{"id":80,"date":"2024-05-02T14:51:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:53:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:53:21","slug":"training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"pet<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Building a bond with an exotic pet may not follow the same path as, say, a cat or dog. However, establishing and maintaining a friendship with an exotic pet is not only possible, but the experience may enrich the lives of both owner and exotic pet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Getting to Know Them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each exotic pet has their own unique likes and dislikes<\/a>. Spending time with them is the best way to begin providing items that interest them. It can take time, and a process of elimination, to finally land on a balanced approach to their habitat, diet, enrichment activities, socialization, security, and more.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take It Slow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the pet, they might take it slow in the beginning. They may be reclusive, quiet, and even reluctant to get acquainted with their new surroundings<\/a>. This is an important opportunity to quietly observe them when they hunt, eat, sleep, and display some behavioral patterns you may or may not see again. As they learn to trust their new owners, exotic pets will relax and begin to show their real colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essential Tips for Training Exotoic Pets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Never force any interactions with them until they display a level of ease and comfort in your company. Since most pets are highly motivated by food, add tasty treats or foods to your invitations for careful handling and closer contact. If you have a pet that relishes live crickets, for example, or a bird that loves oranges, use these to your advantage. They will eventually associate your company with high-value food experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exotic Pet Activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you work at keeping them entertained and active, your exotic pet will enjoy their time with you even more. Be careful not to interrupt their sleep cycles or meal times. Find a time of day that suits them. As they accept being handled more often, you can extend periods of playtime or closeness. Always watch for any signs of struggling, stress, or fear<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep Up the Good Times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Life can become humdrum for some exotic pets. When they appear ready for this, provide your exotic pet with a sense of excitement by introducing them to other pets and people in your life. Supervise all interactions and offer praise and rewards for everyone\u2019s respectful, open involvement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Whole New World<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Over time, you can expand your exotic pet\u2019s surroundings. Bring them to different parts of the home they\u2019ve never seen before (provided it\u2019s safe and fully contained). Give them a chance to really experience this new area and set up activities for them to enjoy. Favorite foods, toys, and mental challenges can be real game-changers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Love Exotic Pets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All Critters Veterinary Hospital<\/a> is happy to help all critters<\/em>, especially brand new exotic pet<\/a> patients. We can help address their behaviors, diet, habitat, and ways to promote overall health and wellness. Please call our team<\/a> at (614) 305-2085 with any questions or concerns. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Building a bond with an exotic pet may not follow the same path as, say, a cat or dog. However, establishing and maintaining a friendship with an exotic pet is not only possible, but the experience may enrich the lives of both owner and exotic pet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,13],"tags":[57,58,56],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-avians-exotics-pocket-pets","category-training-behavior","category-pet-wellness-preventive-care","tag-bonding-with-exotic-pets","tag-exotic-pet-activities","tag-training-exotic-pets"],"yoast_head":"\nTraining Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands - All Critters Veterinary Hospital<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands - All Critters Veterinary Hospital\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Building a bond with an exotic pet may not follow the same path as, say, a cat or dog. However, establishing and maintaining a friendship with an exotic pet is not only possible, but the experience may enrich the lives of both owner and exotic pet. \" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-02T18:51:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-03T18:53:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-2000x1333.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2a149393fa10716f5f5b1c1cd4305f4a\"},\"headline\":\"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-02T18:51:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-03T18:53:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":502,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-2000x1333.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"bonding with exotic pets\",\"exotic pet activities\",\"training exotic pets\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Avians, Exotics, and Pocket Pets\",\"Pet Training and Behavior\",\"Pet Wellness and Preventive Care\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/\",\"name\":\"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands - All Critters Veterinary Hospital\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-2000x1333.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-02T18:51:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-03T18:53:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2a149393fa10716f5f5b1c1cd4305f4a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\",\"description\":\"Our Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2a149393fa10716f5f5b1c1cd4305f4a\",\"name\":\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/499d1e8b14a7de6bac4e3b17dedd8fd319df69ba3b365c22bf4502a847aff6bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/499d1e8b14a7de6bac4e3b17dedd8fd319df69ba3b365c22bf4502a847aff6bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/499d1e8b14a7de6bac4e3b17dedd8fd319df69ba3b365c22bf4502a847aff6bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"All Critters Veterinary Hospital\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.allcrittersvet.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/beyond\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands - All Critters Veterinary Hospital","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands - All Critters Veterinary Hospital","og_description":"Building a bond with an exotic pet may not follow the same path as, say, a cat or dog. However, establishing and maintaining a friendship with an exotic pet is not only possible, but the experience may enrich the lives of both owner and exotic pet. ","og_url":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/","og_site_name":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital","article_published_time":"2024-05-02T18:51:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-03T18:53:21+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-2000x1333.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/"},"author":{"name":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2a149393fa10716f5f5b1c1cd4305f4a"},"headline":"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands","datePublished":"2024-05-02T18:51:15+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-03T18:53:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/"},"wordCount":502,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-2000x1333.jpg","keywords":["bonding with exotic pets","exotic pet activities","training exotic pets"],"articleSection":["Avians, Exotics, and Pocket Pets","Pet Training and Behavior","Pet Wellness and Preventive Care"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/","url":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/","name":"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands - All Critters Veterinary Hospital","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-2000x1333.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-02T18:51:15+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-03T18:53:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2a149393fa10716f5f5b1c1cd4305f4a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1369649907-3-1-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/training-exotic-pets-techniques-for-bonding-and-teaching-basic-commands\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Training Exotic Pets: Techniques for Bonding and Teaching Basic Commands"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/","name":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital","description":"Our Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2a149393fa10716f5f5b1c1cd4305f4a","name":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/499d1e8b14a7de6bac4e3b17dedd8fd319df69ba3b365c22bf4502a847aff6bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/499d1e8b14a7de6bac4e3b17dedd8fd319df69ba3b365c22bf4502a847aff6bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/499d1e8b14a7de6bac4e3b17dedd8fd319df69ba3b365c22bf4502a847aff6bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"All Critters Veterinary Hospital"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/author\/beyond\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.allcrittersvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}