THE BEST NO MESS FEEDER FOR COCKATOOS

Cockatoos are big, clever and messy eaters, and the large Seed Cube is built for exactly that. It holds a full diet behind a clear acrylic panel mounted inside the cage, so your sulphur-crested, galah or corella feeds by climbing and foraging rather than tipping a bowl. That keeps husks and dropped seed contained, and it gives a busy mind something to do.
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Cacatuidae

Cockatoo

Large, long-lived Australian parrots with big brains and bigger appetites

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Behavioral Profile

Mess Potential High
Low High
Vocalization Level Very high
Quiet Loud

Species Specifications

Size

Large (250 g and over)

Weight

800 to 950 g (sulphur-crested); galahs and corellas 300 to 600 g

Feather Type

Powder-down feathers with an erectile crest

Lifespan

40 to 70+ years in captivity

Temperament

Highly intelligent, affectionate, loud and demanding

Origins

Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands

Suitable Foods

Formulated pellets, fresh vegetables, a smaller seed layer, occasional fruit and nuts

Care Level

Advanced

Care Notes

Common Feeding Mistakes
The classic mistake is an all-seed diet built on sunflower and peanuts. It is high in fat and short on calcium and vitamin A, and over a long cockatoo life it drives obesity, fatty liver, fatty tumours (lipomas) and hardened arteries. A pellet-based diet with fresh vegetables fixes this. The second mistake is feeding from a heaped bowl. A bird this intelligent needs to work for its food, so spread feeding and foraging through the day rather than leaving a full dish out.
Habitat Requirements
Cockatoos need the largest cage you can fit, with room to climb, stretch and flap fully. They are powerful chewers, so use a sturdy metal cage and keep a steady supply of destructible foraging toys and untreated timber. Give them several hours out of the cage each day, quiet dark sleep, and daily mental challenges. A bored cockatoo screams and plucks its feathers.
Handling & Socialisation
Cockatoos bond hard and crave contact, which is both their charm and their challenge. Handle them gently and consistently, set boundaries early, and avoid over-cuddling a single person, since intense one-on-one bonding can trigger jealousy, screaming and plucking. Reward calm, independent play. These are advanced birds that suit experienced keepers who can commit for decades.

THE COCKATOOS MESS PROBLEM

Cockatoos are among the messiest birds you can keep. They fling husks, scatter seed and love to redecorate the floor around the cage. The Seed Cube contains the food inside a clear enclosure, so the mess stays in one place. You still refresh and clean it, but the daily sweep gets much smaller.
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Husks sprayed outside the cage

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Seed wasted during constant shelling

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Mess building up on cage floors and trays

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More frequent cleaning and refilling

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Seed Cube keeps husks and seed contained inside the feeding area.

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THE FIX

SEED CUBE KEEPS HUSKS CONTAINED

Enclosed feeding reduces husk spray, waste, and daily cleanup.

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Less husk scatter outside the cage
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Less wasted seed during feeding
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Cleaner cage floors and trays
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Safe by design

Thick SGS-tested UV-stabilised cast acrylic and stainless steel hardware. Smooth edges for your bird.
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Aussie owned

Family business based in NSW. Local team behind every order.
Owner approved

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Over 10,000 Seed Cubes in real homes with hundreds of glowing reviews.
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SIZE GUIDE

WHICH SEED CUBE SUITS COCKATOOS?

Choose the large Seed Cube for a cockatoo. Sulphur-crested cockatoos run about 45 to 55 cm long and 800 to 950 grams, and galahs and corellas sit at 300 to 600 grams, so all of them need the large size to perch and feed comfortably. The one exception is the cockatiel, a small cockatoo that suits the small Seed Cube.
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Large size suits cockatoos perfectly
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Fits standard cockatoo cages and indoor aviaries
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Enough capacity without crowding
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If you keep cockatoos, choose the Large Seed Cube
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MOUNTING

STAYS STABLE DURING FEEDING

The feeder fixes to the cage bars inside the enclosure with the supplied fittings. Mount it at chest height beside a perch so your cockatoo feeds in a natural upright position, and check the fittings are firm, because a strong bird will lean and pull on it as it works.
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Secure mounting keeps the feeder steady
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No swinging or tipping during feeding
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Designed for cage mounting, not loose bowls
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Feeding stays controlled and contained
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Designed for cockatoos

WHY SEED CUBE WORKS FOR COCKATOOS

A cockatoo can live 40 to 70 years or more, so how you feed it matters for decades. The Seed Cube makes a pellet-based diet easier to run: it holds the food cleanly, makes your bird forage for it, and lets you phase out the high-fat sunflower and peanuts that cause obesity and fatty tumours. Honest note: cockatoos have very strong beaks, so pair the feeder with plenty of chew toys and supervise a very large bird at first.
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Enclosed feeding area traps husks
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Clear acrylic allows easy food visibility
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Comfortable access for small cockatoo bodies
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Stable design prevents movement
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Husks stay inside the cube, not on your floor

Why the Large Seed Cube works long term

The Large Seed Cube supports cockatoo feeding habits while keeping cages cleaner day after day.

