About Me
Niko is a male Amazon Parrot. Amazons are known for their lively personalities and excellent vocal abilities. Niko is still young, making it the perfect time to build trust and start training. While he’s not yet handleable, he’s very curious and observant of his surroundings.
Niko is quick to learn with positive, patient training methods like target and station training, as well as desensitizing him to hands. He’s gentle and sensitive, making him a great fit for someone willing to invest time in building a strong bond.
With the right care and training, Niko has the potential to become a confident, interactive companion with excellent communication skills.
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***Information that is universal to every bird:
1) Birds are typically not family animals. They usually choose a favorite and at best you can expect them to tolerate everyone else.
2) Birds are not great with kids, dogs, other birds, and are not cuddly with everyone, nor can they really be trained to be. Birds are flock animals, who are social creatures that need to be in a communal area where they can see the rest of the family, or you may eperience serious vocalization and behavior problems. We’ve never met a bird who is great with kids, but we have met kids who are respectful of birds.
3) Birds bite. But, you shouldn’t “take the bite”. If you’re getting bit, you haven’t earned the trust of the bird, and are pushing the bird past his/her limits. You must figure out what the bird needs, and make what you’re asking of the bird more attractive than what they are already doing.
4) Birds are not “dominance” based creatures. Your only option for birds is to earn their trust. If they are, say…on top of a cage and don’t want to come down, that is where they feel safest, not a dominance thing. They are not trying to exert dominance, they just don’t want to come down. Your job as a parrot owner is to figure out what you can do to help them trust you, and whatever you are asking to be more attractive than what they are already doing.