Ocha_Tuna
Meeting neighbors
- Joined
- 9/13/20
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- Raymond
Hi guys, I have been pondering this for a while.
A little backstory: my 2 lovebirds live in the aviary. Sometimes when I want to exit the aviary they like to cling to me or fly to my shoulder. Its cute and I appreciate it but I do need to work to feed them..
What happens next is I give them station command to a perch, then I hold my palm up and say "stop" or "okay done" or "byee" as I exit.
They actually stay put 90% of the time!
This has been just a ritual I did so they understood I'm leaving.
Now, what if I actually teach them stop is a good thing? Can we do that? I imagine the process is to station a bird on a perch, say stop, and clicker + treat. The stop duration increases gradually so they understand stop is to not do anything. If they fail I say stop again and repeat.
I was hoping I could use this to stop them from biting. If they bite my neck for instance I tell them stop, station on a perch, then click... how about that?
A little backstory: my 2 lovebirds live in the aviary. Sometimes when I want to exit the aviary they like to cling to me or fly to my shoulder. Its cute and I appreciate it but I do need to work to feed them..
What happens next is I give them station command to a perch, then I hold my palm up and say "stop" or "okay done" or "byee" as I exit.
They actually stay put 90% of the time!
This has been just a ritual I did so they understood I'm leaving.
Now, what if I actually teach them stop is a good thing? Can we do that? I imagine the process is to station a bird on a perch, say stop, and clicker + treat. The stop duration increases gradually so they understand stop is to not do anything. If they fail I say stop again and repeat.
I was hoping I could use this to stop them from biting. If they bite my neck for instance I tell them stop, station on a perch, then click... how about that?