How to Get a Parrot Off Your Shoulder in Minecraft

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Get that colorful parrot off your shoulder for good
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Minecraft is full of adorable animals you can tame as pets—including parrots, which tend to perch on your shoulder. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to get these feathered friends off your in-game avatar, along with how to tame them in the first place.

Things You Should Know

  • Hop down from a high level to get parrots off your shoulders.
  • Swim in any water source to get parrots to leave you alone. Going to bed can also accomplish this.
  • Command your parrot to sit if you don’t want it to fly back on your shoulder.
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How to Get a Parrot Off Your Shoulder

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  1. Hopping down from a higher surface typically gets a parrot to fly off your shoulder, as well as: [1]
  2. Some Minecraft enthusiasts find that crafting and climbing into a bed makes a parrot hop off the player’s shoulder.
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  3. Head to a nearby body of water (like a river or ocean) and swim—the parrot should leave your shoulder once you jump in.
  4. While this method isn’t ideal, getting attacked by hostile mobs or dying can get a parrot off your shoulder.
  5. Sitting parrots stay stationary and won’t fly back over to you:
    • PC/Mac: Right-click
    • Xbox: LT
    • PlayStation: L2
    • Nintendo Switch: ZL
    • Mobile: Tap Sit
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How to Tame Parrots

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  1. Hold some wheat seeds in your hand and right-click (PC/Mac) on the parrot (or use the corresponding console control). Continue feeding the parrot until red hearts appear around it—that’s how you know you’ve tamed it . [2]
    • All types of seeds work for this, including melon seeds , pumpkin seeds, beetroot seeds, and even cocoa beans.
  2. Crossing the parrot’s path causes it to fly over and perch on your shoulder.
  3. Repeat this process with multiple parrots to get 2 parrots perching on your shoulders.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://minecraft-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Parrot#Taming
      2. ↑ https://minecraft-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Parrot#Taming

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