Housetraining? Well, I have taught both my birds to poop on command, and they are pretty good at it. I have a little waste basket under my desk, and they sit on the desk with me all the time while I'm on the computer. Every 20 minutes or so, I will hold them over the bin, and tell them *go*, and they will poop in the bin. I am not strict with them on this at all. If they have an occasional accident, its no big deal, because they are cockatiels, and well their droppings are just tiny and require no hard work to clean, BUT they do understand when I tell them to poop on command, so when I don't feel like getting up to get a napkin and clean after them, I will have them poop on command and they understand and listen. They do NOT poop all over the house though, and they are almost *never* in their cage. They've somehow trained themselves to go only in their cage or in their basket (where they play all day) OR wherever they are sitting/playing, but they also go on command. They have their *spots* where they go and play, and they are the same places every day, so if I know they are going to play in a certain area for long periods of time, I put a piece of paper under them, and throw it away later on. I've heard being too strict with birds on this can be bad for them, in the sense that birds need to relieve themselves often, so if they think they can ONLY poop when they get permission, they may hold it for too long while their *humans* are not at home, and it can be hard on their system.
My friend's conure rarely has accidents and tells them when he needs to *go*, by screaming *POOPIE POOPIE!!!* at the top of his lungs. LOL! Its hilarious, but he always says it at the right time, and then they will put him on his cage or over a waste bin, and he will go. He he. So yes it is possible to housetrain parrots. They are very intelligent animals.
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