Cockatoo parrot is a cute, funny bird that can be easily trained. In addition, she can speak, whistle melodies, somersault, and even dance. Many people dream of becoming a cockatoo owner. But few people know how dramatically the life of all family members will change with the appearance of a crested handsome man in the house.
Free life
Breeding in nature
Females of most cockatoos differ from males in only more modest body sizes. Only some species have sexual differences in the form of spots, stripes, different colors of the iris. In nature, birds form pairs during the breeding season. Nests are built in hollows, as high as possible from the ground. Eggs in the clutch of large species are 2 or 3, and small ones - up to 5. Hatching lasts 28-32 days. Chicks are born fledgling, with large beaks. Most often, the couple feeds the cubs together. Sometimes parents do not leave their children even after they left the nest. After the mating season, the couples reunite in a flock.Captive breeding
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If the female is engaged in feeding the hatched chick and abandoned the remaining eggs, they must be placed in an incubator. They maintain a special temperature and humidity, set the ventilation, and turn the eggs several times a day. After the chicks are born, the temperature in the incubator is reduced to 27-28 degrees. They begin to feed the babies at the 12th hour of their life. The role of the artificial “nurse” is performed by a small syringe, and in the future - a spoon. The easiest way to cook food is from baby formula, adding fodder lime and vitamins to them. A small cockatoo parrot asks to eat day and night every 2 hours. He ate or not, check on the fullness of his goiter. Overfeeding the baby is not recommended. Finishing each meal, you need to simulate natural feeding. You can add millet and fruit to a grown-up chick.Adult birds are happy to eat carrots, cucumbers, seeds, nuts, peas, beets, celery, corn.
Pet house
A cockatoo talking parrot , cute, funny, playful, is the pride of its owner. These birds can learn a few phrases and many kinds of sounds. They also easily learn various tricks, movements, are able to fulfill some requests. This is what enthusiastic viewers see. Behind the scenes are problems and difficulties known only to the owners.Cockatoo - freedom-loving birds. If they are constantly kept in a locked cage, they begin to get nervous, get sick. This is expressed in plucking their feathers, in aggression towards the owner. Therefore, these birds must be given the opportunity to fly at least half an hour a day around the apartment.
A cage for them needs to be bought especially strong, preferably metal. Lock the door with a solid lock, which cannot be opened with anything but a key. These precautions are needed because the wooden rods of the cockatoo are turned into chips in a matter of hours, and simple locks are opened no worse than a seasoned bear cub.
Walking around the apartment
All cockatoo owners should remember that leaving pets out of the cage for a long time is extremely risky. Firstly, curious birds may be interested in wiring, damage it, and kill themselves.-, , , , , , . , , . , . , , .
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Defeating an apartment is not all that a cockatoo parrot can do. Owner reviews give an idea of how demanding attention the bird is and emotional in expressing its feelings. Having become attached to the owner, the cockatoo become, figuratively speaking, its shadow, constantly requiring attention. Offended, the pet can refuse food, pluck feathers, even tear its skin. Often such problems arise when the owner needs to go somewhere, for example, to go on vacation. It will be difficult for a cockatoo to bear separation.. , , . , , , .
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According to some sources, the cost of a cockatoo with documents is from 90 thousand rubles and above. It is influenced by many nuances.Low, as a rule, is the price if the bird does not have all the necessary documents or it is sick. Unfortunately, cocktails are often smuggled into us. These, so to speak, businessmen are only concerned with revenue. They catch and carry unfortunate parrots, breaking the laws. In order not to be caught, birds are euthanized and hidden in places unsuitable for living beings. Few of them remain healthy after this. In addition, a parrot caught in the wild can be a carrier of viruses. Merchants are trying to quickly sell goods, so they do not set high prices.
If you buy cockatoos in special nurseries, many problems can be avoided, although the price will be higher. It depends on the type, size, age, skills of the bird and the degree of its taming. A man-fed parrot costs more than the one that the parents fed.
It happens that the owners sell the cockatoo. Here the price varies quite a wide range. Sometimes a parrot can be given for free, if only the new owner was a good person. Nevertheless, buying a cockatoo without proper documents, there is a risk of acquiring a problem bird.
The most popular types
Many are interested in how many cockatoo parrots live . Their life expectancy depends on the conditions of detention, size and type. The most popular are yellow-crested, white-crested, yellow-cheeked, pink, Moluccan and Goffin cockatoo.. 55 , 50 . , , . 35 . 40 . , .
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