|
|
Post by nikki on Jan 18, 2011 17:09:17 GMT 10
Hello, i have just adopted a 2 year old rainbow lorikeet. his previous owners got sick of him and shoved him away in a corner and payed no attention to him. So now that i have had him 2 weeks, hes gained so much trust in me, he even curls up in my hand and rubs his head on my fingers and 'tastes' my skin alot (which i find a bit creepy if im honest) aaaanyway, id love to take him out of the cage and handle him, but i have alot of glass windows and doors in my house, plus an old wood stove with a large gap at the back, if he were to go down there id have no way of getting him out, therefore i want to clip his wing. Ive done my budgies wings before but theyre alot smaller with alot less biting power and weigh alot less. Can someone tell me the safest and best way to clip his wing?
|
|
|
|
Post by vankarhi on Jan 18, 2011 17:17:13 GMT 10
|
|
|
|
Post by avinet on Jan 18, 2011 21:59:10 GMT 10
If you are clipping a Rainbow you will need two people - one to hold the bird in a towel to avoid that very sharp beak on a very flexible neck, and one to extend the wing and clip the feathers - normally 5 or 6 from the outside are cut but start with 4 and see how it flies. If you just want to make sure it doesn't hurt itself flying into windows (Rainbows are good at doing that!) then 4 might be enough to slow it down sufficiently to avoid injury.
cheers,
Mike
|
|
|
|
Post by nikki on Jan 18, 2011 22:14:07 GMT 10
thankyou both! What i realy want to achieve is limiting the height he can fly, that alone would be great. My mum and i tried to do his wing the other day....he escaped from the tea towel, jumped on my head and got tangled in my hair, so i was screaming at mum who was laughing and trying to grab him with the tea towel. he then jumped out of our hands again and onto a beanbag, then the floor, and proceeded to chase me around the kitchen.....after finally capturing him we decided it was best to leave it for a while haha
|
|
|
|
Post by twr on Feb 25, 2011 23:38:43 GMT 10
I know lots do the clipping themselves, but I take mine to the vet. I'd rather mine not associate me with it. Let the vet be the bad guy, not me. I get to be the one giving cuddles when it's all done.
I especially think you should clip your Lorikeet sooner, rather than later if he cant come out of his cage for safety reasons while fully flighted.
I wanted to say good on you for adopting him. Glad he has a chance for a better life now.
|
|
|
|
Post by flossy on Feb 26, 2011 6:59:38 GMT 10
I have 2 pet lorries and they are both clipped. One of mine holds his wing out for me as he knows he will get a scratch afterwards, but the other one! Well, that is a different story. As Mike says,get two people, a teatowel and hold on! lol....That beak, those claws and that flexible neck can do a lot fo damageeee! Goodluck and enjoy your new companion. They make awesome, wild, and wacky pets....I love my boys Percy and Nelson  |
|
