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Can you believe someone surrendered me to animal control?! How rude! I am Sweetpea, a lovely umbrella cockatoo and a complete lady (some would say "diva.") I can say "Hello Sweetpea" and "Hello Pea." I adore being scratched and petted, but please pay attention. I can get a bit pushy and if you stop the petting too soon, I might just express myself. My nips don't break the skin, and you can put up with a small bruise, right? That's just one reason I need a human partner who knows all about cockatoos and how to bring out the best in us, like my love of swaying and slow dancing with my human companion. I can be picky about what I eat, but I love those pellets! (For some reason, this makes my human friends very happy.) When I see mashed potatoes or spaghetti, though, I forget the pellets and make a pig of myself. At my temporary foster home, I was around another nice cockatoo, but I screamed a bit in competition for attention. Now that I'm getting the attention I deserve, I'm quieter. Still, I can imitate a hawk's screech, only louder, if ignored! Study up a bit on how to handle this, and talk to me a lot, and we can work out the noise thing, I'm sure. You have to keep an eye on me anyway, or I'll wander around the house and maybe find trouble. Like any intelligent creature, I need to keep busy. Are you ready to work on some lesson plans and recess activities for me? Story posted on: October 24, 2005 Notice: Due to the notoriously difficult nature of cockatoos, Mickaboo prefers that cockatoos not be a households' first parrot. If you intend to house a cockatoo, please research the following websites: Wikipedia: Cockatoos Living With Companion Cockatoos: Broadening the Human Perspective My Toos Print this page |
