How do you punish a parrot?

November 12th, 2008 | by Adrian |
DaDirtySouth asked:


He’s usually a good bird, but i need to know. The only thing that i know is to put him back in his cage and cover it with a blanket.

  1. 17 Responses to “How do you punish a parrot?”

  2. By IfiOnlyHadABrain on Nov 14, 2008 | Reply

    put the cage in an emtpy room by itself. a room that its not normally in so that it doesnt associate it with anything good that it has experioenced. ti has to kno that it is their ‘PUNISHMENT” room.

  3. By Grape on Nov 14, 2008 | Reply

    i dont know either, i do the same thing but sometimes it makes it worse

  4. By Emms on Nov 17, 2008 | Reply

    Often that is the best way to deal with poor behavior. The other thing that has worked for me is to completely ignore the bird (after putting him back in his cage) for an hour or so, and then attempt whatever it was you were doing that he reacted poorly to again.
    Especially if he’s younger, he may be going through some hormonal things that cause him to try testing his boundaries. If he figures out that the fun stops when he bites, etc. he will eventually give up.

  5. By Harry on Nov 22, 2008 | Reply

    dont give him food!

  6. By LittleMo on Nov 25, 2008 | Reply

    take away his favorite toys & put him in time out

  7. By MiniCooper on Nov 26, 2008 | Reply

    Are you giving him lots of attention. Parrots can be like children when they don’t get the attention they need. I don’t think punishing him will fix the problem. You need to spend quality time with him or if you can’t you may need to find someone who has the time I’m sorry to say.

  8. By Jus' "Breeding Around on Nov 29, 2008 | Reply

    easy, give polly a cookie. He has a bird brain. They have no concept of right or wrong. You are the one making up the rules.

  9. By Icon on Dec 2, 2008 | Reply

    Teach him to meow and then stick him in a room with a lot of dog … that will teach the bird.

  10. By hushnowjustplayit on Dec 3, 2008 | Reply

    You wouldn’t need to punish a parrot if you understood them and why they do a behavior.

  11. By bumblebee on Dec 4, 2008 | Reply

    Leave the parrot alone. Why should he live by your rules???

  12. By Crystal on Dec 7, 2008 | Reply

    Depends on what you want to punish it for. I have a Parrot and whne he is just being hateful pecking I tap him on his head but not to hard and then I put his cage somewhere well he can not see any one the should do the trick.

  13. By jessica on Dec 7, 2008 | Reply

    I want to know how to punish a cockatiel. I put a blanket over it’s cage and he screams and screams like he know he’s making me madder! AND YELLING IS JUST A GAME TO THEM!

  14. By xinio.O on Dec 8, 2008 | Reply

    leave him alone
    empty dark room
    whitout food & water
    this might change its behaviour

  15. By Tad on Dec 10, 2008 | Reply

    Leaving him in a room alone or covering his cage all the time will just turn him into a plucker. Parrots can sense human emotions quite well. A firm “NO!” to let him know your unhappy with his action and a flick on the beak or blowing air on his nostrils quickly would be sufficient.

  16. By christine_balliet on Dec 11, 2008 | Reply

    We kinda need to know what he did and what type of bird he is. Some breeds of birds do not respond well to this. Parrot is a broad spectrum as there are hundreds of parrot breeds.

  17. By ? Celerina ?? on Dec 12, 2008 | Reply

    use a water spray bottle, it doesn’t hurt them at all

  18. By DinoLuv on Dec 12, 2008 | Reply

    You don’t “punish” them. If he is doing something, like he bites down on your finger to hard, blow on the top of his head or drop your arm so he loses his balance a little. These things will stop him from whatever he WAS doing. Now, when he is being good, praise him. Let him know he’s a good bird. Reward good behaviors to reinforce them.

    You never want to yell at a bird for something. This makes them think “Wow! I can get my human to make a loud noise. I should do that again!” If they bite you and get a response like a scream or loud swearing, they will be sure to bite you again.

    Putting him in his cage will be make him think, “If I want to go back in my cage and don’t want to play anymore I can just be bad and he’ll put me back.” They think a lot like little kids.

    Positive reinforcement of good behaviors is the best way to go. He’ll eventually learn what behavior gets him rewarded and what behvaior gets him nothing.

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