Both are incredibly important! Your cockatoo needs time out of its cage every day to exercise both its mind and its body. As annoying as it is, you cannot use nonstick cookware, aerosols, perfumes, (scented) candles and cleaning products if you have a cockatoo lurking about the house. A huge killer of domestic parrots, as they have extremely sensitive lungs. It’s impossible to list everything here, but try to always keep the following in mind: When it comes to general care, there is a host of things you can do to keep your cockatoo healthy and also improve its quality of life. Tip: Use foods to stimulate your cockatoo’s mind, thereby reducing stress as well! Foraging toys, lots of variety and make the bird work for its treats. Occasional treats like nuts for training purposes.Unsalted cooked items like pasta, lentils, wild rice.
High quality seed mix (try to find something without sunflower seeds, those are better as treats!).Fruits (small amounts, try apple, grape, pear and more).Veggies (whole or chopped, try carrots, leafy greens, peppers and more).Try a mix of the following to make sure your ‘too gets all the (micro)nutrients it needs: As with humans, this is a huge silent killer of birds in captivity. It’s still a common myth that pet parrots can subsist on a diet of seeds and nuts, while in fact they need a lot more variation.Ī seed-only diet can quickly lead to obesity and the same goes for overfeeding.
The absolute easiest thing you can do to make your cockatoo’s potential lifespan shoot up is to provide a proper diet. With good care and a big dose of luck, your galah might even make it to up to 80 years old! The oldest galah out of 1889 birds in the “Surviving on the Ark” study was almost 73. In the wild it appears they live to around 20, but least 40 years is not unheard of at all for this species in captivity. Galah cockatoos have a pretty impressive lifespan that appears to be at the upper range when it comes to parrot lifespans. They are very common in Australia and also popular pets. Galah cockatoo lifespanĪlso known as pink-and-grey cockatoos or rose-breasted cockatoos, galahs ( Eleophus roseicapilla) are known for their lovely pink coloration. Take Duster the cockatoo for example, who was claimed to have turned 89 in 2014. Some even claim theirs has made it to 100 years! Although many of these reports are a bit iffy due to lack of proof, some of them seem quite plausible. There are plenty of reports of umbrella cockatoos actually surpassing 60 years of age. In captivity, that is in the wild it’s likely about a decade shorter.
According to reports from zoos that have the documentation to prove their umbrella cockatoos’ ages, they can definitely live for up to 60 years at least. And then there was Cocky the cockatoo, who was claimed to have lived to 120 years old before dying in 1916, although the veracity of this story is obviously somewhat doubtful.Īlso known as white cockatoos and scientifically as Cacatua alba, umbrella cockatoos are one of those ‘too species with an amazing lifespan. The oldest sulphur-crested ‘too out of 977 birds noted in the “Surviving on the Ark” study was almost 73 years old. In captivity, that number appears to go up quite a bit. There is quite a bit of info out there about sulphur-crested cockatoo lifespan.Īccording to Wikipedia, wild sulphurs are expected to live between 20 to 40 years. Sulphurs also make popular pets, although like all cockatoos (except maybe the smaller cockatiel) they can be pretty demanding. The sulphur-crested cockatoo ( Cacatua galerita) is a spunky and curious species well-known for its appearances in urban areas in Australia. In the “Survival on the Ark” study mentioned above, the oldest Goffin’s cockatoo out of 581 birds included in the study was 30. It’s probably fair to assume that with good care and a dose of luck, it’s not unrealistic to assume that your Goffin’s could be around for at least 25 years. Some sites list as little as 26 while others say 65! It also listed as one of the less long-lived species, although it’s important to note that there is little data on their average lifespan. The Goffin’s cockatoo ( Cacatua goffiniana, also called Tanimbar corella) is one of the smaller cockatoo species out there.
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