Cockatoos as Pets
Cockatoos as Pets Cockatoo's make excellent companion birds, in case the needs of theirs and requirements are adaquately met. They're affectionate, comical, funny, mischievious and often easy to get along with. The requirements of theirs, nonetheless, are many and complex rather. The secret to an excellent Cockatoo as a companion bird is an excellent beginning. Cockatoo's are known for becoming phobic and developing behavioral problems like plucking and/or screaming. A study was done a couple of years ago by Dr. Brian Speer, DVM and associates that indicated that several of these phobic issues may be brought on by early weaning that's practiced by many breeders.³ In the outdoors, and in captivitiy, if left alone, Cockatoo babies stay with the parents of theirs until another breeding season. Consequently, a year or even slightly less. While the babies are definitely eating by themselves a couple of weeks after fledging, they've been observed being fed by their parent...