In the wild, during times of plenty, cockatoos will eat for hours on the best food they can find and store it in their crop for digestion later. One thing owners have noticed is their tendency when they find something particularly delicious or have come home from an avian rescue is to gorge themselves on food. Due to their social eating habits, it may be best to feed cockatoos when the household is going to be near them or eating with them in the room.
In the wild these birds primarily consume seeds, tubers, corm (which is not to be confused with corn), fruit, flowers, and insects as they meander by. Jewelry: Especially costume jewelry can contain zinc.Ĭockatoos are herbivores programmed naturally to eat off the ground and some species high in the canopy looking for nuts.Paint: Paint from the walls of old homes may contain lead.Other pets: this includes other birds, dogs, cats, etc.Non-stick cookware: over heated non-stick cookware releases fumes that are both highly toxic to birds and have been linked to MS in humans.Avoid essential and exotic oils used to add scent to candles as well. Candles: the smoke even in small amounts can be very harmful to the air sacs and lungs.Aerosol sprays: very harmful to the air sacs and lungs.Electrical wires: dangling wires have the highest potential for issues due to birds desire to hang off or chew these “vines”.Super clean windows and mirrors: birds have a hard time identifying glass and mirrors!.Ceiling fans: birds should never be out when a ceiling fan is on.Some concerns are obvious such as open flames but others such as an air freshener can be easily overlooked. There are many things in the average home that pet cockatoos encounter that can be harmful and even deadly. With proper care, these birds can become family companions for 30-80 years! Due to their natural monogamy, this can become problematic in homes that aren’t equipped to handle the needs of such an attention demanding bird.
These affectionate birds often become bounded to their owner and misidentify them as mates. These parrots are one of the most common large birds kept as pets and incidentally one of the most common relinquished to rescue groups. The name cockatoo is believed to mean vice, so named for their powerful curved beaks. There are 21 species of these crested birds found throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia.
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