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Punishing Your Bird
by Sunil Tanna
Sometimes a pet bird may misbehave, and it may be necessary to punish the bird. However, you need to do so in such a way that the punishment is effective without being cruel.
First of all, you must keep your cool, and avoid not do use any inappropriate form of punishment:-
- Do not take away its food or water because your bird would not deem it as punishment for wrongdoing, this is animal cruelty which can cause physical damage to your bird.
- Do not shout at your bird because your bird would love the drama and will misbehave again just to get you to shout again.
- Never hit your bird even if it has become so exasperating you can hardly bear its presence. It wouldn't understand and just turn against you.
When your pet bird misbehaves, you have to tell it to stop first, and then use facial expressions to show that you are upset or angry with your pet. Birds are very intelligent creatures and can tell when facial expressions change.
If your bird still does not cease its misbehavior, that is when you will have to mete out a punishment. The best punishment is simply put to your bird in his cage, lock the cage and leave the room. You can also take out its toys before leaving, and perhaps even cover the cage up. Be gone for exactly 10 minutes, no more, no less.
When you go back to your bird after punishing it, you will need to pay it a lot of attention so that it knows that you are no longer punishing it. Positive attention is very important because birds are very sensitive creatures. Not showing enough positive attention can affect your bird emotionally.
Hopefully if you follow this plan, and be consistent with your punishment methods, your bird will soon start behaving appropriately.
First published at http://www.guide2pets.com/p1_articles_bird_pu
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