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From: dkletter@adobe.COM (SUGAR in their vitamins?)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: INDOOR - Novice questions about pet birds
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Date: 5 Jan 91 06:41:20 GMT
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i'm not sure i understand why the original poster just left the food
with the bird. i mean, birds like cockatoos and other parots don't just
eat anything you hand them just like that. they're like kids. i usually
eat the stuff i want to feed my yellow-naped amazon first so that she
can see that i enjoy it too. not only does this pique her interest, but
it shows her that she can trust me because i am >sharing< my good food,
not forcing weird greens on her. it's the old monkey-see monkey-do trick.
in fact, my cockatiel has taught the amazon to like certain foods and
vice versa simply by watching the other eat it and wanting to be "in"
on this great game.


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