All About Macaw Training & Care

Macaws are intelligent, social creatures who can be taught to talk! Other features are like:

• All species of macaws have very powerful, large beaks and large macaws are capable of destroying household furnishings and can potentially cause considerable harm to both children and adults.
• They love exercise and playtime.
• They can perform tricks if trained properly.
• Macaws are noisy. Their vocalizations can be loud and they can screech extremely loudly! They do have a fairly good capability to mimic speech, although probably not as clearly as Amazons and African greys.

Macaws need a large, strong cage so be prepared to make a significant investment. The cage shape is also very important for the bird. Square or rectangular cages are more appropriate for parrots. Before buying the cage, do a thorough checking of the security mechanism. A simple latch is no challenge for a Macaw. The cage must be strong enough to withstand their significant beak strength of Macaws. A stainless steel cage is a good investment.

• A minimum of 24" W x 24" H x 18" D for smaller Macaws
• A minimum of 5 ft W x 6 ft H x 3 ft D for larger Macaws
• Bar spacing: Not more than 4? apart
• Structural wire at least 3 mm thick

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Macaws are no fussy eaters. A Macaw should be provided with proper diet to keep it happy and content. Wild Macaws feed on palm fruits. Whereas a pet Macaw's regular diet includes nuts, fruits, small sized pastas, cooked chicken or turkey and other bits and pieces of foods.

Since commercial food does not meet your bird's nutritional needs, a Macaw strives best on grains, fresh vegetables, nuts, seeds and meats.

• Many even prefer boiled vegetables to fresh ones.
• Give plenty of fresh water to your Macaw for a happy and healthy bird.
• Beware, that a Macaw can become bored with formulated diet that can trigger off negative behavior.
• Make a combination of small parrot mix and supplement with your bird's regular meals.
• Vitamin supplements can be added to their drinking water or sprinkled on their food.
• Make sure you never feed your bird avocado, cabbage, parsley and iceberg lettuce.

Remember, your pet's diet will improve its health and will keep it content.

What is the Ideal Diet For Your Macaw

Usually active, energetic and healthy, Macaw can suffer from common diseases like any other Parrots. These health issues are:

• loss of appetite
• diarrhea
• Anorexia
• lethargy
• weight loss
• feather plucking
• beak swelling
• wheezing or coughing
• favoring one foot
• eye or nasal discharge
• red or swollen eyes

How To Keep Your How To Keep Your Macaw Healthy?