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Looking for a cockatoo - looking to rescue instead

  • 17-10-2015 12:54pm
    #1
    nicolevins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    Hi
    So I am currently looking into getting a cockatoo and I would preferably like to adopt/rescue before going shopping at a pet shop. Now a lot of the animal rescue centers mainly keep dogs and cats so I've not had too much luck. I am waiting to hear back from <snip>.

    Have any of you got suggestions on where to look? If I can't find a rescue I'd like one from a breeder.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    You wont find any to rescue. If you are looking to get one i would suggest getting one directly from a breeder.That way it can learn about you and who you are. I have seen Cockatoo's go from owner to owner. The new owner getting a chunk out of his arm.


  • #3
    Deranged96
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 588 ✭✭✭Deranged96


    I'd say you're a hundred times better off getting one from a respected breeder, one that will come to you with no issues. Galah cockatoos are my own personal favourite species :)

    I might be wrong, but I imagine most cockatoos up for adoption would be better suited to aviary living rather than going to a home. It would take a skilled keeper to restore the mental health of a larger parrot

    Good luck, they're full of potential when cared for correctly :)


  • #4
    Diane Selwyn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 257 ✭✭Diane Selwyn


    There were plenty of wild parrots about where I grew up but I knew of only a couple of people that tried to domesticate one. Came across a few yellow crested cockatoos kept as pets but can't recall of anyone keeping galahs or rosellas. Cockatoos can certainly be cantankerous as feck but funny too. I would imagine getting one from a breeder would be preferable if at all possible otherwise you don't know what you are taking on.


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