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Is It Possible to Get My Cockatoo to Eat More Than Soft Food?
Jolyne F asks, I got a cockatoo from a woman I used to take care of. She only used to feed it soft food. She would mix her own baby…
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What is the Best Low Fat Diet for My Lesser Sulfur Cockatoo
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Which Pellet Bird Food Blends Have the Least Amount of Corn?
Steve S. is concerned about the amount of corn in bird food,
He is a companion to a Goffins cockatoo AKA Tanimbar corella
Message: We have been using Harrison’s adult lifetime fine. The first ingredient is corn. We would like to cut back on her corn consumption.
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My Blind Cockatoo Has No Lighting How Can He Produce Vit D?
Christy has a question about our favorite vitamin
Hi. Just wondering which vitamin D supplement you would recommend. I have a blind cockatoo and I don’t have bird lighting.
I’m not sure the bird’s lighting I used before didn’t cause her cataracts.
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What Species of Parrots Make the Best Pets?
Let’s start with parrots falling under a definite no.
Kea for one. The New Zealand Alpine parrot lives in the snowy mountains and is really smart but extremely destructive.
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Whats the Best Way to Introduce a New Carrier to My Cockatoo?
Patricia N. explains,
I have an Umbrella Cockatoo and have a new travel cage arriving soon. Always hard to get it to try anything new and he’s not a fan of cages, other than his usual ‘home’ cage.
Any tips on how best to get him inside his new travel cage. Thank you
Dear Patricia
Set it up right next to the bird’s regular cage. On a table to raise it up if possible. Put some food in it, treats, toys, and let your bird check it out.
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How Do I Get My Older Umbrella Cockatoo to Embrace Pellets?
Hi, I am the very happy owner of a 27-year-old umbrella cockatoo.
I’ve had her for about 12 years (her previous owner passed).
She’s always been a picky eater.
She of course loves peanuts and all things that are not good for her.
I’m still trying to find a pellet she will eat to balance her nutrition.
Please help with any suggestions. She’s very active and has beautiful plumage. I just worry about her diet. Thank you,
Patrice
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Why Is Our Elenora Cockatoo Losing So Much Weight?
Jane M. is concerned,
Our Elenora cockatoo is 24 yrs old.
Hailey has lost 27 grams in one week.
Editors note ~ the species Elenora cockatoo weigh an average of 475 g, cockatiels weigh about 100g for comparison. Endnote
We weigh her weekly.
She’s really not eating and if she does, it’s only a few bites.
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What are Good Protein Sources for Parrots?
Gabby M. relates
Hi all,
I make a chop of fresh veggies and if I can, fruit, but my guys do not seem to like fruit, since we incorporated it into the diet my Senegal Gabby does not eat any of his seed mix or his pellets or anything but the chop, I have incorporated beans and edamame into it for protein but am afraid he might not be getting enough protein.
I am putting it in twice a day at the evening change of food and in am before I head out so he has more to eat.
I am not sure if he gets enough protein in his diet with only the beans?
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Will a New Big Cockatoo Bond With My Budgies Over Time?
To answer “If I get a bigger parrot like a cockatoo” is a fool’s errand.
An Umbrella cockatoo is roughly 18 inches long and weighs 1.4 lbs.