A caged cockatoo should have a diet of:
- 3-quarter cup mixed parrot seeds daily
- Fresh fruit and vegetables daily(avoid avocado,mango and
durian)
- Crickets weekly as a source of animal protein(1 for small cockatoos,3 for medium cockatoos,5 for large cockatoos)
- Nuts weekly
- Cuttlefish bone should always be available.
There has been much debate on animal protein for cockatoos.Although they may catch and feed on small lizards and mice in the wild,this is not requirement in captivity.Some keepers will feed their cockatoos pinky mice,
but this is not necessary.Crickets are sufficint as protien source. |