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Taming Your Parrot

Parrots, and other Psittacine Birds, have
been kept as pets for centuries; since theOffering a tidbit from the hand (not candy or
days of ancient Rome, Greece and othercake), or scratching their head for them
civilizations before them. The African Greygently, are winning suggestions. Various
Parrot was the best known in Europe duringnuts, grated hard-boiled egg yolk, celery
those times, and was brought in by thestalk, a small piece of fresh corn on cob,
merchant galleys. In India and China, whichetc., make tempting offerings for the large
had older civilizations, the Alexandrine andPsittacines.
other Asiatic Parrakeets were kept by the
natives. Back in South America, the Incas andTreats with very strong appeal to Hill
other Indian nations kept Macaws and theMynahs, Magpies, Crows and English Starlings,
various  species  of  Amazon  Parrots.which they will take from your fingers, are
red colored fruits such as cherries, a piece
The most recent and most beautifully coloredof tomato, various berries, and they love a
Psittacine Birds known to man are thedrink of milk from the bottle cap. Grapes are
Parrakeets and Cockatoos of the Australianirresistible and some go for mealworms. Fruit
Continent, of which 59 species are known tocake is the only kind that should be offered,
science. Australian Birds were introduced indipped  in  milk  for  an  occasional  treat.
Europe only about 200 years ago. Some of
these Parrakeets are now rare and in dangerHunger, one of the strongest instincts,
of extinction due to the encroachment ofshould not be overlooked as a good method to
civilization.use  in  taming  any  animal.
The best method of preventing the extinctionAnother way of taming a wild bird, is to
of birds would be to encourage aviculturistsplace the cage right beside you while
to breed and sell them. In their nativereading, writing or sewing. A nervous bird
habitat government protection should bewill eventually take your presence for
given, with a specified number permitted togranted. Birds kept alone, tame more readily
be trapped and sold to bird breeders andthan when in company of other birds. Some of
fanciers each year. Between this natural andthe larger birds enjoy a little roughing up
artificial breeding, a species' continuedfrom their owner as they like attention. This
existence would be assured. Another aid woulddoesn't mean teasing, which would make a bird
be artificial insemination of birds, whichvicious. They do enjoy having their head
has been practiced with success by scientistsscratched  and  back  stroked.
on small birds like the Canary and the
Pigeon,  as  well  as  on  Finches.With the larger Psittacines, a towel or glove
should be used at first in handling them till
Before training a bird to talk, it is firstthey get used to their master. They will
necessary to tame it by winning itseventually expect this attention from persons
confidence, and getting your presence andthey  know  who  are  near  them.
that of others acceptable to the bird. The
larger Psittacine Birds, Hill Mynahs, and theWith a bit of time and perseverance, you will
Crow Family, become very tame and attached tobe able to tame your parrot and then to enjoy
their owners, especially when obtained at ahis company. Good luck!
young  age,  2  to  6  months.



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