Water should be available for the bird throughout the day. Excessive feeding of citrus fruits leads to Iron Overload disease in these birds. High lactose dairy food and meat can be added to their diet in small amounts. Calcium particles could be sprinkled around the food at times. Fruit supplements can be added in diet including apples, oranges, carrots, peaches, bananas and many more but avocados being toxic to cockatoos should be avoided. Proteins could be offered through cheese, meat bones, canned dog food and hard-boiled eggs. Insects form a major part of diet in yellow-tailed black cockatoos. Black cockatoos feed more on fat than other breeds. Hard to do but ignore the yelling and treat the silence.Ĭockatoos eat an omnivorous diet that includes seeds, flowers, insects, and fruits. Though human nature is to race to make the loud bird quiet.
The trick is to ignore the screaming bird and attend when it gets quiet to make sure the cockatoo doesn't make it a habit. When the cockatoos are caged after their playtime they try to get attention by loud screaming. Cockatoos are attention seekers and that's one of the behavioral problems they exhibit. Some of these birds have different light colors on their crests. Cockatoos comes in a variety of colors from white to yellow or pink. Being social animals they need their time out of cages to have their play hours just like a dog, cat or any common pet. Most of the cockatoos can be tamed but only a few could be trained to talk. Cockatoos are great imitators of their surroundings though not many are good at mimicking humans. Lack of attention can result in boredom which can lead to feather plucking and causing harm to themselves. Not fair to the bird and you will probably get a screamer to deal with who is bored. Don't expect to get a cockatoo and leave it in a cage without daily interactions. However, each bird and situation is going to be different. Experts claim pet owners have to devote a couple of hours per day since these birds long for attention from their masters. Having a cockatoo is a long time commitment considering they could easily outlive their owners with a lifespan up to 70 years. The high intelligence of this bird along with their affectionate nature adds up to cockatoos' high demand as a pet. Popular ideas on how cockatoos got their name include from Indonesian word 'kakatuwah' meaning grip, Malaysian word cockatoo meaning pincher, and so on. Molecular evidences are substantial to prove cockatoos have their ancestors in New Zealand parrots of strigopoidea family. There has been more restrictions forced on commercial trade or importation/exportation on account of scientific research of these beautiful birds. As a result they are listed as extinct species on CITES list. Through the years cockatoos have been faced with dangers from illegal pet trade and changing the environment of their habitats. They live in a diversity of geographic areas including woodlands, open forests and coastal plains.
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