Cockatoo freaks out when his human comes home.

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[irisblue]

1. My Biped!!!!

[sarge43]

2. My Furrie!! n/t

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3. So if you have a bird loose in the house...

are you cleaning up "droppings" in random places in your house?

[DirtEdonE]

4. I doubt that would matter to the bird's loving people but...

From MIT

Potty-training Your Bird

https://www.mit.edu/~rei/birds-potty.html

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9. Thanks!

[DirtEdonE]

10. You're welcome!

[samnsara]

6. i had a pet rat in college who had the run of the house...

...she actually would do her bizness in the same spot...was easy to clean up.

[DirtEdonE]

7. They're all way smarter than we realize nt

[Codeine]

12. My ex had hers trained.

Every little while she would pick the bird up and hold her over the wastebasket and tell her “go potty.” For whatever reason the bird never had an accident.

[samnsara]

5. i would never let that huge beak near my face!..but they sure are cute critters!

[Rebl2]

8. Cute video!

[TexasBushwhacker]

11. Cute but I hope they have long term plans for its care.

Cockatoos can live 40 to 60 years! Best for older folks to adopt adults.

[Codeine]

13. Umbrella cockatoos are the sweetest of birds.

They’re really almost relentlessly affectionate.

[Dem2theMax]

15. If you look closely in this video,

the woodwork is chewed up all over the house.
You can somewhat train a bird to poop in one area, but I guarantee you you will be washing poop off your clothes if that bird is on your shoulder for any length of time.

Cockatoos are escape artists. They would make Houdini proud. And they are the loudest screamers you will ever meet in your life. If you have a cockatoo, some good advice would be to have a good five acres of property surrounding your house so your neighbors don't have to hear the birds screaming.

I used to work with exotic birds. I know it sacrilegious to say this on here, but I actually like birds more than cats and dogs. They have the best personalities.

If you have one of these birds in your house, or any parrot or macaw, you don't need TV. The birds will entertain you all day long.