Shaky
Weaned Todd
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Pooping
Jan 23, 2005 10:34:55 GMT -7
Post by Shaky on Jan 23, 2005 10:34:55 GMT -7
Hello all , I am a new user and i wish to all of you a happy new year. I recendly had my grey and he is adorable.The only problem so far is the poo although i have read many aproaches to it , i would like to ask you how to deal with it. How do i train my parrot NOT to poo evrywhere!!!! Thank you in advance Stelios.
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Jan 23, 2005 10:56:30 GMT -7
Post by Rich on Jan 23, 2005 10:56:30 GMT -7
hi bud, this was one of our little problems when we got our "Merlin". We bought a portable playstand that can catch you poo. So all we did was keep an eye on him, and after a while we could tell when he was going to go, so we just picked him up and put him on his playstand and said "bombs away". When ever he did it on there we gave him lots of praise. We did have little accidents, but sometimes you can stop them from going if you lift their rear end a little so that you can get them to go where you want them to. Then say the word you want to assosicate with poo - and bobs your uncle. Now he will get off our shoulders to go to the loo!!! we used this portable stand so that we can take him anywhere, and he will always know to go on the playstand!! You should try to get them to go in the same place, then they will learn that that is where to go. Well………it worked for us!
Rich & Annette
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Jan 23, 2005 11:07:30 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Jan 23, 2005 11:07:30 GMT -7
Training is quite easy for this. I started training when Mitzi got into the habit of "squirting" out through the bars. I trained her to only do it in the cage while standing on her perch. I too have a portable stand and so it was very easy to go one step further and train her to go on the stand while she is out. When Mitzi is out she will ask to go on it by putting her foot up. Then she wants to return to wherever she was playing (usually the sofa). You must make sure that they don't think they have to "hold on" though as this can cause problems.
Jane
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Shaky
Weaned Todd
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Joined: January 2005
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Pooping
Jan 23, 2005 12:02:40 GMT -7
Post by Shaky on Jan 23, 2005 12:02:40 GMT -7
Hello guys,
thank you for taking the time to answer to my questions. However , i tried to spot when he will poo but i dont seem to get it.I dont see him making any special moves. i.e move their rear. will it work , every time he poos to show him affection and say the magic word i.e Bombs away? Or even will it work if i take him to his cage everytime he poos for lets say 5 min ? By the way i dont have a stand but the cage can be open on top and a preach can be put. thank you once again.
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Jan 23, 2005 12:56:27 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Jan 23, 2005 12:56:27 GMT -7
They make a little waggly tail movement and slightly crouch down. You will soon get to know. When he does this say the word or words you have chosen so that he makes the connection. I like your choice of "bombs away" by the way! Just concentrate on this part first.
Jane
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Shaky
Weaned Todd
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Pooping
Jan 23, 2005 15:20:26 GMT -7
Post by Shaky on Jan 23, 2005 15:20:26 GMT -7
When i notice him pooing i shall just say the word? or shall i cuddle him etc And for how long shall i go on with this? Then i will be able to tell him the right word and he will associate it with poo time?
Thank you again
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Jan 23, 2005 17:27:07 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Jan 23, 2005 17:27:07 GMT -7
Yes you say it as he does it so that he associates what he is doing with the words. Say it every time and when he goes tell him he is a clever boy. You don't need to cuddle him. He will learn what you mean. When you have him out, every so often you take him back to the location and say the words. If he doesn't want to go he won't, but he will start to learn that you want him to go in a particular place and then he will start indicating that he wants to go there. It isn't about making him go when you ask him to, it is about him learning that you want him to go in a particular place.
Jane
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tammy
Just Hatched
Joined: December 2010
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Pooping
Jan 23, 2005 18:40:19 GMT -7
Post by tammy on Jan 23, 2005 18:40:19 GMT -7
You could also try catching him first thing in the morning. Most of them usually "hold it" until you let them out of the cage. After Zazzy learned what the word "poo" meant, I would bring him to the garbage can to do his business.
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Shaky
Weaned Todd
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Pooping
Jan 26, 2005 10:18:08 GMT -7
Post by Shaky on Jan 26, 2005 10:18:08 GMT -7
Hello All ,
each moorning i started to take my grey to the garbage can and tell him to poo. It seems to get it and obey in the moorning. Now, what shall i do? Shall i keep taking him to the garbage can every some time? Although he does his poo in the garbage when i take him he also does it anywhere else with out me telling him !!!
Looking forward for your answer
Many thanks
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Jan 26, 2005 10:50:18 GMT -7
Post by Jane on Jan 26, 2005 10:50:18 GMT -7
They are always very ready to go in the mornings so it might just be due to this. He is going elsewhere because he doesn't yet understand that you want him to go only in a particular place. Continue to take him but the idea is that he tells you rather than the other way around. Saying the specific words at the same time teaches him to associate the words with the action, but he has to go when he wants to. It might be a good idea to get a portable stand that you can have with you wherever he is and train him to go there.
