tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post2312863605827744057..comments2024-02-28T02:29:49.755-06:00Comments on Barbara's Force Free Animal Training Talk: Quick Training Tips: Using Foraging to Get Good BehaviorBarbara Heidenreichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-7737794387090049922013-03-22T14:06:13.054-05:002013-03-22T14:06:13.054-05:00See this blog for some ideas to help with motivati...See this blog for some ideas to help with motivation: http://goodbirdinc.blogspot.com/2009/04/parrot-training-diet.html Also I have an ebook on Creating Motivation. http://www.goodbirdinc.com/parrot-training-ebooks.htmlBarbara Heidenreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-50114614115690348442013-03-22T12:27:37.665-05:002013-03-22T12:27:37.665-05:00Hi
My problem is that my bird is not terribly food...Hi<br />My problem is that my bird is not terribly food motivated and it is hard to tempt her with anything but peanuts. ANd I try to keep peanuts to a bare minimum.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-41943359137544987602013-03-21T21:40:41.382-05:002013-03-21T21:40:41.382-05:00No worries! I can explain. Foraging toys are reall...No worries! I can explain. Foraging toys are really just about anything that you can stuff food into. Some manufacterers make toys especially for this. They have to be manipulated by the bird to get the food out. But you can also make then yourself. For example, you can stuff newspaper into an empty cereal box then sprinkle pellets inside and fold it shut. Attach it to the side of the cage and voila...foraging toy. Here are some more ideas for DIY foraging toys from Kris Porter http://www.parrotenrichment.com/foraging/diyforagingtoys.htmlBarbara Heidenreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8813842527488109648.post-29774820626291601352013-03-21T21:10:30.634-05:002013-03-21T21:10:30.634-05:00I guess my problem is that I don't understand ...I guess my problem is that I don't understand what constitutes a "foraging toy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com