Stop those bad bird behaviors with "Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots" by Greg Glendell.
Product Description:
Parrots are among the most highly intelligent creatures kept as pets. They are capable of forming very close and rewarding relationships with their handlers. However, it takes a lot of time on a daily basis to ensure that the parrot is content and mentally stimulated. Otherwise, the unhappy bird may develop a repertoire of problem behaviors, such as biting, screaming and feather-plucking.
In this definitive reference book for the hundreds of thousands of parrot owners, a top parrot behavioral consultant explains how best to keep a captive bird in a domestic environment so that the pet will thrive, and reveals what to do to overcome and prevent problem behaviors.
This authoritative book is organized into the following sections:
- Parrots in the Wild
- Parrot Biology
- Different Types of Parrots
- Acquiring a Bird
- Understanding Behavior
- Training Your Bird
- Your Parrot's Home
- Preventing and Solving Behavioral Problems -- overcoming behaviors such as biting, screaming, self-mutilation, nervousness and destructiveness
- Problem-solving
About the Author
Greg Glendell has kept parrots for 18 years, which he also breeds and fosters. He owns a pet parrot consultancy firm and offers courses on pet parrot behavior.
Author: Greg Glendell
Hardcover, 128 pages
Firefly Books, 2007
ISBN: 1554072972
