How to Properly Pet a Cockatoo

Gwen, an umbrella cockatoo, shares with the world, the proper way to pet a cockatoo.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• umbrella
• cockatoo
• petting
• bird

[sandyhammond]

What a gorgeous bird - how old is she?

[Lcoknits]

Thanks for watching her video. Gwen is 7 years old.

[collinb1210]

could your sounds be anymore disturbing?

[Travino]

I hear they are around $2,000.

[humblebusker]

aaawwwwwwwwwww!!!!! i've never seen anything like this... :D sooooo cute!!  i have 2 bunnies n i pet them in similar ways (apart from the wings)

[joeytellerPMUS]

My bird Lola absolutely loves being petted, but we can't be rough with her. She bites. :)

[joeytellerPMUS]

@sandyhammond These birds can live up to 80 I think. My Umbrella Cockatoo Lola is 14

[sunshine0774820]

Wow what a beautiful bird =D

[kingjayapala]

Are you sure about that? I thought that it was really only around the tail and the vent that made them stimulated. I know from experience that petting there is definitely stimulating. But is petting under the wings really going to activate an erogenous zone or is it something they just enjoy?

[FellowTraveller]

sweet umbrella!  we pet our cockatoos likewise. both are erscued birds.

[tooparrots]

The ONLY place a Too should be peeted is above the neck - any place below the neck is sexually stimulating to them, even if they are not hormonal.

[babetteq]

I know they love it, but under the wing petting is sexual behaviour and can lead to behavioural problems later. Not always, but it's a bit of a set up for loving you, hating the hubby, or protective biting. They love it because it's sexual.