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Cockatoo Info
  • Introduction
    • Anatomy of cockatoos
    • Development
    • Senses in cockatoos
    • Difference in sexes
    • Natural habitat
    • Natural behavior
    • History as pets
  • Species
    • Umbrella cockatoo
    • Moluccan cockatoo
    • Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
    • Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
    • Citron-Crested cockatoo
    • Goffins cockatoo
    • Ducorps corella
    • Little Corella
    • Long-billed corella
    • Palm cockatoo
    • Major Mitchell’s cockatoo
    • Galah cockatoo
    • Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo
    • Glossy Black Cockatoo
    • Cockatiel
  • Behavior
    • Body Language
    • Cockatoo Screaming and Other Noises (Meaning + Tips)
    • Behavioral problems
    • Speaking in cockatoos
    • The use of the crest
  • Housing
    • Housing a cockatoo
    • Cleaning the cage
    • Inside the cage
    • Temperature
  • Food
    • Main diet – dry
    • Main diet – fresh
    • Additional food
    • Treats for a cockatoo
  • Care
    • Caring for the crest
    • Clipping wings
    • Cutting nails
    • Showering a cockatoo
  • Playtime
    • Playing by themselves
    • Playing games together
    • DIY toy making
    • Learning tricks
    • The clicker method
  • Health
    • Recognizing disease
    • Going to the vet
    • Plucking feathers
    • Behavioral problems
    • Giardia in cockatoos
    • Psittacosis in cockatoos
    • Polyoma in cockatoos
    • PBFD in cockatoos
    • Intestinal worms
    • Calcium deficiency
    • Poultry mites
  • Buying
    • Up- and downsides of cockatoo ownership
    • What age?
    • Checkpoints before buying
    • Checklist supplies
    • Where to buy a cockatoo
    • Cockatoo Prices
    • CITES law for cockatoos

Playtime

Call it playing, call it training, call it teaching new tricks… cockatoos love to play and love to interact socially with other birds or people.

On these pages, you can read all about:

  • Solitary Play
  • Playing games
  • DIY cockatoo toy making
  • Training for tricks
  • The clicker training method
Flying galah cockatoo
A flying rose-breasted cockatoo / Galah cockatoo
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