PSYCO403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Digestion, Behavioral Enrichment, Ethology

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO403
• Professor: Eric Legge

Document Summary

Proper stabling techniques and important stabling considerations. Parrots as an example: captive parrots are still wild by nature, require an exceptionally high amount of stimulation and attention, excellent companion animals but not domesticated animals. Top 5 problem behaviours in pet birds: biting, screaming, destructive behaviour, territoriality, feather plucking. Bites from pet birds can be very painful. Important to identify why the bird bit you in the first place: need to know in order to treat. Negative punishment works well in parrots (social punishment, removing play behaviour) In the wild, some birds use loud calls as a means of communication (e. g. , parrots). They often regularly preform these calls to maintain contact with their flock. Screaming or calling will become worse if: the animal does not have enough social interaction throughout its day, separation anxiety (similar to dogs) Can use gradual, staged leavings, then stretch temporal window: behaviour is reinforced. Affection control (only get affection when not screaming)