![]() ![]() We were leaving to go into town and I thought my dad had went to the car so I picked him up off his cage and right as I was walking by the bathroom my dad walked out. He is fine sitting on his gym when my parents are over, but he does not like my dad (which is another thing, sometimes they can be very unsure of people who do not live there). My worst bite was when my parents were over one day. You will learn from their body language when they are overwhelmed, and at that point they should go to a quiet room for some quiet time. Everytime I have been bitten I knew I was going to get bit, but I was removing him from a situation where he was getting overly stimulated and worked up. The severity of the bite really depends on the situation though. However, do not expect small ones to be any easier, they will be little terrors as well! For the elephant in the room, their large beaks. I am going to focus mainly on large cockatoo, Umbrella and Moluccan, which are particularly the most difficult to deal with. There are a TON of cockatoos in need of a home, so I would hate to turn off a potentially good home simply because the person considering does not have years of experience with parrots. On the flip side though, you may learn bad habits quicker too. Sometimes not having experience with birds lets you enter into the relationship with no preconceived notions of how they will be, so you learn quicker. ![]() They generally would not be for someone who has never been around birds before, but there is always exceptions to that rule as well. Even two Umbrella's will not be equal.įirst and foremost, the a cockatoo, especially large ones are not for the faint of heart. However, I highly doubt a potential new owner is considering a Black palm.īy far the most popular breeds would be the Goffins, Umbrella, Moluccan, Sulfur Crested (Lesser, Greater, Etc). You have everything from small ones like Goffin's, Ducorp's, to large ones, Umbrella and Moluccan, to the very rare and EXPENSIVE Black Palm. It's also worth noting that "Cockatoo" refers to many different sub cockatoo. It is no secret that cockatoos are probably the number 1 most surrendered to rescue bird their is. But like cockatoos are themselves, its not simple to understand. My aim here is to educate potential owners on the challenges, and rewards of owning a cockatoo. It seems that you either get people answering this who says "YES! They're great pets!" or link straight to all the horror stories. ![]() I thought on this rainy day I would answer this question as honestly as possible. ![]()
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