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Care in Captivity

Pet Suitability:
Clownish, playful; may be loud.

Captive Status:
Fairly common

Longevity:
40+yrs

Housing:
Walk-in enclosure or cage, minimum length 3m (9.8 ft).

Enrichment:
Are vigorous chewers so provide bird-safe, unsprayed fir, elder, pine or willow branches, wood toys (are chewers!), vegetable tanned leather chewables, knotted toys for undoing, ladders, acrylic non-destructibles. Also provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.

Nest Box Size:
Vertical box, 12" x 12" x 24" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 61cm).

Clutch Size:
2 to 3

Incubation Time:
28 days

Fledging Age:
11 weeks

Hatch Weight:
10g (0.35 oz)

Peak Weight:
304-336g (10.6-11.7 oz)

Weaning Weight:
Not available

More Info Sites:
http://www.centralpets.com/php/PrintFriendly.php?AnimalNumber=811

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/psittaciformes/goffins-cockatoo.htm

http://www.birdcare.com.au/goffin%27s_cockatoo.htm

http://www.avianweb.com/goffinscockatoo.html