Reinforcing vs. Aversive

Clyde

Finds Reinforcing:

• tactile

• interacting with people

• napping

• cooked sweet potatoes

• learning new behaviors

Finds Aversive:

• loud noises

• having things taken away

Dash

Finds Reinforcing:

• food

• blankets

• chasing balls

• kenneling/ hides

Finds Aversive

• getting picked up

• fast movements

• CSLs

Lola

Finds Reinforcing

• sessions

• tactile

• mud baths

• veggie plays

Finds Aversive

• being displaced by other animals

• being picked up

Rico

Finds Reinforcing

• red bell pepper

• stick perch

• free roam on floor

• blankets

Finds Aversive

• tactile on head

• grabbing his front limbs

• kennel being dragged on floor

Amelia

Finds Reinforcing

• free roam

• cheerios & raisins

• laying/ rolling in shavings

• salt lick

Finds Aversive

• wilted/ brown lettuce

• most produce

• tactile

• quick movements

Johnny & David

Finds Reinforcing

• free roam

• blankets

• sleeping in litter boxes

• hammocks

• attention from trainers

• exploring outside

• bath time

Finds Aversive

• being scruffed

Alexis

Finds Reinforcing

• wheel

• hides

• crickets

Moira

Finds Reinforcing

• wheel

• hides

• crickets

Finds Aversive

• getting picked up/ touched

Diamond

Finds Reinforcing

• attention from trainers

• new people

• tactile

• peanuts

• grapes

• men

Finds Aversive

• sessions ending

• being alone

• being toweled

Zoey

Finds Reinforcing

• shavings

• kiss behavior with trainers

• vocalizations

• dancing

• excitement from trainers

• tug of war

• clothing enrichment

• tactile on back

• beak grabbing

Finds Aversive

• tactile on tail, wings, feet

• isolation

• taking primary from open, flat hands

• spray bottle

Eugene

Finds Reinforcing

• his mate Ariel

• chewing object such as cardboard boxes, wood

• kennels

• grapes/berries

• rope

• being outside of cage

• going outside in warm weather

• kids behavior with trainers

Finds Aversive

• separations from his mate Ariel

• medical procedures

• sudden movements

• men

• towels

• cold weather

Ariel

Finds Reinforcing

• kennel

• grapes/ berries

• carabiners

• rope

• chewing objects such as boxes, wood

• tactile on head

• hanging by feet from top of cage

• men

Finds Aversive

• new trainers, especially females

• medical procedure, especially wing clipping

• sudden movements

• loud noises

• towels

• cold weather

Annie

Finds Reinforcing

• attention from trainers

• outreach programs

• peanuts & sunflower seeds

• lunch socaials

• time on trainers’ shoulders

• doing behaviors

• buckets, boxes, bags - full of things to rip and throw

• Fran & Victoria

Finds Aversive

• MEN

• end of session

• me :(

Sibbiti

Finds Reinforcing

• time it Blodyn

• hard plastics

• learning new behaviors

• vocalizing

• table plays

• cardboard boxes

• music

• whistling

Finds Aversive

• tactile

• blue and gold macaws

• quick movements

• loud noises

• scrub brushes

Blodyn

Finds Reinforcing

• hard plastics

• time with Sibbiti

• lunch socials/ table plays

• vocalizing

• dancing

• music

• learning new behaviors

• whistling

Finds Aversive

• tactile

• blue and gold macaws

• quick movements

• loud noises

• scrub brushes

Harley

Finds Reinforcing

• rope toys

• grapes & cherries

• attention from trainers

• yogurt

• destroying things

• eating from a spoon

Finds Aversive

• cantaloupe

• watermelon

• coconut

• pear

Luna

Finds Reinforcing

• straw and hay

• high perches

• eating alone

• paper towels

Finds Aversive

• water/ rain

• loud noises

• fast movements

Rex & Bowie

Finds Reinforcing

• paper towels

• being inside the barrel

• tall branches

• flying

Finds Aversive

• rain & wind

• corn stalks

Tyrion

Finds Reinforcing

• swinging perches

• large pieces of primary

• watching trainers

Finds Aversive

• living next to ferrets

• men

Huey

Finds Reinforcing

• quail

• toys that he can whip

• vocalizing

• people clicking their tongue/ coughing/ sneezing/ etc.

Finds Aversive

• big animals

• being in toe hold

Fred & Wilma

Finds Reinforcing

• lettuce

• veggies

• mud ponds

• tactile

Finds Aversive

• cold weather