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What\u2019s Your Bird\u2019s Play Personality?<\/p>\n

In the best-selling book, “Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul,\u201d (2009) author Stuart Brown, M.D. validates the importance of play in the lives of both people and animals \u2014 \u00a0\u201cPlay lets animals learn about their environment and the rules of engagement with friend and foe.\u201d Brown also\u00a0makes the argument\u00a0that play is so essential\u00a0to development and survival that \u201cthe impulse to play has become a biological drive.\u201d The book defines eight distinct play types (listed below in bold), which we can see in our feathered companions.\u00a0Knowing your bird\u2019s play type can be useful in helping you better cater to your bird\u2019s style of play, be it with the right toy types or interaction. Here’s a playful look at the eight play personalities as they might pertain to our feathered friends:<\/p>\n

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Photo by Johanna Moraz\/Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1.\u00a0The Joker\u00a0\u2014 makes people laugh, plays practical jokes.<\/strong> Of course, our pet birds can certainly make us laugh out loud from time to time, whether they mean to or not. Some parrots<\/a> species seem to especially fit the joker role more so than others. Take, for example, African greys<\/a>, cockatoos<\/a> and macaws<\/a>. African greys might be the \u201cstraight-faced\u201d joker, as in mimicking the doorbell and perching stoically as you go to answer it. And I once met a cockatoo that liked to surprise people who passed through a doorway\u00a0by hanging\u00a0upside down on the top of the door frame and swinging overhead, giggling with delight. I\u2019ve also heard of macaws that like to play a\u00a0\u201cBoo!\u201d game with people, where they fake lunge to get a reaction. Some people are certain\u00a0that their cockatiel<\/a> (or budgie) gets a kick a out of flittering to the top of the curtain rod just as they are about to be put back in the cage\u00a0in a “Gotcha!” type moment.<\/p>\n

Jokers do what they do for the reaction. So if it’s a behavior you don’t mind reinforcing \u2014 like getting up to answer the door whenever your bird “rings” the doorbell, then by all means, humor your little feathered friend. If it’s something you’d rather not live with on a frequent bases, channel your best stone-cold face and leave it as that.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0The Kinesthete\u00a0\u2014 loves to move, dance, swim, play sports.<\/strong> (Well, if we sub-out \u201cswim\u201d for \u201cbathe,\u201d we keep this play type a little more focused on birds.) A lot birds take a liking to dancing and rhythmic movements \u2014 cockatoos, for sure; conures<\/a>, too. Lories<\/a> and caiques<\/a> are prone to highly energetic play sessions and seem to especially love chasing and tossing foot toys around. Budgies seem to make sport of their drop\/push toys, like the standard\u00a0weeble-wobble penguin toy. Throw in a love for water play, and there are a lot more birds to add to this play type, from parrotlets all the way up to the big macaws.<\/p>\n

