Has Anyone ‘Housebroken’ Their Parrot?

One of the answers from the big Q.

 

It has been done but I personally advise against it. It is unnatural for them to hold it, and if they become too well potty trained they may harm themselves if they think they can’t go at any given time.

 

My answer

 

Parrots poop about every 15 minutes on average.

 

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How Can I Learn To Care For Every Pet Bird Type On The Planet?
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How Can I Learn To Care For Every Pet Bird Type On The Planet?

Having the responsibility of digital marketing for Windy City Parrot I Recently Googled the term “parrot care.”

 

A keyword phrase we need to rank for much better. 

 

What singularly struck me was a mediocrity of information for the top-ranked links on page 1 of Google’s search results.

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How Can I Train My Aggressive African Grey to Sit on My Hand?
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How Can I Train My Aggressive African Grey to Sit on My Hand?

Every time I try to get my new Congo grey to sit on my hand, he bites me.

How long do I have to keep getting bitten?

 

Biting is never acceptable.

 

Not from a bird, dog, cat nor any other pet (said the lion trainer).

 

Getting bitten solves nothing.

One of the questions we ask here is why is your bird aggressive?

In many cases this is a hormonal issue that can partially be controlled with light.

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What Are Some Tips for Keeping a Parrot?
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What Are Some Tips for Keeping a Parrot?

I wear many hats at Windy City Parrot.

About 30% of my week I wear my CMO hat which means Chief Marketing Officer.

In keeping well-versed in marketing I read a huge amount of content.

One recurring theme I see is this is the way I should be marketing to millennial’s.

The perfect way to market to millennial’s is……..

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Are Ionized Air Purifiers Safe for My Bird and More Answers for You
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Are Ionized Air Purifiers Safe for My Bird and More Answers for You

More specifically

Are ionized air purifiers safe for my lovebird?

Absolutely not! (MitchR)

​Although marketed as being able to “scrub the air”, these “ionizers” do not remove airborne dust to a significant degree but do generate ozone, an unstable oxygen molecule (O3). Read more: (more…)

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How I Reduced Strokes in my White Capped Pionus
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How I Reduced Strokes in my White Capped Pionus

Margarita wrote

 

I have tried to answer the post regarding the bird having strokes/seizures

 

I have experience with that.

 

Once I try to post an answer it asks me again for a WordPress login or to just enter my login. 

 

So twice it asks me for login but it still doesn’t work and I really want to give the person the info I know so she can discuss it with her Vet. 

 

I don’t have Word Press and don’t do FB.

 

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