Sulpher Crested Cockatoo for Sale

Description

Sulpher Crested Cockatoo with its love for human association makes an excellent pet for bird lovers. But, before owning one, ensure you have sufficient time and friendly neighbors as these loud birds crave attention all the time.

Adorable and friendly Sulfur crested cockatoo is available. Like a typical cockatoo, most enjoy being held and petted, and are friendly and sociable. Cockatoos are highly intelligent and tend to love dancing to music.

Housing

For this large cockatoo provide a cage sizing 27X27X39 inches with some perches. If possible, you can arrange for a larger cage since these birds love to spread their wings and climb to the top. The cage should be made of strong materials like steel with a good latch, ensuring the confinement of your pet.

Temperature

Sulphur-crested cockatoos can endure a wide range of temperatures, still, it is best to provide an average room temperature.

Behavior

These agile and energetic birds are always busy playing inside or outside the cage. They love to be pampered by their master all the time, in lack of which they may turn hostile and pluck their feathers rapidly. But with training, you can reduce their self-destructive and biting proclivity.
They have an amusing power of imitating human sounds and using them properly while interacting with their owners. They require mental stimulating games to avoid boredom.
While their raised crest indicates aggression, the rested crest mirrors their calm mood.

Feeding

Feed your pet fresh vegetables, fruits, and pellets. Once in a while, you may give it fish and chicken. For ensuring the calcium intake, include calcium block or cuttlebone to its diet.

Care

Spend as much time as possible with your pet, as this will make it feel happy and gay.

Keep your pet in a hygienic atmosphere by sanitizing the entire cage, toys, and perches daily. Bathe it weekly with fresh water.

Health problems

Intestinal problems like coccidiosis or inflammation, respiratory ailments, psittacine beak, and feather disease are common things that trouble sulphur-crested cockatoos mostly. If such things happen, a proficient vet is the one to look for.