Post by t on May 19, 2015 4:18:44 GMT 10
Hi. We recently acquired a Rainbow Lorikeet.....the pet shop said he/she is about 3 months old. We've always been Indian Ringneck owners, so having a RL is new to us. In the beginning we gave him wet & dry mix, then we tried to introduce him to fruits and/or cooked vegetables and pellets, leaving only that in the cage for a day - he is not touching it at all 
. We found the pellets very hard and it looks like he feeds mainly with his tongue so we wet the pellets, no luck we also started to grate the fruits to make it easier to eat, no luck . He is now back onto wet & dry mix only, however we really want him to have a variety of foods. We have no avian vet in a 200km radius and do not want to put him through travelling stress if it's only a behavioural thing not eating what he is supposed to love eating as a RL. Thanks
. We found the pellets very hard and it looks like he feeds mainly with his tongue so we wet the pellets, no luck we also started to grate the fruits to make it easier to eat, no luck . He is now back onto wet & dry mix only, however we really want him to have a variety of foods. We have no avian vet in a 200km radius and do not want to put him through travelling stress if it's only a behavioural thing not eating what he is supposed to love eating as a RL. Thanks