I think it is your duty to first check if there are any adult cockatoos suitable for your home before you start looking for a baby cockatoo. If I would have chosen a baby cockatoo, Coco could have ended up in an animal shelter. To me Coco is an example of an adult cockatoo that is perfectly fine but was still in need for a new home. Coco does not show any behavioral problems or health issues and has never bit me. Coco was immediately tame, could talk and new basic tricks like stepping onto your hand. I bought it from the trader and named it Coco. The couple sold it to a trader after a few years because the neighbors could not appreciate the screaming. It was hand raised by the breeder and was sold to a couple when it was just independent from hand feeding. It was already 4 years old when I got it. A cockatoo that is older than 60 years will require medical attention more often than a younger cockatoo.You need to be sure you are not buying a cockatoo with behavioral problems (aggression, feather plucking) or developmental diseases.A baby cockatoo will be quiet and calm until it is about 2 years old, while an adult cockatoo will behave like a cockatoo will behave the rest of its lifeĭisadvantages of buying an adult cockatoo.An adult cockatoo can be just as affectionate and tame as a cockatoo you raised yourself.You can give a cockatoo that is in need of a new family a new home, instead of having a baby cockatoo bred especially for you.
Making small mistakes will not cause your cockatoo to become sick, misbehaved or malformed.It needs less time and attention than a baby.It has been taught basic proper behavior, like stepping onto your hand, not destroying furniture and some talking.The character of the cockatoo will barely change any more.Getting a baby cockatoo now will make it outlive youĪdvantages of buying an adult cockatoo (vs.A cockatoo can turn against the owner who raised it as a baby when it reaches sexual maturity.If you make mistakes raising your cockatoo, it can develop behavioral problems.You can make a mistake when caring for the baby, making it need medical attention or making it develop incurable disease / malformation.It takes a lot of time and effort to train your cockatoo and to learn it to get used to all things around the house.Caring for a baby cockatoo needs your constant attention and presence.The initial cost is lower (as you are caring for it when it is still dependent on constant care, instead of someone at a company).It will get very tame and affectionate with you.You can get it used to anything (your dog, car rides, the vet).You know everything that ever happened to it.Advantages to buying a baby cockatoo (vs. Very cute but very delicate and needy as well. When seeing an adult cockatoo, you can immediately judge his character and behavior, with a baby cockatoo you need to wait around two years before his true character shows. They can get just as tame as affectionate with you as a young cockatoo can. Older cockatoos can still live for a long time as they can become 80 years old, they can still learn new tricks and can learn to speak new words. These cockatoos make great pets if they can be rehomed. These cockatoos are in need for a new home for various reasons: financial problems of the owners, a baby is on the way, the owner got a more demanding job, the owner has health issues or the cockatoo does not match the expectations of the owner. Often they are tame and, while some have behavioral problems, many do not. There are many adult cockatoos that are in need for a new home. Some people manage to raise a social, friendly and balanced cockatoo out of the little baby bird the bought, but not everyone will be this successful. Also later in life a baby cockatoo can show behavioral problems or will not be the same bird as it was when you got it. In practice it is often difficult to raise a baby cockatoo. It is said that raising such a baby cockatoo is easy and that it will grow up to be extra tame and loving. A sweet baby cockatoo, often with very little feathers, still depeding on a formula for food. Many people are tempted to buy a baby cockatoo because they look so cute. What age should your cockatoo be when you take it into your house? Do you want a baby cockatoo, or an adult? What are the up- and downsides to either one?
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