by Aloysius » Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:28 pm
Okay, this topic has probably come up before (I hope, for the sake of my vanity), but here I go anyway. I have a female Quaker parrot and, though I supply her with an almost incalculable amount of toys (it seems, to my wallet), she still won't play with them. She will basically only play with her foraging toys, you know, the ones you fill up with food, and the bird reaches through tiny holes in the toy to get the food. She ignores woven grasses (or whatever that stuff is), plastic, most leather articles etc. etc.. So, I was wondering if there were training techniques for solving this problem. I don't want to have to get her out even more than I already do (several hours a day) for fear of her getting completely spoiled, and I feel guilty about leaving her in there all day when she won't play with her toys. I'm thinking maybe I should leave her in there more, but such practices don't always work with the other types of animals I know, so I'm hesitant. Any suggestions, accusations, hints, or any type of advice at all will be appreciated!
Shiloh
Aloysius(Me)