Information On The Care And
Raising Of Blue And Gold Macaws

The Blue And Gold Macaw is the most popular macaw... and for good reason.  If raised properly, the Blue And Gold Macaw will grow up to be an extremely playful parrot, have great speaking abilities, and will have less of a tendency to become nippy, or bite, like other species of Macaws.

But just because Blue and Gold Macaws are the most friendly species of Macaw, doesn't mean you should just go out and pick one up from just any old breeder or pet store.  You'll need to make sure you understand what you're getting yourself into.

Raising a Blue and Gold Macaw to be a healthy, well adjusted member of your family is going to take some work.  Don't get me wrong, it can be fun work, but work none the less.  You'll need to make sure you're ready and willing to put time into training your Blue and Gold Macaw basic tasks, skills and behaviors.

The #1 Thing You Must Teach
Your Blue And Gold Macaw...

The list of things a Blue and Gold Macaw needs to learn could be endless, but here's the most important thing Blue and Gold Macaws should ever be taught and exposed to:

1. Early Socializing Skills -- Just like it's a well known fact that puppies need to be socialized with other dogs at an early age to avoid becoming aggressive, fearful or territorial of new objects things and people... the same should be done with Blue and Gold Macaws (or any parrot for that matter)
   
   And while Blue and Gold Macaws are one of the better species of Macaw to adapt to new situations, you'll make life with your Blue and Gold much easier if you introduce him to a variety of different situations at an early stage in life.
   
   The key is to slowly introduce as many new situations to your parrot as possible on a daily basis, and to gradually stretch your Blue and Gold Macaw's comfort zone to allow him to finally become comfortable in practically every situation possible
   
   And don't think that it's just exposing to people or situations.  It extends to introducing your parot to a wide variety of parrot toys too.  I've seen parrots that were literally afraid to play with new toys because their owners didn't introduce them to a variety of toys when they were young.  Here's where I bought the latest batch of toys for my Blue and Gold Macaw.
   
   This toy is perfect for my Blue and Gold because it has an interchangeable metal center that I can constantly refill with different parts to change up his environment.
   
   If you make sure to do things like this at an early age, you'll be rewarded later in life with a Blue and Gold Macaw that is willing to let anyone hold, handle or pet him, and thus avoid a TON of behavior problems.
    

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