Author Nikki Moustaki certainly cannot resist the splendid lovebird, and her valentine to this irresistible avian wonder is the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide. This colorful guide offers vital information to both new and experienced bird keepers about this hookbilled parrot, covering all aspects of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds.Bird specialist and trainer Moustaki has written an ideal introductory pet guide about lovebirds wit...

The adorable conure, named for its conically shaped tail, is one of the world's favorite parrots and the subject of this Complete Care Made Easy pet guide that presents new and experienced bird keepers with insight into every aspect of selecting, caring for, and maintaining well-behaved happy pet birds.Bird specialist and trainer Nikki Moustaki has written an ideal introductory pet guide about the boisterous conure, with chapters on the characteristics of the conure, the varied beha...

When not properly trained and socialized parrots are prone to developing behavioral problem including aggression and self-mutilation. Many parrot owners face these problems and need guidance on how to solve them. this is one of the only books on the market to focus on aggression in pet parrots. The author has many years of experience training birds and other animals in a wide range of settings including Disney's Animal Kingdom Six Flags Marine World adn the Chicago Zoological Society.

Lovebirds are small, stout parrots with a curious and good-natured disposition. Written by an expert on lovebirds, this comprehensive book covers species characteristics and offers advice on how to look after these beautiful birds. Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet.

Your Happy Healthy PetThe authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!Outgoing, cheerful, inquisitive little acrobats, conures are entertaining companion birds. They're small in size, but big in personality. This guide helps you make your conure a part of your family, with information on:* Choosing your conure* Creating a safe, stimulating home for...

A properly trained parrot is a wonderful pet—and a poorly trained parrot can be a feathered monster. The Perfectly Trained Parrot gives you the tools to ensure that you live with the wonderful pet, not the monster! This comprehensive guide contains methods and advice to ensure that your bird becomes a social, tame, and fun companion. Author Rebecca K. O'Connor, a professional bird trainer, advocates only positive and humane methods—methods that will make training fun for both you and your bir...

This book will provide the reader with the information needed to select the right parrot and train him to talk. Also inculded is a special section on caring for an maintaining a healthy chatterbox, as well as a useful guide to choosing the species that are best at talking--although not parrot is ever guaranteed to talk.

KEEP YOUR PARROT STIMULATED AND ACTIVE, AND HE WILL KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED!By nature, parrots are inquisitive, intelligent, and social animals. You can capitalize on these characteristics and obedience train your bird, teaching him behaviors that will make your life and his more enjoyable--behaviors such as stepping on your hand or wrist on command, and going to a designated perch. Then you can progress to teach him all kinds of tricks. He'll love the attention, communication, and so...

All aspects of caring for African Grey parrots are covered in this comprehensive book. The Guide to Owning an African Grey Parrot contains information about housing, feeding, and training these sensitive and intelligent birds. An in-depth section on health care, in addition to a thorough discussion of the species' natural history and behavioral traits, is certain to prove useful to experienced owners as well as those just beginning to know and love these spectacular parrots.

The Ultimate Guide to Eclectus Parrots is a comprehensive eBook dedicated to assisting companion Eclectus owners. Penned by an Eclectus specialist and self confessed parrot addict, the Author writes in a friendly easy to read manner. She provides information and advice based on over a decade of experience keeping and breeding companion Eclectus parrots. With 48 chapters and over 140 full color photos this book sets itself apart from any Eclectus book on the market. Eckie lovers everywhere ...

If you think your parrot can't shoot a basket or bowl a strike, think again! Using the information in The Click That Does the Trick, you'll be able to train your bird to perform more than 30 entertaining tricks, including shooting a basket, bowling, roller-skating, waving and more. Author and trainer Robin Deutsch guides you through all the steps to train each trick. Her introductory chapters on bird behavior and basic training concepts lay the groundwork for training your bird to perform com...

The Healthy Bird Cookbook: A Lifesaving Nutritional Guide and Recipe Collection is the perfect solution to all of your birds nutritional needs. It provides 150 creative, healthy, and easy-to-make recipes that are appropriate for almost all species of pet birds. The book also offers a thorough, extensive section on avian nutrition that clearly explains the roles of pellets and seeds, the food groups, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in your birds diet. Authored by an avian expert with consu...