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- Oct 14, 2017
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- Cherry - Rose Breasted Cockatoo
Hi everyone. I've been reading and contemplating for a long time and I feel ready to get a pet bird. As much as I love my farm birds I really want a pet and a companion that I can bond with on a stronger level. I've been trying to find a cockatoo as I love their personalities and think they're some of the most beautiful birds I've seen.
It's been hard to find any in my area but I finally found a promising aviary nearby. One of the cockatoo's she was telling me about, a 17 year old Galah, was previously used as a breeder and according to the woman I spoke to isn't as accustomed to being a pet. She says that the bird is still very sweet and she thinks with some patience and time spend in a stable home she could make a very good pet. The bird hasn't bitten anyone in her 3 month stay at the aviary but they are still trying to find her a home.
Does anyone have experience with something like this? I'm a little worried if it'll be hard for her to adjust to being a pet and having her main companion be a human, especially since she's not too young anymore.
I'm a little nervous about getting a bird this old as well. I know they live a long time but I'm more worried about her already being set in her ways and unable to adapt as well to a new owner and a new environment.
She also mentioned that this particular cockatoo has lipomas, a fatty tumor near her abdomen that should be fairly manageable with a low-fat diet. I'm doing my research before making such a big decision but any advice or personal accounts would be very helpful.
Thanks
It's been hard to find any in my area but I finally found a promising aviary nearby. One of the cockatoo's she was telling me about, a 17 year old Galah, was previously used as a breeder and according to the woman I spoke to isn't as accustomed to being a pet. She says that the bird is still very sweet and she thinks with some patience and time spend in a stable home she could make a very good pet. The bird hasn't bitten anyone in her 3 month stay at the aviary but they are still trying to find her a home.
Does anyone have experience with something like this? I'm a little worried if it'll be hard for her to adjust to being a pet and having her main companion be a human, especially since she's not too young anymore.
I'm a little nervous about getting a bird this old as well. I know they live a long time but I'm more worried about her already being set in her ways and unable to adapt as well to a new owner and a new environment.
She also mentioned that this particular cockatoo has lipomas, a fatty tumor near her abdomen that should be fairly manageable with a low-fat diet. I'm doing my research before making such a big decision but any advice or personal accounts would be very helpful.
Thanks