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The price of a cockatoo is determined by the following factors:
The age of the cockatoo is a strong determinant for its price. A very young baby cockatoo is often cheaper than a young adult cockatoo because it takes a lot of work to raise the baby. If you buy it as a baby, you will take all this work on you and this will save the seller valuable time. You also take all the responsibiliy and risk on you, because of the baby cockatoo gets sick you will have to pay for the vet. A baby cockatoo is much more vulnerable than an older cockatoo.
The price of a young adult cockatoo is the highest of all the ages. A cockatoo that has just been weaned of its formula is young, strong and usually still a pretty docile and sweet animal. Buyers like that and pay a good price for it. As the cockatoo gets older it will generally become less expensive over time. Because it develops problems, it won’t live as long any more or because people want to get rid of their pet when it starts to become louder and more assertive. Only cockatoos of breeding age of popular species can still increase in value if a breeder want to buy it.
If you encounter a very low price and decide to buy the cockatooo, always ask for a written declaration of health and visit the cockatoo at least two times with its current owner. By visiting twice or even more you can asses the different moods of the
cockatoo better and could find out if it has some behavioral issues like excessive screaming, aggression or anxiety.
The umbrella cockatoo is one of the popular big species of cockatoo. Breeding success in captivity is pretty good, making it a common species to find in pet shops or with pet owners. Because of this the prices vary a lot. An umbrella cockatoo will go for anything between $1000 and $3000 USD.
Like the umbrella cockatoo, the Moluccan cockatoo is also a common and popular cockatoo species in the United States. In nature it is rare, but in captivity the breeding efforts are successful. In most parrot pet shops you could find a Moluccan cockatoo.
There are also a lot of pet owners looking for a new home for their M2 cockatoo. The price is a bit higher than for the umbrella, usually around $1400 and $3500 USD. Of course you can find large variations on this depending on the birds age and commercial focus of the seller.
A goffins cockatoo is one of the smaller species of cockatoo. It breeds quite easily in captivity and is a pretty popular cockatoo pet. The price of a goffins cockatoo is around $1000 and $2000 USD for a weaned young adult.
The Galah cockatoo, the pretty pink Australian species, is also a small species than can be bred pretty easily. That’s why the Galah cockatoo is not that expensive. You could find a Galah cockatoo for $700-$2200 USD in the US, depending on age, temperament and who is selling it. In Australia this species is actually really cheap as it is a very common bird there.
- Age of the bird
- If the cockatoo has any problems or causes problems in its current household
- If the seller has a commercial interest or is a pet owner / bird enthousiast without commercial focus
- Species of the cockatoo
The age of the cockatoo is a strong determinant for its price. A very young baby cockatoo is often cheaper than a young adult cockatoo because it takes a lot of work to raise the baby. If you buy it as a baby, you will take all this work on you and this will save the seller valuable time. You also take all the responsibiliy and risk on you, because of the baby cockatoo gets sick you will have to pay for the vet. A baby cockatoo is much more vulnerable than an older cockatoo.
The price of a young adult cockatoo is the highest of all the ages. A cockatoo that has just been weaned of its formula is young, strong and usually still a pretty docile and sweet animal. Buyers like that and pay a good price for it. As the cockatoo gets older it will generally become less expensive over time. Because it develops problems, it won’t live as long any more or because people want to get rid of their pet when it starts to become louder and more assertive. Only cockatoos of breeding age of popular species can still increase in value if a breeder want to buy it.
If you encounter a very low price and decide to buy the cockatooo, always ask for a written declaration of health and visit the cockatoo at least two times with its current owner. By visiting twice or even more you can asses the different moods of the
cockatoo better and could find out if it has some behavioral issues like excessive screaming, aggression or anxiety.
The umbrella cockatoo is one of the popular big species of cockatoo. Breeding success in captivity is pretty good, making it a common species to find in pet shops or with pet owners. Because of this the prices vary a lot. An umbrella cockatoo will go for anything between $1000 and $3000 USD.
Like the umbrella cockatoo, the Moluccan cockatoo is also a common and popular cockatoo species in the United States. In nature it is rare, but in captivity the breeding efforts are successful. In most parrot pet shops you could find a Moluccan cockatoo.
There are also a lot of pet owners looking for a new home for their M2 cockatoo. The price is a bit higher than for the umbrella, usually around $1400 and $3500 USD. Of course you can find large variations on this depending on the birds age and commercial focus of the seller.
A goffins cockatoo is one of the smaller species of cockatoo. It breeds quite easily in captivity and is a pretty popular cockatoo pet. The price of a goffins cockatoo is around $1000 and $2000 USD for a weaned young adult.
The Galah cockatoo, the pretty pink Australian species, is also a small species than can be bred pretty easily. That’s why the Galah cockatoo is not that expensive. You could find a Galah cockatoo for $700-$2200 USD in the US, depending on age, temperament and who is selling it. In Australia this species is actually really cheap as it is a very common bird there.