapons by a creative bird. Fortunately, keeping a vigilant eye on our flock has kept us from having deaths related to these "safe" toys. One such toy was a hanging wooden basket. This basket had nickel-plated chain so there was no danger of zinc poisoning. The chain attached to two sides of the wooden basket and came to a point with a small pear quick link to attach to the bars of the cage. One of our umbrella cockatoos, Snoball, broke the pear link and the basket fell. The basket wrapped around the umbrella cockatoo's neck. He panicked. Running with the basket he twisted his neck from side to side and managed to wrap his neck with the chain; he could have choked to death. He had to be subdued with a towel and then carefully extricated from the toy. Because I was there and vigilant Snoball was not injured. I no longer have hanging toys of this type in the play areas.

Buying toys for your beloved companion birds is no easy task. There are many things to consider. I will go over the dangers in detail but do not let this make you paranoid. The issues that I will discuss are real and important. Nevertheless, you will need to make the best decision that you can based on available choices. This helps to limit the dangers arising from playing with toys; keeping an eye on them during play protects against unseen danger. Just do the best that you can; that is all that anyone can do. I make most of the toys for our birds myself both to cut costs and to insure their safety. I buy the wood, cut it into shapes, drill it, color it and string it on nickel-plated chain using split metal rings at the top and bottom. Next, I attach string and put on beads and plastic shapes. Sometimes I put colorful cloth ribbons or other adornments. A few of my toys have been misused by the birds, too. I just do the best I can. Again, safety is a combination of both caution in purchasing toys and keeping an eye on the parrots during playtime

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