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Greetings everyone from the Netherlands

Postby rduquesnoy » Wed Jun 10, 2015 8:15 am

Hi all!

About 6 weeks ago we (me and my boyfriend) got a one year old male Galah cockatoo, he came from a divorced couple. We owned cockatiels before but we also realize Cockatoos are quite something else.

Gizmo is a friendly and hand tame bird, also with strangers. He can be a bit nippy sometimes. The bites aren't painful but we try to discourage this behavior. I recently started with clicker training which he seems to enjoy. We also made a nice climbing tree for him which he can freely demolish while I'm doing my work. I work from home most days of the week so I have a plenty of time available for Gizmo.

We want to gather as much information as possible. I am looking forward to participating and exchanging experiences (I realize we might need advice at some point ;) ).
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Re: Greetings everyone from the Netherlands

Postby Wolf » Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:18 am

Yes, they are much different than their smaller cousins the cockatiels, but since they are of the same family there are also similarities in their behaviors as well as their physiology. Welcome to the forum, I hope that you enjoy it here.
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