Among all the sounds that pets and birds make, the cry of a parrot is one of the most unpleasant. Talking parrots bring owners a lot of positive emotions, but with their harsh voices they also cause inconvenience. Let's consider why birds may scream, how to act in a problematic situation, and whether it is possible to force a pet to lower its tone.
Description of birds
This is one of the most common living creatures kept in the house. Exotic, colorful plumage, active, inquisitive, cheerful birds.
Description of parrots and the reasons why they constantly scream
There are many different types and sizes. There are many advantages of their content - they do not take up much space, they please the eye with their outfit, they repeat individual words and even phrases of human speech, simple melodies, and fill leisure time. At the same time, without particularly bothering the owner with the troubles of its maintenance. And feeding, with the current assortment of grain mixtures in pet stores, also does not become a problem.
But among the disadvantages of having parrots in the house, the most important is the noise these creatures produce.
How to fix the situation
To prevent a parrot from screaming, you must first determine the reason for the animal’s excessive activity. It is recommended to keep a small diary in which you should describe all cases of agitation in your pet. It must indicate the date and exact time of the event; possible conditions and irritants that could disturb the parrot; characterize the cry (hysterical, irritable, painful, frightened, etc.). At the same time, it is imperative to monitor the health of the bird.
After observing the animal, you can identify certain patterns and come up with ways to deal with screaming. For example, in some cases it is worth artificially reducing daylight hours. To do this, you need to cover the cage in the evening with something dark that does not allow light to pass through. It will be easier and more peaceful for your pet to fall asleep.
If the poor guy is stressed, you need to remove the cause from the environment. If he wants to communicate, you need to play with him. You can pour warm water into a mug - it has a calming effect not only on people.
Many try to direct the animal’s energy in a different direction. You definitely need to keep your bird busy - playing or feeding. You can throw new branches to her, let her look at them. Some people teach parrots to talk. Good behavior is always rewarded.
If there is no way to communicate with the parrot at all, you should open the cage - let the bird feel free, fly around the room and explore its surroundings.
Thus, by keeping a diary of “excitement,” the owner has the opportunity to monitor the state of his feathered friend and prevent screams in time.
Why does a parrot make unpleasant noises?
Runs around the cage and screams
This kind of active movement usually means that the bird is not getting enough flight. Energy arises that she needs to throw out somewhere. When keeping parrots, you should keep in mind that daily walks outside the cage are a necessary condition for keeping them.
Budgerigar screams
Vigorous movements of birds also occur during the period of “family creation”. The male dances on a perch, cleans the feathers of the chosen one and feeds her. And the female shows increased activity, collecting suitable building material for the nest.
A short period of bird screaming should not cause concern. If she does this all day without stopping, it is necessary to inspect the conditions in which the bird is kept. Perhaps he is missing something, or something scares him. Parrots often scream when they experience stress, such as losing a mate.
Anxiety can also be caused by a change in diet. This especially happens soon after purchase. Find out from the breeder what food he is used to, and if you need to switch to a new one, switch gradually.
Important! After acquiring a bird, some time must pass before it fully adapts to its habitat and new owner. Typically this period lasts about two weeks.
Parrot Cockatoo Kiryunya swears
Yells in the morning
Anyone who has had these birds at home knows that parrots emit perhaps the loudest, one might say, jubilant cries in the mornings. Ornithologists, and just people who have studied the behavior of birds well, will tell you with confidence that in this way they simply greet a new day, connecting to the general chorus of birds outside the window.
Most often, the morning trills and chirps of your pets do not indicate illness, but rather indicate health and good spirits. The biorhythms of domestic animals, like their wild relatives, coincide here: activity, including vocal activity, usually occurs at the beginning and the very end of daylight hours.
Screams at night
As a rule, the parrot is not active at night. If this happens, then it is possible that the bird is experiencing malaise and pain. You should not immediately start giving her any medications, even on the advice of friends. First, it is better to contact a specialist.
Why does the Parrot Scream? All About Pets
However, it happens that the owner, who is next to the cage, makes noise himself. Or perhaps a sudden light hit the bird’s house (for example, from headlights), or some other disturbing factor appeared - and the bird simply reacted to it with a voice.
What not to do
Parrots scream if they don’t like something, so it’s impossible to force a bird to shut up. Moreover, wrong actions can only make the situation worse. You cannot scold your pet, clap your hands, knock on the cage, or splash water on the bird. Instead, you should spend more time with your pet, talking and playing with him. If a bird tries to get something from its owner by screaming (food, attention, a walk), you should not immediately comply with its request. She must understand that she will get what she wants only if she remains silent. For good behavior, the bird is rewarded with a treat or toy.
