What a Moluccan Cockatoo should eat changes across its life more than most owners expect. Portion size, not brand, is where most first-year problems start.
Never feed
Avocado, chocolate, caffeine, alcohol and salt are toxic to birds.
Changing food
Phase any change over a week. An abrupt switch upsets the gut and tells you nothing about whether the new food suits a tiny bird.
What the diet should be
For a Moluccan Cockatoo: a seed-heavy diet is the commonest cause of illness; pellets and fresh veg instead. An all-seed bowl is the commonest cause of illness in pet birds.
A breed from Global / Various, living in India
The Moluccan Cockatoo was developed in Global / Various. The part that travels badly is rarely temperament - it is the coat and the tolerance for heat. Plan the year around that and most of the rest follows.
Planning for about 60 years
A Moluccan Cockatoo is with you for about 60 years. Budget and routine both need to survive that, including the last quarter of it when a tiny bird needs more veterinary attention than it did young.
Balancing very cuddly against demanding
Breeds described as both very cuddly and demanding need the two managed together rather than separately. With a tiny bird that usually means a predictable routine first and training second - the routine is what makes the training stick.
What “very cuddly” means day to day
The Moluccan Cockatoo is described as very cuddly, demanding, loud. Of those, very cuddly is the one that shapes an ordinary day most. It is easy to read as a selling point and harder to live with than the word suggests, because it does not switch off when you are busy.
