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How to prevent boredom in pet birds

Birds are very smart and emotionally sensitive animals. Hight intelligent types for example parrots can get bored if they are not entertained daily.

Keep these intelligent creatures continually occupied seems to be quiet impossible task,especially when you are not at home.

1.Hold your bird regularly

Taking few minutes daily to hold and handle your bird can give immense positive mental stimulation to your pet bird. Handling your bird often also helps develop and maintain the love that you have with your bird. Happiest parrots are those parrots who get to spend alot of time with their owners.

Handling your bird daily will help you become more habitual with your bird’s body

2.Teach cool tricks to your bird

The time that you will spend with your bird when teaching cool tricks will provide alot of stimulation for your pet.At the same time.It also provides socialization time and tightens the bird owner bond.

As your bird starts to learn tricks, you can always add new tricks to help keep this process fresh.

Bonus: You can show your family and friends that how cute and smart your pet is.

3.Spin the bird’s toys

Just like young children, birds too get bored playing with the same old toys after sometime. Bird toys can be costly. Many owners opt to keep a stash of several different types of toys and rotate different ones in and out of their bird’s cage every couple of weeks. In this way, your bird will get to play with “new” toys every now and then, this will help keep your pet bird mentally occupied. You can also make home made toys to offer even more variety to your feathered friend.

4.Play music or videos:

Birds are naturally interested in different sounds and noises, so leaving a radio or television helps to keep them happy and comfortable while they are spending time in their cages. You can even log the types of music that your bird responds to the most or check out some of these popular songs about birds to make a custom playlist for your feathered friend.

5.Provite variety of food options:

Birds get bored in eating the same old food options. So it is ideal to keep changing and providing them variety of food options. You can add bird’s diet in the form of fresh vegetables ad birds.This will provide your bird’s body a healthy boost of vitamins and nutrients. For more extended options you can cook l homemade bird treats as well.

See Also:How to help your pet bird gain weight

Michi