Umbrella Cockatoo
The
Beautiful Umbrella Cockatoo
It is fair to compare an Umbrella Cockatoo to a hormonal teenage girl. One minute she’s
adorable and cuddly and can turn your head into mush with the bat of her eyes or
a bob of her feathered head.
The next minute she’s screaming, biting,
charging and pulling out her beautiful feathers.
The demanding, yet lovable, umbrella cockatoo is one of the most frequently given-up
species of birds simply because owners do not know how to respond,
interact, and care for them.
Not knowing proper
umbrella cockatoo care results in screeching, biting,
feather plucking and a generally unhappy home. No need to stress,
follow these three tips and the ones found on our training packages and; you’ll have your gorgeous pet cockatoo eating out of your hand.
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Step 1. Are your Umbrellas basic
needs being met?Basic needs
include a solid and nutritional diet. This means an organic pellet based
diet with plenty of fresh fruits and veggies.
If he’s on a nuts and seeds diet – get him off it right now. The trick
will be to get your bird to eat the
organic parrot food.
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Consider hiding them in other food until he
becomes used to eating them. Here is some information I posted recently on
my blog about
converting your bird to an organic pellet diet if you're having problems.
The next element will be to make sure your bird is getting enough shut eye.
This means 10-12 hours of sleep in a dark and quiet room.
It's very important that your umbrella cockatoo get his beauty rest or
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Step 2. Is Your Umbrella Cockatoo
Supervised?
Your Umbrella Cockatoo is too smart
to be left without
parrot toys to entertain themselves and room to explore. It’s
true, your Umbrella is a large bird. What’s also true is that there is no
cage that is too large for your Umbrella Cockatoo. Size matters.
Imagine spending at least half your day in a closet. Wouldn’t you want
that closet to be as large as possible?
Of course you’ll also want some things to do in your closet and your
Umbrella
Cockatoo wants some things to do in his cage too. He’s an intelligent
bird.
Give him toys to chew on, puzzles to
solve, and an environment that he can explore.
Right now you might be thinking…gee this is going to get expensive.
Well, yes and no.
A
large
umbrella cockatoo cage can be expensive, however you can
make some of your Umbrella Cockatoos toys yourself. Additionally, consider
how much money you will otherwise spend at the avian veterinarian because your
Umbrella Cockatoo is ill or has injured himself due to inadequate care.
Step 3.
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But wait, you’re saying…I can’t hold him, he bites me. The answer…trick
training. Yep. Trick
training is the best, if not only, opportunity for you to mold your umbrella
cockatoo’s behavior and create a lasting bond.
Trick training is
also the best way to eliminate unwanted behaviors. For more information on
how trick training can completely change the way you interact with your
umbrella cockatoo and build the relationship you've always wanted
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Because your cockatoo is so intelligent you can
actually train your bird to stop biting you as well as other more advanced
behaviors like rolling over. It’s a great way to teach your bird to trust
you.
Of course to generate the
results that you desire, trick training must be done correctly.
This means that if you’re going to trick
train your Umbrella Cockatoo you’ll want to consult the advice and
guidance of experts at BirdTricks for training advice. |
Cockatoo training will be made much easier for you by following these types of
steps. Look for easy step-by-step guides, like the ones found here to
make your experience with your cockatoo a more enjoyable time for both of you.
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