How To Take Care Of A Rainbow Lorikeet [Things You Need To Know!]
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- How To Take Care Of A Rainbow Lorikeet.
When caring for Lories its best to feed them a diet of green vegetables like lettuce or celery sticks. Also fresh water is essential for their health and must be given to them abundantly, especially if you intend on feeding your lorikeet a dry diet. Lories need to dip their tongue in water after consuming any kind of dry nectar.
Compared to other talking parrots, Lorikeets are fairly quiet and tend not to talk very much. They have a lifespan of about 10 to 20 years. Rainbow Lorikeets are around 30cm long, and have the ability to be excellent talkers if properly motivated.
The Rainbow Lorikeet's tongue is like a bristle brush. Unlike many other parrots, it doesn't eat seeds. In fact, seeds are actually bad for lories. These beautifully colored birds use their bristle brush tongue to extract sweet sticky nectar and pollen from deep within native flowers.
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lol, a potty trained parrot :D that's funny!
@@GetPianoLessons Yes, from what I understand a lot of pet owners are actually training their Lorikeets to use the toilet. Strange but I suppose nothing is too extreme for a pet lover
@@CuteCritterChannel wow, very interesting. next they'll be reading the newspaper on the toilet too :P
@@GetPianoLessons LOL!!
Your lori is so sweet! I hope mine will be able to go outside with me too..! I would like to have some info on understanding the behaviour of a lorikeet, that is truly so energetic compared to other parrots and can be misunderstood. For example, here is a topic I really worry about: we know lorikeets need a ton of toys to entertain themselves, but does my lorikeet appreciate their presence in the cage? Sometimes he seems bothered by having all those things around. He screams to them, he attacks them, he puffs out the feathers and makes a fan with his tail like he is making war to them. Sometimes he is quiet in his cage and suddenly starts attacking some toy. I tried to remove some and he attacked me too... How you discern a lori happy of playing or hyper excitated or fighting?
I have four parrots from large to small . Lorikeet is the most playful, cute, friendly and lovely parrot ever !🥰🙏🏻🥳
😁 Yes they certainly are
Never had a bird before ,went in a pet shop to buy koi fish food and ended up with a rainbow Lori my tigger that’s what I named him , thought he was a boy untill he layed a egg when he was 8 years old , she is now 18 years old , I buy his nector from amazon , and she also eats everything else .. there really not that bad to take care of , I never had a problem with her anyway , she’s the love of my life , they are the clowns of the bird world . There amazing 🌈😁💕
Wow!
I love how you can hear them crunch the apple when they’re eating it. I have lots that visit my balcony outside my bedroom and I adore that sound.
Australians are very lucky having these birds.
Australia has so many unique animals its truly an amazing place
As a Texan who just got a lori today (we have a flock of 7 parrots) we are all lucky to have them in our lives
@@CuteCritterChannel as an Aussie I can say that most of our “unique animals” want to kill us lol
@@somerandombug69isbusy20 wow!
@@CuteCritterChannel It is very true 😂,
i came for lori info but stayed for the ABSOLUTE OUTSTANDING POTTY TRAINNING PERFORMANCE
Lol thank you!
I am stunned as to how beautiful this woman is, wow. The birds cool too.
lol yes we agree
I toilet trained one of my Scaly lorikeets, and training the rest well trying to. It sure helps. Awesome birds!
How did u train them?
@@BL4KM4GiC1 So I have them out of their cage and have a dedicated toilet spot so when they are about to go 'lifting their rear up and squatting' I show and tell them where to go. I talk to them a lot so having them understand helps a lot. My last Lori took around 5-6 days, he was hand reared and was a few years old. The one I am teaching now has taken some time. She around 2 years and she is learning slowly. I have noticed each bird is different in the amount of time it takes.
They used to come to my house for food and leave when they were done. They were so cute and you could tell when they arrived.
Lorikeets are definitely very feisty. The wild lorikeets which visit me each day will chase away and beat up the sulphur crested cockatoos which also come by. For reference, sulphur crested cockatoos can weigh around 10 times heavier than rainbow lorikeets, so these feisty little Lori's definitely punch *_WAY_* above their weight!
