Hello,
My fiance and I adopted an umbrella cockatoo about 6-7 months ago.
When we first got her, she would scream all of the time, any time she wanted food or anything that we had or if we left her alone, or just for no reason at all. I understand this is normal, but we lived in an apartment at the time, so it was a little hard to deal with.
Now we have our own home, and she has taken to us and is doing much better.
Our problem is that now, she doesn't have a lot of energy, she is probably the most well behaved bird you can imagine, usually not screaming at all except maybe once every other day, or when we forget to turn the lights out for her when its time for her to sleep.
She does not have a cage, but her own stand that she stays on, we have not clipped her wings, but the previous owners had, but she still can't fly yet.
Basically, no matter what we do, we cannot get her to play, she has no interest in toys, any time we get her off her perch, she only wants to be right on top of you, or on the couch. If you put her in the floor with toys, her only goal is to get back to you and be out of the floor. She is a happy bird and loves cuddles, and we can get her excited sometimes with music and being silly with her, but it is a struggle. Most of the time she just stares out of her window. Later in the day she will do some swinging on her garden hook and say "hi" until we get her down, but if we do, she just wants to sit with us on the couch.
We adopted her from an older couple, and we wonder if that has to do with her temperament. She is about 9 years old. We also wonder if the lack of sunshine in our house has to do with it. Not much natural light gets in. She gets happy if we take her outside to the porch, but we can't do that often as its usually 20-30 degrees here.
Any tips or comments on her behavior? We want to get her to be more outgoing. She has a diet of Zupreem, almonds, and fresh fruit we give her every day. She is not a fan of vegetable.
My fiance and I adopted an umbrella cockatoo about 6-7 months ago.
When we first got her, she would scream all of the time, any time she wanted food or anything that we had or if we left her alone, or just for no reason at all. I understand this is normal, but we lived in an apartment at the time, so it was a little hard to deal with.
Now we have our own home, and she has taken to us and is doing much better.
Our problem is that now, she doesn't have a lot of energy, she is probably the most well behaved bird you can imagine, usually not screaming at all except maybe once every other day, or when we forget to turn the lights out for her when its time for her to sleep.
She does not have a cage, but her own stand that she stays on, we have not clipped her wings, but the previous owners had, but she still can't fly yet.
Basically, no matter what we do, we cannot get her to play, she has no interest in toys, any time we get her off her perch, she only wants to be right on top of you, or on the couch. If you put her in the floor with toys, her only goal is to get back to you and be out of the floor. She is a happy bird and loves cuddles, and we can get her excited sometimes with music and being silly with her, but it is a struggle. Most of the time she just stares out of her window. Later in the day she will do some swinging on her garden hook and say "hi" until we get her down, but if we do, she just wants to sit with us on the couch.
We adopted her from an older couple, and we wonder if that has to do with her temperament. She is about 9 years old. We also wonder if the lack of sunshine in our house has to do with it. Not much natural light gets in. She gets happy if we take her outside to the porch, but we can't do that often as its usually 20-30 degrees here.
Any tips or comments on her behavior? We want to get her to be more outgoing. She has a diet of Zupreem, almonds, and fresh fruit we give her every day. She is not a fan of vegetable.
