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The theme this month... COCKATOOS!

🕑 Added 2023-11-26 23:37:23 +0000 UTC

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Geneviève Bénard

So interesting! Definitely will apply that with my Goffin! Makes total senses!

Coal the Moddey Dhoo

I also love cockatoos. I've never had one, and I know from your videos that they're advanced- experience kind of birds. I hope to adopt an older one some day, because I know so many are abandoned and I'm sure a lot of people go for the young ones first. Plus, I haven't got 80 more years to live, lol.

Robin Marlin

Could a tiny bird (Rosey Bourke), utilize the "game" you shared?

Meg Geddes

I love cockatoos. If I ever do get a bird, it'll be a cockatoo. This video was fascinating. (Also I think I'm going to get that prop for my cats.)

Shawnee Felts

I echo that replacement behaviors are huge! My conure had a screaming tendency in the mornings before breakfast and when I was on zoom meetings. Ignoring the behavior and trying not to reinforce the screaming was not enough because screaming is so reinforcing on its own. So I focused on teaching him how to say his name quietly and used this as our new contact call. Any time I would hear him say his name instead of screaming, I would respond. Now our mornings are more likely to be filled with quiet "jellybeans!" instead of screaming. (I also say this from a privileged position of not owning a cockatoo though lol) P.s. I love the fun variable reward idea!