Yes very true! Thanks for watching!
My brother caught one that had a broken wing and an injured leg, juvenile. Absolutely beautiful creatures.
Yes they are 😄 thank you for watching!
You can give your bird dryed baby fruit food, just add clean water make it a tiny bit like gravy thick. But remember they have to be able to swallow it. Put enough in check it as it does dry out. Great birds
Just give them baby apple juice , and you don’t have to dilute baby apple sauce , they also love pear juice,
Very good video. I have also 4 of them. Lorikeets are adorable clowns 😃🥰
Yes they are indeed, thanks for watching
“If I never had a bird before I wouldn’t run out and get one”
Me: no u I’m watching with my rainbow lorikeet who is my first bird-
Yes they are a handful
Sure anyone can buy one as a first bird. The problems come later with a much shorter than normal lifespan due to them being fed constant artificial sugar from cheap nectar mix and non stop sweet fruit. They will contract diabetes or fungal infections or iron storage issues. The average person isn't going to feed them flowers, bee pollen and shrubs like eucalyptus, Grevillea etc. that they truly need.
Hi just to say that was an excellent video and lori is so cute, have a good day and wish you all the best
Thank you so much
Just such Gorgeous Little Birds, Australia has such a great Variety of Beautiful Parrots, and Bird Life. Some you need a Licence to be able to keep them but not Lorikeets. What a Beautiful Sweet Clever Little Pet they would make. They are very Active and Love Fruits and Seeds. xox 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks so much, and yes you're right!
They definitely do but they cannot eat seeds! They’re bad for their tongue
@@caithawes9646 right!
Lorikeets MUST have nectar mix.
I was gifted a rainbow lorikeet today. I was happy to find out that they eat mostly fruit - because I have plenty - from my fruit trees. Then I thought "gee it's lucky I picked these fruit before the birds ate them... so I can feed them... to a BIRD!!" 😂😂
Useful information.
Thank you
I had a green naped, blue streaked, black capped and dusky lories . I sure do miss them.
:(
they are the best pets ever 🥰
hmmm, you may be right 🙂
I don’t need to keep them, I get daily visits from native Rainbow Lorrikeets and Sulphur crested Cockatoos here in the south western suburbs of Sydney Australia. I usually give them something to eat grain seeds and fruit and have water for them.
Two arrive on my balcony in the middle of Sydney, every morning, and screech away until I give them Lorikeet food and apple. They then hang around squabbling and chirruping. Even the wild ones are demanding and a pain in the bum. They now insist that I hold the food dish while they dine. If I put it down all hell breaks loose.
sounds like fun for them to be so common in your area
@@CuteCritterChannel
That are intelligent characters but VERY demanding - usually do attention not necessarily food. Because I ignored them yesterday the little devils started pulling apart my Christmas lights!
To be honest I prefer Cockies (who sometimes land on the balcony rail and squawk, with a big display of yellow crown) and kookaburras - who arrive if you have a BBQ and try to steal sausages - which they then “kill” by battering to death.
But right in the city centre you don’t see a lot of kookies or Cockies. They are rare visitors.
Then there are idiot Galahs......
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lol I don't understand... but thanks!
I have hundreds of these and I don't even have to feed them they just fly around and come up to the house occasionally.
They love honey, watermelon and sultanas.
Yes they do
i have a lori that headbangs and sais his name Zazoo and also step up its super cute
So cute
Thank you :)
How did you get your birdy to chill like that
I have a rainbow lorikeet I feed it Lori-wet Lori-dry and fruits
My lorikeet day one seems very scared and keeps kicking out food then eats it then does same to water and bottom of cage any idea why
Are you in Ireland? Because it says here Lorikeets are *mostly found in Australia*
Yes Loris are primarily from Australia
Cute Critter Channel how did you bring the rainbow lorakeete to Ireland pets aren’t aloud in airplanes were they put in Ireland by other people
@@Venom-fs6fi Apparently there is a market there. Haven't you seen birds at your local pet store?
