Dec 19, 2010

How to Teach your Parrot to Go Through a Tube

This article is about how to teach your parrot to go through a tube. For this trick, your parrot needs to be tamed and know target training. For large birds you can use a PVC tube and for small birds a toilet paper roll. You can place the tube or the toilet paper roll on a table or on the floor. Any bird can learn this. If your parrot gets scared about new things, start by introducing the tube and showing him that there isn’t reason to get scare.
There is no way that your parrot will go through the tube by himself on the first training session, so you will have to force him by putting him/she at the entrance of the tube with no way out and reward him when he/she comes out on the other end. Your parrot will learn that if he goes though the tube he will get a treat. Then start by targeting your parrot. When your parrot get used to this, start using a cue for example “tube”. With enough practice your parrot will go through the tube by itself.          

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