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Post by terrimac on Jan 11, 2006 9:06:49 GMT 8
Hi All (again)- Just me with (yet another) question - I was told it is possible to 'toilet train' your Ecky when they are young - apparently you can get them to toilet (when out of thecage) on a piece of paper - does anyone know how to go about this? I've found heaps of tips on getting them to talk, how to communicate, etc - but nothing on how you can teach them where to 'go'....!  |
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Post by ekkiemum on Jan 11, 2006 18:02:24 GMT 8
hey terri im currently trying to teach my lil one how to go! lol well we keep a piece of newspaper down somewhere in the same spot all the time, and when she starts wagging her tail (you know that funny wagg wagg poop! sound) well we pop her on the newspaper (or whatever you wanna put her on or over) and say "go potty" and once she has done her bussiness lots of cuddles and praise. haha its very repitous and will probably take a few months but well worth it! those ekkie poos are huge! lol
has anyone got a potty trained ekkie?
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Post by cindy on Jan 13, 2006 11:19:52 GMT 8
hi its cindy i now of a boy how breds the in old he traind his to go on conmand just have to keep saying toilet to them when they go and they pick it up what you whant them to do my oldest dose it some times
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Post by braedough on Jan 13, 2006 13:34:19 GMT 8
Our boy got the idea in about a week, and he was great for the next week. Then when he was really into exploring his surroundings he kind of got lazy again, but he seems to know when he gets it wrong. Now he is fine unless he gets startled - eg just today he was playing rather excitedly around the top of his cage and he fell off... he fluttered a couple of meters away and landed, but promptly pooped on the floor.
Other then fogiving the 'startled pooping' incidents, it is important to keep your eye on his/her body language and time since the last poop. Our boy starts to inch away from us when he is on our lap, get a bit fidgety, or start looking intently at his perch where he knows he should go. I have heard this is fairly common. As soon as you see this, take him/her directly to the place you want to teach them to go and say whatever word you want to use. When they actually get it right get really excited and heap the praise on. They'll get the idea pretty quick... Soon enough they will do it on command.
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Post by terrimac on Jan 18, 2006 8:38:47 GMT 8
We're trying - but its a little hard to pick - sometimes she does the feather ruffle and shake - other times, she just sneaks it in and you don't know until after the fact - will continue to work on it though!
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Post by lcminwv on Mar 19, 2008 8:34:28 GMT 8
My Jack, 2 and 1/2 yrs old, I'd say is pretty potty trained. Most times, I'll hear him make this low, kind of "hum" sound, and I'll guess he has to go; or, just when I think he's been out of the cage over an hour - so then I'll let him "step up", set him on top of his cage, and he'll turn backwards & poop (I have a plastic drop cloth surrounding his cage). I can't remember the last time he had an "accident"!
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Post by bradlo1976 on Apr 14, 2011 8:53:33 GMT 8
Don't know if I agree with potty training. I have not trained mine to go on command and yes messes do occur, but the process of cleaning up after him is rather easy. Although I do agree that having a "place" to poop is much better than having a "command" to do so. But either way birds might injur themselves internally waiting for the "place"or "command" in order to defficate. Imagine if you were trained to only go to the bathroom when told to instead of when you needed to. Cats have litter boxes and dogs are trained to let us know when they need to go, not the other way around.
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