@@Venom-fs6fi you could look on line to see where they are sold or talk to a pet store owner and ask if they could get one in , that’s your interested in them ... 😁🌈
I got mine in Scotland that's were I live.
I used to have one until it passed away I think he gets too wasted with the grapes idk
Sorry about your Lori , but your not surpose to give them .... grapes. Or raisins.. so sorry 😐
@@Judy-qv8qj Why you cant feed them grapes
@@anniesong1175 because grapes are raisins and raisin have too much iron in them , the iron stays in the body of the bird and not good for the bird forgot the name of what it does but I know rainbow loris should not get iron look it on the web site ask about iron and rainbow loris , I hope I bought you some good information, 😁
@@Judy-qv8qj thanks Judy for the info , I was unaware of that , I thought most fruits are ok with Lorri. I’d better stop feeding them grapes , even they seem to like it very much for its sweetness.
@@Judy-qv8qj they can have the green grapes from time to time mine only had grapes and the nectar mix for 4 months until I brought him home the other day I won't ever give him grapes though I'm hoping those toxins just work their way out of his body
Thinking about getting one, but how do you potty train them?
That's a great question... you can find basic info if you search youtube for it, like this: th-cam.com/video/ImeogT84eAc/w-d-xo.html
I got one two days ago cost me 1,000$ about 1,500 after everything and I desperately need to know this answer
@@josephhall7317 I hope our video helped
Do there beaks get more red as they mature?
not sure about that
This is weird as an Australian, I didn't know people had them as pets. I get dozens of them every year ravaging my fruit trees 😅
My lorikeet is arriving tomorrow any tips for helping him settle in
Probably best to consult your local pet shop
@@CuteCritterChannel thank you
They’re not actually native to Australia. They were introduced and are considered a pest. I have one and he’s gorgeous
That's actually not true. They're native to eastern and southern Australia, but were accidentally introduced in to WA in the 60s, where they've been causing huge problems for the native birds there and are considered a pest around Perth.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_lorikeet#:~:text=The%20rainbow%20lorikeet%20(Trichoglossus%20moluccanus,coastal%20bush%20and%20woodland%20areas.
@@MrHewlettcraphard Wow that's interesting!
they are native to Australia only
waw ganda a bili ako saiyo kapag benebenta aala gaan ko yan ilan yan
Thanks :)
Hi how can you known if they are male or female xx
the one who lays eggs... is the female 😉
Do they not grow fruit in Ireland ????
I'm studying training a parrot and discovered a fantastic resource at Parrot Ploy Plan (look it up on google)
This told me absolutely nothing about lorikeet care except for that they eat a lot of fruit and nectar and their poops are messy. This told me absolutely nothing about a proper sized cage, how loud they are, what they're like once you bring them home, typical behavior traits to expect, playful or not, etc. Nothing like that. Misleading title and a waste of time for someone looking for valuable information on lorikeet care.
Thank you Pagan Princess. We'll work on that soon. We do, however, have a video explaining how loud they can be: th-cam.com/video/hiMLr7B6UfA/w-d-xo.html
So damn rude..
