Boredom Busters for Birds: 40 Fun and Feather-Friendly Toys and Activities
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Nikki Moustaki
Nikki Moustaki is the author of twenty-five books on the care and training of exotic birds. She holds an MA in creative writing, poetry, from New York University, an MFA in creative writing, poetry, from Indiana University, and an MFA in creative writing, fiction, from New York University. She has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in poetry, as well as many other national writing awards. She splits her time between New York City and Miami Beach.
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Boredom Busters for Birds - Nikki Moustaki
Enriching Your Bird’s Life
One week your bird is as happy as a hound at an all-you-can-eat buffet, and the next he’s biting, screaming, or pulling out his feathers. What happened? The change was so sudden, so unexpected, so unlike him. Has he lost his feathered mind? Maybe he’s just bored.
Birds who are physically and mentally unchallenged begin to exhibit unpleasant characteristics and behaviors. They can become depressed, anxious, self-destructive, outwardly aggressive, unpredictable, loud (or conversely, brooding and quiet), and even ill. A bored, lonely bird may change from a lively and contented pal into something resembling an unruly teenager you wouldn’t trust with your car keys. It’s time for an enrichment intervention to turn Birdzilla back into a happy, friendly companion.
Lack of enrichment can cause boredom, stress, and anxiety, leading to behavioral problems such as constant screeching, aggression, or feather destruction (plucking, picking, or chewing). Adding enriching toys and activities to a bird’s life can solve many such issues and can help prevent a bird from becoming overweight or antisocial.
Enrichment for birds is anything that keeps birds active and engaged in their environment and that stimulates their natural behaviors and instincts. This book explores some simple ways to provide your bird with stimulating types of enrichment to keep him happy, healthy, and out of trouble.
Enrichment Types and Defining Factors
There are many ways that you can enrich your bird’s life and make his daily routine more varied and interesting. Those ways fall into four categories, or types, of enrichment: solo, social, environmental, and variance. Which enrichment endeavors your bird will respond to depends on a variety of factors, including his species, his age, and his upbringing and general lifestyle. Finding the toys and activities that will capture your bird’s attention will also be a matter of trial and error, as no two birds are alike, even those of the same species; what one conure may respond to, for example, another may not.
The Four Types
Bird enrichment will be most effective if you choose activities from each of the