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Why does my African Grey screech so often? What can I do to avoid it?
Why does my African Grey screech so often? What can I do to avoid it?
Although this anomalous behavior is infrequent in parrots, it is necessary to know how to deal with it correctly, in order to avoid unintentionally encouraging it. If a parrot screeches insistently when it is inside the cage or when the owner is not in sight but the parrot can hear it, it is because it has learned to demand attention through screaming. It is likely that a separation anxiety problem is also involved, i.e. the parrot has hyper-attachment to its owner.
What I MUST do:
- Completely ignore this behavior.
- Reward it when it is calm without screaming.
- Offer quality time and direct contact when it is calm.
- Establish discipline routines and dedicated parrot time.
What NOT to do:
- Respond to it to calm it down or to scold it when he yells.
- Make eye contact while calling for attention.
- Lose patience and stop ignoring it when it is very insistent.
KEY POINT: All behavior is a response to a previous stimulus and seeks to generate a consequence in the animal that performs it. That is why the best way to eradicate an unwanted behavior is to ignore it, because if the animal does not get anything for carrying it out, it does not make sense to repeat it.
Although this anomalous behavior is infrequent in parrots, it is necessary to know how to deal with it correctly, in order to avoid unintentionally encouraging it. If a parrot screeches insistently when it is inside the cage or when the owner is not in sight but the parrot can hear it, it is because it has learned to demand attention through screaming. It is likely that a separation anxiety problem is also involved, i.e. the parrot has hyper-attachment to its owner.
What I MUST do:
- Completely ignore this behavior.
- Reward it when it is calm without screaming.
- Offer quality time and direct contact when it is calm.
- Establish discipline routines and dedicated parrot time.
What NOT to do:
- Respond to it to calm it down or to scold it when he yells.
- Make eye contact while calling for attention.
- Lose patience and stop ignoring it when it is very insistent.
KEY POINT: All behavior is a response to a previous stimulus and seeks to generate a consequence in the animal that performs it. That is why the best way to eradicate an unwanted behavior is to ignore it, because if the animal does not get anything for carrying it out, it does not make sense to repeat it. < Go back