Marlene Mc'Cohen

How to

Take Care of a Budgie

Budgerigars, or budgies for short, are delightful birds that make great pets. In fact, they are the third most-kept pet after dogs and cats. This Australian bird costs little to keep, is happy in a home environment, and ...

How to

Tame a Cockatiel

Tame cockatiels can be great fun for petting, playing, or even dancing to music, but it can take some time and effort to get to that point. When taming cockatiels, it's important to proceed slowly, training him or her in...

How to

Keep Your Cockatiel Happy

Your complete guide to caring for a healthy, thriving cockatiel A cockatiel is a bird native to Australia. They are commonly kept as pets and can make great companions. Here are a few tips to keep your little feathered ...

How to

Teach Your Budgie to Talk

Budgies (budgerigars) are wonderful birds to keep as pets. They are very smart and intelligent, and make excellent companions. Budgies can become very skilled talkers. Although teaching your budgie to talk will take some...

How to

Stop a Budgie from Biting

Budgies are very sociable, people-friendly pets. However, occasionally budgie owners have to deal with behavioral issues like biting. Budgies bite for a variety of reasons. If your budgie is biting, take some time to eva...

How to

Trim Parrot Claws

Trimming a parrot's talons can be very difficult. Parrots may resist having their nails trimmed, so only attempt to trim your bird's nails if you've bonded with your parrot. You will have to keep your parrot calm through...

How to

Teach Parrots to Talk

Many types of parrots love to mimic human words, including cockatoos, parakeets, macaws, Amazons, and African greys. Getting your parrot to say specific words may take a little time and work, but if you're patient, you m...

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Keep a Parakeet Safe Out of Its Cage

Getting time out of the cage to fly, socialize, and bond with you is an important part of a pet parakeet's daily routine. More than that, it's a time for the two of you to hang out and have fun. During fly time, it is im...

How to

Have Fun With Your New Cockatiel

Cockatiels are wonderful animals to keep as pets. They are very social and intelligent, and love to interact with their human companions. Cockatiels also have friendly and energetic temperaments, which makes them fun to ...

How to

Take Care of a Parakeet

Parakeets make lively, attractive companions with their bright plumage and happy chirping. The common pet parakeet belongs to the family ''Melopsittacus undulatus'' and is a type of small, seed-eating, long-tailed parrot...

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Teach Parakeets to Talk

Parakeets, also known as budgies, are very popular pets because they are easy to care for and are smart and inquisitive birds. If you want to bond with your parakeet and keep it stimulated and happy, you can even teach i...

How to

Entertain an African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrots are highly intelligent animals that require social interaction and a stimulating environment. Your pet will love spending lots of quality time talking and playing with you, so try teaching it to talk...

How to

Hand Train a Parakeet

Parakeets are very smart animals and if you have one, you will probably want to train it to be your friend. The first step is to hand train it or have it comfortably perch on your index finger. Once your parakeet is full...

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Take Care of a Quaker Parrot

The quaker parrot—sometimes called a monk parrot, or a quaker or monk parakeet—is an intelligent, playful, often talkative, and regularly mischievous bird species. Quakers can make a great addition to your family, b...

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Train Parrots to Make Less Noise

Parrots vocalize for many reasons. They noisily greet the day, and they call the flock home at sunset (even though there is no flock). They can scream when they are excited and scream when they are bored. They may scream...