Jane
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Lisagail
Weaned Todd
Abby's #2 Mommy
Joined: January 2005
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Pooping
Jan 27, 2005 5:44:49 GMT -7
Post by Lisagail on Jan 27, 2005 5:44:49 GMT -7
As a general guide, Abby poops about every ten minutes.
Although she poops in the garbage in the morning on cue, the rest of the day it's when she's ready, no matter where. She has no feelings about it, ie, no embarassment the way a dog might. For her, its a no-brainer - she just poops when she needs to.
She usually likes to go off the edge of a table, my knee, the chair, wherever she is. So, when she's ready, she goes to the edge (of anywhere), waggles her butt and *bloop*. With practice, it can be caught in a paper towel.
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KikosMom
Baby Bird
Kiko
Joined: January 2005
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Pooping
Jan 28, 2005 15:49:09 GMT -7
Post by KikosMom on Jan 28, 2005 15:49:09 GMT -7
Kiko has learned the word "POOP". As soon as I get up in the morning and bring him out of his cage, I put him on his shower perch and tell him he must go "poop". He usually does it, and boy am I glad it's in the tub where I can rinse it right down the drain because sometimes it looks like he may have been holding it for days, instead of hours!! I also do the same when I come home from work and take him out of his cage. As the year has gone by since we brought him into the family, I have gotten used to the little wiggle and backwards movement he makes just before he goes, and I am able to get him to a safe place to poop. I believe that as time goes by, you will recognize your grey's movement and be able to bring him to the place you want him to go. They are so smart that I believe they can learn anything. I look forward to seeing what Kiko learns, and of course I love to read this board and hear of everyone's adventures in their "grey" world. I'm sure we'll be hearing from you soon as to the progress you are making. Good luck!!
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Mar 21, 2005 7:39:18 GMT -7
Post by lidiam on Mar 21, 2005 7:39:18 GMT -7
Joshua says "oh oh oh" when he needs to go, if he isn't near his area (with newspaper beneath), and then either flies or hitches a lift back to where he needs to be before letting go. Afterwards, he cocks his head, looks at what he's just done, and says "oooooohhhhh".
Lidia
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KE
Weaned Todd
Joined: March 2005
Posts: 32
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Pooping
Mar 29, 2005 20:51:52 GMT -7
Post by KE on Mar 29, 2005 20:51:52 GMT -7
We made a BIG MISTAKE with our Sun Conure, Baby, in the poop training. As soon as we got him at 3 months, we started saying "poop" each time he did, to train him to the word. He MISTOOK it for praise of the object and decided to GIFT us a poop each time he would see us. If he didn't have to go, he would gobble food like crazy in order to present us with one. And he would NOT change people until he could poop again for the new person. This seemed to be making him crazy TRYING hard to poop a gift and alternating food binges to create one. Especially when we needed to hand him off when something came up. He went crazy, because he did not have another poop in him right away! We gave that up for a few months so he would FORGET that habit. We have been lucky that in coming out of the cage to POOP for us, he learned not to do it in his cage and now detests that idea. The Gray, Sammy, who is 1 1/2, we've only had him 5 weeks, was using his cage, but immediately took to pooping on a stand IN ANOTHER ROOM while we all have morning coffe in there (no, no coffee for the birds although BOTH really try hard to get their heads into our cups) Sammy has since learned NOT to do go in his cage. It certainly saves all that cage scrubbing and cleaning. However, it DID create the necessity for them to be released EARLY in the morning since they were so good at holding it in till let out of the cage. But that was solved with them by leaving their cage doors open under the blanket. They think they are cute sneaking out from under the blanket to show us how smart they are, and how well behaved they are being by staying under the blanket for sleep. If we sleep late (yeah, like that happens often), Baby will "escape" his cover, climb out to the furthest outside perch, poop, and then sit there waiting until someone opens an eye. We keep newspaper all around his cage since he has perches all over on the outside. But Sammy will NOT do it around his cage now, so his outside perches are not a choice for him. He will quietly click to see if we are awake, but he DOES wait for us to waken before he poops. SO we have time to get him to his stand. The size of the poop will often tell us how good he was at holding it until we got up. I feel badly if they should have to wait for this, so I usually get up early just to let them do their thing, and then go back to sleep if necessary. They both are quiet when we are sleeping or napping. Great Birds!
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Apr 7, 2005 11:26:34 GMT -7
Post by Sam Grey on Apr 7, 2005 11:26:34 GMT -7
Hi I've just found your site, I find it very informative. Wish I would have found it before I purchase every book on greys I could find. I have a 10 month old grey, named Sam, I have had him for 6 months now, and I have a question. He trained me about 2 months ago, he hates to poop in his cage, so he yells for HELP, I come get him and take him to the waste basket or bathroom and most of the time he goes right back to his cage. He has no problem pooping any place else, the floor, my lap. Is there something I could put in his cage that he would be happy pooping in? I'm not always available for potty breaks, and his wings are clipped. They were clipped when I got him. (or should I say, he got me ) Thank you
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