Types of the most noisy parrots
Corella
Often their owners complain of sharp, loud screams. A bird can make unpleasant noises for a variety of reasons. The most common of them: fear or boredom. If you have a newly acquired specimen, you should make every effort to tame it and thereby adapt it as much as possible to the new environment and owner. If a nymph (as these birds are otherwise called) simply attracts your attention, do not encourage her attempts in any way. But as soon as she becomes silent, go up to her, speak to her and offer her a treat.
Important! Do not reinforce your bird’s bad behavior with handouts. On the contrary, reward him by treating him with something if he behaves quietly.
cockatiel screams at the camera
Budgerigar
Representatives of this species are not so loud, but they are also capable of producing sharp sounds, unpleasant, crackling-like screams. Birds also have a habit that is not the most pleasing to the ears of their owners - screaming while simply flying around the room.
Do not forget that this species of birds is one of the best mockingbirds. If most often in their life they heard the sounds made by street birds, then they will repeat them. For owners of young, lonely wavy birds, it may be useful advice to create a different sound background for imitation - often let the pet listen to the trills of songbirds or human speech. You can turn on a quiet radio when leaving. Well, close the windows tightly so that extraneous noise does not interrupt these sounds.
Important! Chirping is a common language used when two or more birds communicate. So the above methods will most likely not be suitable for a couple or a group of parrots. They will be useful only for owners of single individuals.
Other screamers
We have not named all parrots that are distinguished by their loud voices. Other noisy members of the family include:
- Macaw. This species of birds not only has the strongest and strongest beak on earth, but also a rather sonorous voice. Considering that some individuals reach even 70 years of age, think about whether you can tolerate the urge to yell from time to time in your pet.
- Sunny arating. This cute, elegant bird is also called the “home rainbow.” Unfortunately, in addition to excellent intellectual abilities and affection for the owner, individuals of this species are distinguished by a voice of the most unpleasant, shrill register. Owners of birds even claim that the scream of an angry or bored arating can be heard a couple of kilometers from home.
- Cockatoo. The grace and artistry of this creature is known to many. But screaming is a real test for human ears.
- Amazons are great at absorbing most of what they hear. And then they produce something in which individual words are mixed with other “overheard” sounds, sometimes quite loud.
- Necklace parrots. Their voice, more like a sharp squeal, is considered the most recognizable of all the sounds made by birds living in South Asia.
- Among the excellent screamers, it is worth mentioning the Gray. This bird's talent for imitating human speech is beyond doubt, but it can also scream.
A parrot screams and dances in the kitchen
Of course, not a single creature will constantly mock your ears.
When communicating with him there will also be quite calm moments. But when purchasing a parrot, you need to understand that there are no completely silent ones among them.
Characteristics of parrots
To stop a parrot from screaming, you need to use an individual approach. Depending on the subspecies of the bird, the volume and nature of the screams may vary.
For example, budgerigars make sounds very similar to passerines. But this chirping is usually a sign of a quarrel, dissatisfaction or excitement in the pet. They also scream out of boredom or joy. They love to scream in flight, but nothing can be done about it.
Cockatiels are also noisy birds. They really love to make noise: if the cause of their discontent is not identified in time and does not get rid of it, a terrible din will arise. But you can’t resort to them at every cry - this will spoil the feathered brawler and teach him to yell all the time. It is often worth calming and treating cockatiels only while they are silent - this way you can teach them to maintain silence.
Be sure to open the cage from time to time, without waiting for the loud cries of your pet. He must understand that he is allowed out for a walk, regardless of the screams.
How to stop a parrot from screaming
The screams of these birds, which are not very pleasant for the human ear - and this is the main advice for owners - must learn to be tolerant. The fact is that these creatures are social, natively living in a pack. By shouting, their wild ancestors attracted the attention of their relatives: they notified that food had been found, or that sudden danger threatened.
The flock scared off the enemy with a general hubbub. Most parrots behave this way to this day. The sounds they make can be called a way of communicating with the environment, and this (if the bird lives in captivity) is the owner himself, his loved ones and even pets.
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Here are some tips for those who are trying to help their pet learn not to accompany their actions by yelling too loudly.
- A parrot's non-stop screams may indicate that it is not feeling well. Observe your bird: if you are sure that something is wrong with it, there may be a reason to contact a veterinarian.
- Check for food and drink in the cage. Perhaps the “noise attack” is just a way to inform the owner of a feeling of hunger or thirst.
- Try not to leave your pet alone for a long time, and if you do leave, equip the cage with various special bird toys - a mirror, ladders, climbing frames, bells, chewers, puzzles, etc.
- There is also another way out for a bird that cannot tolerate loneliness - to buy him a comrade. However, there is a risk that in this case your pets will talk much less, switching to communicating with each other.
- A parrot cannot be in complete silence, so let a radio, for example, be playing in a quiet background in your house when you leave it.
- Try not to pay attention to the bird when it is in the mood to scream simply out of boredom. In every possible way, let her understand that communication will take place only in a peaceful environment.
The parrot is misbehaving