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“We are so grateful to the team at Seed Cube for their generous ongoing sponsorship and support of our wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work. Not only does Seed Cube provide a monthly monetary donation, but they also donated some of their amazing and innovative products! We have been using the Seed Cubes with a number of our native animals and they make such a massive difference reducing food waste and mess. They are really durable and great quality, and our animals and volunteers love using them on a daily basis.”

COCKATOO FEEDING AND SEED CUBE FAQs

Common questions about feeding cockatoos and keeping the cage clean with Seed Cube.

Yes, for most companion cockatoos the large Seed Cube works well. It suits the larger parrots like sulphur-crested cockatoos, galahs and corellas that feed by climbing and gripping. Very large, powerful cockatoos such as Moluccans should be supervised at first, since a determined beak tests any feeder. Match it to a settled, cage-mounted routine rather than leaving a big bird to work on it unwatched.
Cockatoos have one of the strongest beaks of any parrot, so no acrylic feeder is truly indestructible. The large Seed Cube is built from thick, tough acrylic and mounts firmly inside the cage, which removes the loose edges a bird chews on. Give your cockatoo separate foraging toys and untreated wood to chew, and the feeder stays the food station rather than the target.
The large Seed Cube. Cockatoos are large birds, roughly 45 to 55 cm long and 800 to 950 grams for a sulphur-crested, so the large size gives them room to perch and feed. Galahs and corellas also take the large size. Only the cockatiel, which is technically a small cockatoo, uses the small Seed Cube.
It cuts it sharply. Cockatoos are among the messiest feeders, flinging husks and scattering seed as they forage. The Seed Cube holds the food inside a clear enclosure so husks and dropped seed stay contained instead of spreading across the floor. You still empty and refresh it, but the daily sweep around the cage shrinks.
It fixes to the cage bars inside the enclosure with the supplied fittings. Mount it at chest height near a perch so your cockatoo can feed in a natural, upright position. Check the fittings are firm, because a strong bird will lean and pull on it.
Empty it, then wash the acrylic in warm water with a little mild detergent and dry it before refilling. Do this weekly, or sooner if you add fresh food. Clean feeding gear matters even more for a long-lived bird like a cockatoo, where small hygiene gains add up over decades.
Yes. The Seed Cube is a feeder, not a diet, so it works with whatever you put in it. Use it to run a slow seed-to-pellet transition: start with the seed your bird knows, then mix in pellets and hold back the sunflower and peanuts. Because the food sits behind a clear panel, your cockatoo has to work a little to reach it, which encourages foraging over gorging.
A pellet-based diet is best, with a quality large-parrot seed mix as a smaller layer and fresh vegetables offered separately. The Forage Gourmet Galah, Corella and Cockatoo blend suits the seed layer. Keep high-fat sunflower and peanuts as occasional treats, not the daily fill.

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Giving Back

SUPPORT NATIVE WILDLIFE WITH EVERY PURCHASE

Every Seed Cube order helps fund the work of Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Sydney’s northwest. A portion of each sale goes toward caring for injured and orphaned native animals.

Hills Wildlife Sanctuary has been rescuing and rehabilitating Australian wildlife since 1977. Set on 35 acres of bushland beside Berowra Valley National Park, their team of vets, zoo keepers, carers and volunteers provides treatment, long term care for animals that cannot be released, and training for wildlife carers across NSW.

When you choose Seed Cube, you help support real hands on work that protects Australia’s native birds and other wildlife.

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Meet the founders

An Aussie family brand, built for cleaner bird feeding.

Hi, we are Russell and Peita.

Seed Cube started at home with one very determined Alexandrine. After years of cracked plastic, slipped mounts, and constant clean ups, we realised most feeders were not built to handle real birds or daily use.

We set out to build something we would actually trust.
That same focus on strength, stability, and cleaner feeding now guides how we design feeders for daily cage use.

There are now over 10,000 Seed Cubes in use worldwide. We do not build feeders to be cheap. We build them so feeding feels easier and spaces feel calmer.

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Aussie owned Sydney based family business.
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Real bird owners Built from living with birds, not from a desk.
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10,000+ Cubes Proven in real cages and homes.
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DURABLE BY DESIGN. BUILT FOR DAILY COCKATOO FEEDING.

Cheap feeders crack, fall, and need replacing. Seed Cube’s thick acrylic and stainless hardware are built to handle daily cockatoo feeding and last long term.

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