As a companion parrot behaviourist I can offer help with behavioural problems in pet parrots.
Welcome to Greg Glendell’s Companion Parrot Care
Parrots are fascinating but highly intelligent and complex birds. They are not easy to keep well in captivity. Unlike many other ‘pets’, they are not domesticated and have retained the behaviours they need to be wild birds. These behaviours often conflict with what we might like to see in them as ‘pets’. So, parrots are vulnerable to a range of behavioural problems such as nervousness, aggression, self-plucking and noise.
Most of these issues arise from behavioural frustrations. Where pet birds can be given conditions which allow them to carry out their more natural behaviours, they can lead good lives as companion birds. For advice on this I would suggest you have a copy of my book, Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots. Parrots do not really have ‘bad’ behaviours for which they can be blamed. But I wrote this book under contract for Interpret. A more accurate title would have been “A guide to the care and behaviour of companion parrots.”
The book is a practical guide to keeping parrots as companion birds. It is illustrated throughout its 128 pages and offers detailed advice on behaviour, training, diets and management. Priced £9 incl. postage in the UK. The training is based on bird-friendly positive reinforcement methods for desired behaviours. For further humane bird-friendly information on parrot care, you can Google the phrase “Parrot care learning theory” and you will find more good sources. The International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants lists professional consultants who can offer detailed consultations on pet bird care. See: https://iaabc.org/en/certs/members
I can answer queries by email, but if these are about behaviour problems, I would ask that you first read my book, which is likely to help with this. To get the book, let me have your address and I will post it to you. It costs £9 incl. postage in the UK. You can send payment after you get the book.
About Greg Glendell
I worked as a full-time companion parrot consultant for 21 years. I am now retired. I keep several parrots myself, including African greys, Amazons, and a Meyer’s parrot. I do not buy, sell or breed any birds. I have written detailed parrot advice leaflets for the RSPCA here in the UK; advised on the care of birds in parrot sanctuaries and assisted TV and Radio producers on pet bird care issues for broadcast programmes.
Useful Links
www.avianwelfare.org
List of specialist avian vets: www.aav.org
The World Parrot Trust www.parrots.org
Parrots magazine: www.parrotmag.com
Parrot foods and toys etc: www.scarlettsparrotessentials.co.uk/
Int. Ass. of Animal Behaviour Consultants: https://iaabc.org/en/