House train a magpie-plz help very soon!!!!!?

Question

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Answer 1

Take the bird to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

These people have the specialized training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. They also have all required government licenses that allow them to keep native wild animals until they are healthy enough to be released back into the wild.

Many countries ban the private ownership of some or all native wildlife. In the US, all native migratory birds are protected under federal law (Migratory Bird Treaty Act) and it is illegal to keep a protected bird unless you are licensed to do so. Many other countries have similar laws, pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which was an international agreement.

Answer 2

Magpies make excellent pets, often better than most parrot species & yes you can house train the bird but no I don't advise it. Simply clean the poo up after him.

And yes magpies are often taken in by home owners if they're deserted for one reason or another. They can be relatively easy to care, but not always. This time of year seems to be common.

If you don't know what you're doing or never done this before then as others have said get in touch with an animal rehabilitater. Grey still on the back & this bird is clearly still very young & should be with the parents learning how to survive. What happened to them? What are you feeding? How do you know he's been properly weaned by the parents by now?

If you do know what you're doing then just take him to a vet for a check up, care for him, don't even bother to house train him. If this is your main concern you should give him to someone else.

Answer 3

you may want to put your question in the question area, and not in your profile, and define 'house train" and why you have a magpie and don't wanna give it to a wildlife rescue, and how old is it, etc.

all you profile says is this
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About me: Just signed on to help a friend find out how to house train a new zealand magpie-we dont know if it is white or black backed yet, as it's back's feathers are still grey...
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you might have typed more but i can't find it.

most ppl here will just tell you not to keep a wild animal but to give it to a rescue. i'm pretty much the only one here who won't (i have had a starling as a pet) but i can't help you with the information you gave me.

are you asking how to make the bird stop pooping? sorry, that's impossible. birds poop. parrots can be toilet-trained but they usually aren't (and usually only partially). if you don't know that birds poop all over the place or can't accept that, PLEASE GIVE THE BIRD TO A WILDLIFE RESCUE SO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF IT AND SET IT FREE, thank you.

try the Audubon web site to find your local audubon center, call them, and they should guide you in what to do with your bird.

Answer 4

This is not a bird to be house trained and have as a pet this is a bird that should be free in the wild some birds are great as pets others are just destined to live in the wild. I would talk to your nearest animal shelter and ask them what the best course of action would be. This is not a bird you train. A parrot, a cockatoo, or even a small budgie yes those are breeds commonly associated as pets. Magpies are not to be associated in this group.

Tell your friend to set it free if it is still to young to fly then help it along to get older then let it loose. Tell your friend if she wants a bird get a parrot or something.

Tell your friend to use some commonsense.

Answer 5

take it to licenced bird trainer and rember u need a licence to keep a magpie