Cockatoos are beautiful and big parrots who have sharp mind. For this reason more and more people try to get this wonderful, talented and clever birdie in the house. But, as well as any other being, a cockatoo need special leaving and healthy nutrition.
Description of a cockatoo
The homeland of a cockatoo is solar Australia, but also on Post-Soviet a scope these parrots feel at all not worse. At these birds the memorable appearance, thanks to an unusual mobile cop on the head which is dismissed in the form of a fan. Color of feathers of a cockatoo black or white with pink, yellow, red or brown specks. Parrots in itself quite amusing as possess aristocratic data. They bow and squat in a step to music, easily learn words and phrases, dismiss an effective cop, reproduce various sounds and even whistle couplets from songs. Cockatoos possess technology of opening of the most cunning locks, they can turn off nuts and like to repeat movements after the owner.These parrots very tender, but require to themselves a lot of attention, let out loud shrill cries which not all to liking. Cockatoos very quickly become attached to the owners therefore hard transfer separation from them. There live these majestic birds up to seventy years so during this time you will be able to enjoy communication with the pet fully.
Keeping of a cockatoo in house conditionsFor keeping of a cockatoo usually use all-metal cages from four sides with the dome-shaped or flat opening top. It has to be quite spacious that the parrot could spread wings freely. In a cage two cone-shaped poles from strong breeds of a tree (beech, an oak, a maple or an apple-tree) have to be placed. Poles from a linden, aspens, birches and rowans are unsuitable. The cage has to be located at the level of human growth, in a light part of the room, but is not close to a window. It is impossible to have a cage at the ceiling and near heating devices. One of the main conditions of keeping of a cockatoo is a purity in a cage. The dampness and dirt can promote developing of various diseases at birds. Remove a cage from the remains of food, stool and feathers daily (as a last resort, every other day). Every day wash a drinking bowl and a feeding trough with hot water, wipe a dry clean towel. Avoid education on slime drinking bowl walls. Sunlight is an obligatory factor of the external environment and plays a large role in life of parrots. Light helps to strengthen exchange processes in blood, raises the immune system, promotes increase in amount of phosphorus, calcium and level of hemoglobin. Optimum temperature for keeping of a cockatoo – 18-20os, the relative level of humidity - 60-70%.
Food of a cockatoo
The healthy nutrition plays a large role for development and growth of parrots. The basis of food of a cockatoo is formed by grain mixes which contain many carbohydrates, vegetable air, a protein, vitamins and cellulose. It is recommended to feed birds with corn and oat mix. Wash out seeds of oats and corn, fill up in a thermos and fill in with abrupt boiled water, you hold several hours. Then merge residues of water, mix is ready. Indulge the pet germinated seeds of wheat which contain many vitamins B and E. They are necessary for growth and a timely molt. Wet wheat in ware with water and leave in the warm place. In a day grains will bulk up. You carry out process of a prorashchivaniye in the warm place to emergence of white sprouts. Surely wash out sprouts under a water jet before the use. Do not forget to give to a parrot nuts (peanut and a filbert), them there have to be no more than 15% in grain mix. At a diet of parrots there have to be berries, fruit and vegetables. It is a big source of mineral substances and vitamins. Include in the menu of a cockatoo: sweet apples, apricots, bananas, grapes, cherry, peaches and pears. From vegetables it is possible to give: fresh carrots, leaves of cabbage and boiled potatoes. It is better to choose from berries: blackcurrant, dried dogrose, hawthorn, gooseberry, rowan fruits.