by Michael » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:15 pm
The trick training durations varies. Sometimes I'd teach a trick in a day and others took over a month to teach. Also there were times when she would forget tricks or mix them up with others so I had to go back and work on fixing them. It's an ongoing process. Furthermore, I'm always practicing and improving old tricks. When I thought I ran out of tricks, she started flying so I've been working on a flight based version of most tricks lately.
The treats also vary from time to time but the staple treat is stuff from a classic parrot seed mix. Since I normally feed her pellets, pretty much anything from the junk food seed mix is a treat to her. Other times I use apple, banana, oatmeal, dried fruit mix, and various nuts. I often use pellets or nuts as treats when I need her to eat them quickly because she pretty much swallows them whole. The seeds are used more during training than videos cause they take longer to eat.