Why train your Cockatiel? Training Basic discipline. Not to scream indiscriminately Not to bite Use a potty Mimic human speech Sing Whistle Skate The step up command is necessary to get your Cockatiel to climb onto and off your arm/shoulder and to come out of the cage. Choose the word you'd like your bird to associate the command with before you start training. Do not change this word. After having learnt the command, if your bird doesn't Basic Discipline Step up Command Training listen to you, give it a break and try again after sometime. Use a firm "No" when your birds behaves inappropriately. Do not beg and plead or your pet will start taking advantage of you. Keep a separate cage or crate in which you can put your bird when he or she behaves badly. This should be in any other room than the one in which the cage is normally kept. This shouldn't last for more than 10 minutes at a time. Your bird should be alone during the punishment period.

To teach your bird to step down, place whatever you want him to step onto above his legs and follow the same procedure as when training him to step up. Don't forget to say "step down" while trying to get him to step down. You will have to be consistent with the command. If you change it, you will confuse the bird. The next trick you should teach your Cockatiel is to Step Down Command Laddering Training "ladder". The bird will have to be trained to step up from the finger on one hand to a finger on the other hand that is held higher. Each time you want the to climb higher, use the step up command.

Bring back your bird to its cage before it gets tired. If your bird flies away from you while you bring it back to the cage, then you should keep the bird on your hand or finger and keep it close to your waist or chest. This will block its vision and keep it from flying. Do this whilst talking to your bird.

Place your hand near the cage door, so that the bird can get back into the cage. Stand close to the cage so that your bird can't escape. Don't forget to lock the cage once the bird is in. Slowly you can train it to go back into the cage without having to force it. Use a command like "Go home" every time you return it to the cage. Keep a treat handy to give it to him/her when he/she gets back into the cage without a fuss. Slowly, it will learn to get Returning to the Cage Training back into the cage without you having to take it there. Don't force it to get into the cage as this will frighten your bird and he/she will never learn the command.

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