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I love having Nibbles out of her cage and with me but I'm always afraid she is going to poop on me. Usually I'll watch for her and wait until she does then take her out, about fifteen minutes later I put her back and she does her business. Is there a way to train them not to poop on you? I once read a story about a parrot that used to say "poop" when it had to go and if it accidently went it would say "bad bird!" Nibbles doesn't have to do all that, but that would be TOO cute!! ~Angela |
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When I had the smaller birds I went everywhere showing off their poop on my clothing..... Now I don't have that worry as the larger birds all either get off me to go poop or will stretch out to avoid hitting my clothing......with that said I remembered I have a Zon that stretches but he still can land one on my back....... I've never tried to train a bird to poop in only one spot..... but what about the "skirts" covering the shoulders that's found at Bird Stores etc?........ would one of those help? I never used them, figured it would be a double washing chore..... |
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Everytime you just happen to see them poop, say a word (I chose "splat"). Look at their body language..what they do just before they go to the bathroom. Gizmo does a little wiggle wiggle of his bum, then squats, JUST before going to the bathroom. As soon as I see him do this when he's on me, I put my hand over his rear, and rush to his playstand/cage, and say "go splat". As soon as he does, (now he goes right away),  I pick him up again! I'm hoping one day he'll talk, and tell me he needs to "go splat". For now, when he has to go, he tries to fly to his playstand (his wings are clipped). That's all the warning I need. He hasn't pooped on me in quite some time now (hope I didn't jinx things there).  As a precaution, I alway have a towel on me..just in case. Besides, he seems to want to eat/chew whatever top I'm wearing, and the towel protects them. Dianne |
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I watch my gray's body language and when it's obvious that she is about to go, I take her immediately to her cage and say, "Now go," and she does. No accidents for a very long time. As with training a puppy, it's as much about training yourself as training the critter, I think. |
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| | | From: Marylou | Sent: 2/2/2005 8:40 PM |
I watch Arthurs body language but there are times when I'm too slow and he gets me anyway (which he finds very funny!) - I just tell everyone that bird poop is good luck! |
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I have a bunch of denium work shirts I put over my clothing.It takes the poop and prevents scatches on my arms. Once or twice a week I switch shirts and the offending ones go in the wash!  Nan |
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| | | From: Marg | Sent: 9/28/2005 5:24 PM |
Hi there, you mentioned that your bird (i am assuming it is a quaker) bites the clothing you wear when on your shoulder. Is this normal? I cannot put quazi on my shoulder because he bites through the clothing and it hurts. I also have to wear a wide hair band over my ears as he tends to take chunks out of them. It's too bad because i would love to have him on my shoulder more often. Just wondered if this normal behaviour for a quaker. Thanks Marg |
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Hi Babieskeeper! It's good to see another Canuck! Where are you and Baby located? I share my home near Victoria, British Columbia with three feathered companions. Basil - female Indian Ringneck, Pepper - male Cockatiel, Sage - female White-Eared Conure, and Beau - female Hahns Macaw. Beau is the only one of my birds that is "trained" to let me know when she needs to poop. She starts muttering and wiggling her tail feathers, so I know it's time to put her on my finger and hold her over a waste basket, paper towel or something. I say "Poop" (how original!) and she does. It sure saves a lot of mess! She's only had two "accidents" over the past year and a half, and those were times when I was busy yakking with someone (once on here and once outside), and ignored her. Abby |
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