Food Rewards??

[jenlap]

I notice that most parrots are rewarded with some sort of small treat during training periods. Curious what treats y'all have found easiest or most effective? I have found my baby loves small pieces of cheese but it gets all melted in my hand lol

[Greywings]

Good question-You don't want to feed much cheese as it can get stuck in the crop and block the passage of foods. It depends on our bird what he or she responds to, some birds work for a great verbal reward, some for a food or drink treat and for others a little scritch on the head. Each bird is an individual with preferences all their own, you just have to know your bird well or experiment to see what his or her trigger is.

[Jayd]

Hi, when feeding cheese, always give "Hard cheese", another good treat is "Pine nuts" and uncooked "Rotini" pasta, we use "Whacky-Mac" which is veggie pasta, break off little bites....

[judygram]

Hard cheese such as cheddar is good but in very small amounts, try different nuts and seeds to find out what he likes the best.

[macmodo]

My CAG, Phoenix, loves almond slices (the kind you buy for salads).

[jenlap]

I guess I will have to get her use to trying some new things. I tried to offer almonds and pumpkin seeds but she doesnt seem to know they are food yet. Pine nuts sound interesting, Ill try to get a hold of some of those.