If you have a “Kinesthete” bird, toys to try include: exercise toys like swings, boings, climbing walls and ladders; and noise toys like bird-safe bells and rattles. If your bird loves to dance, be his\/her personal DJ or crooner to help him\/her get a groove on. And some\u00a0birds love a dancing partner … well more of a swayer or head banger \u2014 opt for movements your bird can follow! For water-loving birds, try mixing up their water play for a little variety … one day could be a gentle spray bath; another could be shower time with you, or place a shallow bowl of water on a table top or cage floor and see if your bird cares\u00a0to take a dip.
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3.\u00a0The Explorer\u00a0\u2014 goes to new places, meets new people, seeks out new experiences (physically or mentally).<\/strong>\u00a0A lot of parrots love to go exploring, (albeit, sometimes\u00a0without the knowledge or consent of their people). Cockatoos, Amazons<\/a> and cockatiels are just some of the\u00a0species that seem to love a good walk-about in their home environment. Be beware that some birds\u00a0might be on a seek-and-destroy mission; which doesn\u2019t bode well for home\u00a0furnishings. If you have an explorer play type in your home, a solid system\u00a0of supervision is in order whenever your bird is out of the cage. In the simplest\u00a0of ways, you can help feed your bird\u2019s inner explorer by sitting with him\/her on the floor and allowing him\/her to investigate the room (and intervene if your bird goes “out-of-bounds” or gets into something that is off limits). You can make exploring more exciting and emotionally rewarding\u00a0by creating foraging opportunities. One way is to allow\u00a0your bird to “find” things as he\/she explores. For example, wrap a Nutri-Berrie<\/a> in a piece of paper and place a few about the floor of a room for your bird to unwrap and devour. Or take the toy that has sat untouched in the cage and put it on the floor \u2014 for some birds, a toy’s appeal lies in the presentation. Or sprinkle some pieces of millet around the cage bottom (place newspaper down if you have a cage grate) for your cockatiel or budgie to find. Explorer types also might take to puzzle toys (toys that challenge their problem-solving skills), or items that take them places, such as climbing ropes and ladders.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0The Competitor\u00a0\u2014 loves all forms of competition, has fun keeping score.<\/strong>\u00a0Put a couple caiques together and, no doubt, they\u2019ll be on the ground wrestling each other\u00a0for foot toys. Amazons, macaws and cockatoos, too, sometimes like to play “keep away” with their people or flockmates. If you have a competitor in the flock, foot toys are sure to please, as are destroy toys … some birds seem to have an internal stopwatch to see how fast they can destroy a toy.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0The Director\u00a0\u2014 enjoys planning and executing events and experiences, like throwing parties, organizing outings, and leading.<\/strong> Sounds like a bossy birdie, right? Many birds take on a directorial play persona at times, such as taking the initiative to climb down from the cage or play gym to explore or extending a play session by deciding if and when\u00a0it is time to return to the cage. Toys to try: mirror toys \u2014 some birds like to chirp orders at their mirror reflections … again, a budgie taking on a penguin weeble-wobble toy simply exudes bossiness.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Manuel Torres Garcia\/Pexels<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6.\u00a0The Collector\u00a0\u2014 loves the thrill of collecting, whether objects or experiences.<\/strong>\u00a0If we’re talking object collecting, a quaker parakeet<\/a> perhaps? Quaker parakeets are hard-wired to construct elaborate nests, complete with individual apartments. In their quest for the best nest, they also have a tendency to collect \u201cfound\u201d items around the home, from pen caps to bottle caps \u2014 whatever can be flown or hopped back into the cage. If you have a collector parrot, toys to try would be foot toys and\/or small toys he\/she can carry back to the cage or play gym. You can even place a healthy treat, such as a cashew, in a location outside the bowl for your collector to “find” and take back to his\/her favorite perch spot to enjoy. As for collecting experiences, all birds deserve\u00a0positive experiences sprinkled throughout their day. That can be one-on-one interaction with you, a healthy treat or swapping out an old toy with a new one.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0The Artist\/Creator\u00a0\u2014 finds joy in making things, fixing things, decorating, working with his or her hands<\/strong>. (Another sub is warranted here: instead of “hands” we’re talking “beaks!”) Does your bird shred the cage liner to bits, or \u201creconfigure\u201d a wooden toy into a pile of splinters? Yep, you\u2019ve got an avian artist on your hands. In addition to reconfiguring toys, and perhaps perches as well, your little feathered creator-type might also like transforming food from a solid into a semi-liquid by dunking it in the water bowl. If wetting food whets your bird\u2019s appetite, let him have at it, but that also means diligent water bowl changes on your end to prevent bacteria from proliferating in the water bowl.<\/p>\n

Toys to try: a daily offering of destroy toys, be it hardwood toys (macaws, cockatoos, Amazons, etc.) for big beaks or softwood toys for smaller beaks (conures, cockatiels, budgies, etc.), and shreddable toys, too. You’ve got to indulge your artist\/creator bird to give your bird a positive outlet to meet his\/her chewing instincts and to protect your furnishings.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0The Storyteller\u00a0\u2014 loves to use imagination to create and absorb stories, in novels, movies, plays, performances.<\/strong> Hmm\u2026 this category seems to best fit the play style of a parrot that craves interaction via vocalization. I imagine the storyteller parrot as big on talking and\/or mimicking, taking the words he\/she has learned and putting his\/her own spin on them to create sentences and new meanings \u2014\u00a0if this is your bird, hopefully, he\/she has a captivated audience with you!<\/p>\n

Your bird might fit multiple play personality categories, which is all the better as it gives you more ways to cater to your bird\u2019s playful side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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