When it comes to choosing a parrot, appearance (cute, pretty, colorful etc.) is dead last in factors to consider. Does that mean either one is the right bird for me, my lifestyle, my living situation etc.? NO. Do both cockatoos and macaws have absolutely gorgeous, impressive looking birds I can find videos online of with dedicated owners acting like little angels? Sure. Big beak, big mess, big voice, big cage, big cost. I don't tolerate excessively loud, repetitive noise well myself. All parrots are loud, but my dads cockatoo is over the top loud, especially since he is one of the smaller cockatoo species. I grew up with a cockatoo and he gave me lots of reasons I would never own one, the biggest being noise. Sorry to all offended, sure there is bound to be one at least ����Ĭockatoo or (large) macaw? Personally, I prefer neither. well mostly.įind a rescue and spend time with all different species, the right bird will let you know who they are.
Love both Max and Ivory, but Ivory is always at threat of becoming too stir fry �������� kidding. what you have to go to bed, go back to screaming, slicing and feather pullling. then they want to snuggle and cuddle for hours. or they go all dramatic and rip their feathers out screaming at you that 'you did this to me'.
and if you're not all eyes on, they throw a temper tantrum and want to slice your head off. still funny, but in an all eyes on me kinda way. Then you have the show off kid who squeezes into the middle of everything demanding to be seen. let's compare to kids, you know one that's super cool, intelligent, always fun to hang out with, does stupid stuff and checks if you saw and are laughing, hang out and watch a movie. we also have a bare eye too.īoth are wonderful in their own way but dramatically different. I have Max my beloved and truly devoted blue and gold best friend. Then you can hear them and see their mannerisms.Good Luck Be ready for the expense of the right diet ,new toys and a emergency vet for birds ready.Please don't get these birds and get rid of them because your life has changed.Make it work these birds are for life.At my house I'm more them Macaw person I just seem to be able to understand them more.Dave is the Too guy here.What I do when I wonder about a species is watch utube videos on them. So own your own home ,have everyone in your house be happy with them,Don't be a way from them to much ,its hard to really take vacations.Not great for a newborn baby where the house needs to be quiet. Most important to them is your affection.Both these species there is no room for error on your part (serious stuff).If you don't give them your all then you are going to have a very unhappy bird.Both species are loud ,destructive and demanding. Now my bigger Too is like what you read about. Bonded Macaws I think are easy they are like your best friend (I have four) My smaller Toos are able to keep themselves busy but need your consistent attention to do well. Cockatoo food shouldn’t be boring to eat, either, and will love foods like Avi-Cakes, Pellet-Berries, Nutri-Berries, and Lafeber’s Premium Daily Diet Pellets.I have both.At my house. Like all companion parrots, cockatoos do not thrive on birdseed alone.
Wild cockatoos forage all day for seeds and nuts, as well as coconuts and grain crops. Cockatoos are fun-loving, intelligent and energetic parrots, and their food should reflect those traits. A cockatoo new to the home should not be showered with non-stop attention, but rather given toys and other enrichment opportunities as well as intermittent attention so that the bird learns to keep itself entertained when the people in its life are not able to offer one-on-one time.įood for cockatoos should be nutritious, but should also include a foraging element as well. Cockatoos tend to be needier than other pet parrot species and an owner should set boundaries early on, otherwise the bird might scream for attention. A pet cockatoo will need a steady supply of appropriate items to chew and destroy. A cockatoo needs a well-constructed cage to not only prevent it from escaping but to prevent the bird from destroying it.
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