1. Get your parrot to eat out of your hand. The first step to training an Amazon parrot is to get it to eat out of your hands. Simply hold a treat through the bars of the parrot's cage and wait for it to come to take the treat. Be patient and still, as this process might take a while depending on how fearful the parrot is when you first get it.
- If your bird seems anxious or stressed, try feeding it a treat of a long wooden spoon instead. When the bird eats the treat, praise it so it starts to trust you.
2. Teach your bird to target. Hold out a "target stick" (e.g., a chopstick) and wait for it to come over and touch it with its beak. As soon as it does, give it a treat. Move the stick around and encourage your parrot to follow and touch it, rewarding it when it does.
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- If your bird refuses to touch the stick on its own for the first time, gently touch the stick to its beak and reward it.
- Try using a clicker to mark every time your bird touches the stick with its beak. After you click the clicker, give your bird a treat. Soon, it will start to associate the clicker with treats, and you'll be able to reinforce its good behavior more easily.
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Get the bird to step onto a perch or your hand. Use the "target stick" to guide your bird to a perch or your hand. Introduce a phrase like "step up" every time you prompt it onto the target area and reward it promptly when it does. Gradually phase out the use of the "target stick," instead of simply using the prompt and presenting the target stand.
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- If you are concerned about your parrot biting or scratching you, wear a glove or wrap a towel around your hand.
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