Warning! The Truth About Cockatoos

Today we see a lot of YouTube videos that show people owning cockatoos. Famous and not so famous. They all show the cockatoos as funny, cute and playful. As they are, however, they have more sides of personality. The cockatoo can be fickle as the weather. They'll show a playful attitude, but the next second they can harm your hearing or worse, to bite. Cockatoos are not for everyone. Getting a cockatoo as a first bird is not a good idea, nor a pet for a child. The cockatoo owner should have experience with other parrots. There is a tremendous difference between raising a baby cockatoo or getting a young cockatoo. If you raise a baby cockatoo, most problems won't occur with it. A cockatoo's cream is extremely high. They're not your morning good sounding bird. Even if they are connected to you and respect you, they might harm you if something doesn't feel right to them. They are not a small parrot. They have a pretty large beak that could cause very serious damage to yourself and to your furniture as well. This bird needs to be more than 4 hours with its owners. If you think about just leaving and be outside of the cage by himself, think again. They'll probably chew your house down as vengeance. Cockatoos get connected to one owner and can become jealous in certain situations. It tends to become spoiled very easily and won't appreciate changes in the routine. Their cages need to be standardized cage made for cockatoos. They might get oppressed and aggressive if it's too small for them. They will probably chew and ruin all of the toys you will let them play with. Cheap solution is to give them cartons and unharmful plastics such as paper rolls, Pringles carton, plastic water bottles and such. After all of the dark sides of the cockatoo, you should also know that they're very intelligent. Some say they're smart as a 5 year old. They know how to acquire their exact needs and will make you feel as if they're your human best friend. They'll like to take part in whatever it is you do. And most important, just like any other animals, they all have different personalities. Some more calm and some more aggressive. However, everything we just talked about is relevant. If you do get a cockatoo and it seems like it is not so friendly towards you. If it bites or screams, don't just throw it in the cage for isolation. Home the core because it will become depressed and much more aggressive. And one more thing, if you own any other pets, don't expect them to be friends like in those funny videos you're watching. If they don't get along at first, the cockatoo could seriously harm your other pets. So leave an eye open.