How to keep your Cockatoo healthy, happy and safe
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- Give lots of attention.
- Feed a fresh, high quality, toxin-free formulated diet with daily supplementation of chopped vegetables and fruit according to manufacturer's recommendations.
- Avoid feeding nuts, seeds, sweet items (corn, apples, oranges) and salty foods, as these may contribute to feather picking, screaming and aggression.
- Grit is not necessary with modern captive bird diets.
- Provide clean, fresh uncontaminated water.
- Replace food and water containers twice daily to maximize activity in a healthy bird.
- Offer toys, social interaction, and foraging and problem solving opportunities.
- Provide an occasional opportunity for bath, shower or misting (at least weekly).
- Avoid spraying house with insecticides.
Credit: Used with permission of the Zoological Education Network.
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