???????? GOOD DIET ?????????

[billspets]

hello all
just after some advice on a good diet for rainbow lorikeets
regards
bill

[jeremy]

Just most fruit and vege will do, they will eat anything. Also give them some Grevilieas, Bottle Brush etc

[AussieBirds]

Any fruit that is juicy Bill and get some Lorie mix feed it to them both wet and dry and lots of native flowers like bottle brush and greviliea flowers.

John

[Viraba]

Good-day Bill,
What John has said is correct however I'm not sure where you live but if it's in the tropics be careful with the wet mixture that you don't leave it in too long. With the heat and humidity it goes off really quickly and smells really badly after a while. I've often wondered if there was an alcoholic content in some of my bowls at times.

I actually don't feed mine any wet mix at all but make sure they have 2 full water bowls. One directly beside the dry mix dish and I find that they make their own wet mix.

As John says any fruit that's wet and juicy is always good, though I have found that my ladies aren't all that partial to grapes but just love apple, pears, water or rock melon, the occasional orange cut into slices and any stone fruit (but don't feed the stones/ seeds). They also like to have a go at celery, bok chow and corn on the cob

Hope this helps

Cheers, Viraba

[jeremy]

Because lorikeets make their own wet mix with their dry mix you only have to give them proper wet mix about 2-3 times a week

[AussieBirds]

I came across a product today called Harmony Wild Bird Nectar it is peach nectar and a few other things added in and its made for birds you just shake and serve my Lorikeet loves it she went crazy over it when I put it in her cage, keep an eye out for it in the shops looks like it is a winner.

John