Post by birdmagnet on Sept 24, 2009 18:46:02 GMT 10
Hi Tony, I have two Lorikeets. One was a wild bird that was injured and the other a pet that had escaped and it's owners never came forward to claim it.
Both are tame to a point. You need to be good at bird body language, and as the others have said, let him come to you if he feels like it. I have found that my lorikeets are happiest when they are in their cage, (they feel most secure there) and if they want me to play with them they will come down to greet me at the door, other times they stay up on their perch as if to say....not at the moment. (cause lorikeets have very sharp needle like beaks). They will always talk to me and greet me but not always want to play. Both mine talk. Funnily the wild one that was only a baby when he crash landed, has learnt most of the words off the other one as opposed to me or my partner. They also tend to attach themselves to one person, no one else can put their fingers in the cages (although many have foolishly tried). Even my partner can feed them toast and biscuits and they will be gentle with him, but if he put his hand near the cage for any other reason he would be bitten.
I feed my lorikeets, half an apple every day (or orange, rockmelon) and always have the dry lorri food available. I have never really given them the lorri wet food, it is far too messy and if they are given fruit or flowers (grevillia's etc) every day there really is no need for the wet food. However, if you want to give them the wet mix and don't want to mix it up every day, you can mix up a batch and then freeze them like ice cubes and give them one or two mixed with a bit of warm water to start the defrosting. They also then like to play with the cube.
My Lorikeets favourite toys are little balls, which they throw around and keep them amused for hours. They also both have a stuffed toy (puffin penguins) which they like to do strange things to
Just some ideas for you
Regards Robyn
Also be aware (in case you are not) that the following foods are toxic to Lorikeets, avacado and chololate.
Both are tame to a point. You need to be good at bird body language, and as the others have said, let him come to you if he feels like it. I have found that my lorikeets are happiest when they are in their cage, (they feel most secure there) and if they want me to play with them they will come down to greet me at the door, other times they stay up on their perch as if to say....not at the moment. (cause lorikeets have very sharp needle like beaks). They will always talk to me and greet me but not always want to play. Both mine talk. Funnily the wild one that was only a baby when he crash landed, has learnt most of the words off the other one as opposed to me or my partner. They also tend to attach themselves to one person, no one else can put their fingers in the cages (although many have foolishly tried). Even my partner can feed them toast and biscuits and they will be gentle with him, but if he put his hand near the cage for any other reason he would be bitten.
I feed my lorikeets, half an apple every day (or orange, rockmelon) and always have the dry lorri food available. I have never really given them the lorri wet food, it is far too messy and if they are given fruit or flowers (grevillia's etc) every day there really is no need for the wet food. However, if you want to give them the wet mix and don't want to mix it up every day, you can mix up a batch and then freeze them like ice cubes and give them one or two mixed with a bit of warm water to start the defrosting. They also then like to play with the cube.
My Lorikeets favourite toys are little balls, which they throw around and keep them amused for hours. They also both have a stuffed toy (puffin penguins) which they like to do strange things to
Just some ideas for you
Regards Robyn
Also be aware (in case you are not) that the following foods are toxic to Lorikeets, avacado and chololate.