Get a teddy bear
As a rainbow lorikeet carer I can affirm that they are very loud and playful (they love to wrestle our hands). If handraised they will want to stay with you at ALL TIME and might become a screamer when you leave (ceasing when he sees you again). They are very affectionate and stubborn (try to get one off your shoulder lol). I think that they are better in pairs
They also talk mine talks so much it isent funny , and mine doesn’t just mimic me she really talks to me if I drop something she’ll say stupid pick it up now , I have a pond in my back yard and when she screamed, I would say tigger stop the fish are sleeping , now when she screams she will say shhh the fish are sleeping , she will ask me what are you doing ? ,,, she tells me she loves me all the time, also she tell s me when she wants a bath , she’ll say take a bath ? There only drawback is there poop is like messy ,it’s loose because they only eat nector and fruit and veggies too , what I did was potty train her when I have her on me to pop in the sink , make a game out of it . Like awwww no more poppy when you spray it down the drain . Around her cage I put these plastic sheets on the wall , walls stay clean you just have to clean the plastic if she misses her cage .i attached to the wall with that stuff that don’t damage the walls you can take it off , no damage. She has a fairly large cage you will want to buy her toys to keep busy so she is not with you 24 hours a day .my tigger is 18 years old , I think there life span is about 20 , maybe longer I don’t know , she hasent slowed down yet so if your planing to get one . Think of a long relationship with her or him .i would also go on line and read as much as you could on them even buy some books they have them at pet shops . If I could help you with any thing else. Just ask Good Luck 👍🍀
I bought a 25 days old rainbow lorikeet. It eats and sleeps properly. And screams all the time. Also not scared of humans but isn't friendly enough much. Doesn't like to be touched. Is it normal because its a baby?
Note: this is my first bird. I am a rookie
You might want to consult with other pet owners who have experience training Lorikeets (for example: like some of the people in this video)
Rainbow lorikeets are quite fiesty little things, even if they're cool with crawling on your shoulders and fingers, sometimes they don't like the idea of a big hovering hand over them. They're quite territorial little things, so they always like to be 'the boss'
Hope this helps ^~^ I have an older male one and he's just like that. Keep interacting with the baby everyday, not so much touching, but it should get tamer in a couple of months, it takes time.
@@Mushroom_Capp Wow interesting, thanks for commenting,. Yes, I've also heard that Lorikeets are quite a handful to take care of.
Its for the fact that u are bad at bird care jk just need experience
@@person-jh7zo hmmm that's Interesting
they live wild were I am.. I saved a young one the other day from 3 crows that where trying to eat it. Now I'm stuck with a damn bird. I can't afford the stuff it needs to eat. I am buying it but shit.. its hard looking after these birds.. getting rid of it asap
I'm Australian.. so these birds are everywhere.. we have a lot of parrots here
Can't lorikeets find the food they need naturally out in the wild by themselves?
@@CuteCritterChannel not if they are a baby.. it can't fly (the young one I saved from the crows.. so I have to bring it food until it can find it's own.) I think the crows must have pulled the baby out of its nest. It is pretty helpless at the moment.
We have wild Lorikeets here that eat the standard wild bird/parrot mix plus extra sunflowers. I also put cut up fruit out but they prefer seen. Not that expensive.
apparently sunflower seeds are bad for them so I will stop.
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How does it not fly away?
I think they're so attached so they know but, mine I don't let him outside otherwise its a bye bye
They are either super attached or flight trained
We have our lorikeet, im a total bird guy and dont give a shit if they shit on me, i place towels over tables during social time, once a week, wrinse it and theow it in the wash, i really dont care about an oops on my shirt
But...my wife got a hint that birds can be potty trained
What do you use to clean their cage? Its hard to get the food off
Just saw this, main cage is in a corner of the house, we have that sticky Saran Wrap surrounding the cage vicinity, outside of the cage it’s all just my observation on her perch, drop some crumbs, just vacuum a little more than pre birds life
Hand clean the cage? Magic eraser, occasional hose off wash, if u cover the bottom with paper, not as frequent, but magic eraser is key for all the perches too
@@hipskipne1984 Yeah we've been spraying down the cage and using those hard bristle brushes. I'll definitely try the magic eraser though. Thank you. I leave a doggy pad at the bottom of the cage.
I thought lettuce was also bad? . Mine will demolish a whole apple In two days .
2 days ?????
he must be a slow eater
Mine will demolish and apple inside of 40mins NOT A FUCKING PROBLEM
give him 1 hour and you're asking yourself ... WHERE DID THE APPLE GO ?
in 2 days, my lori has 2 - 3 apples haha
Your one has 1 in 2 days, THOSE ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS, WE GOTTA PUMP UP THOSE NUMBERS :P
My wife and I have had lories for years and while we absolutely love them, they are definitely NOT the right pet for most people. First, birds are not the right pet for most. The require a lot of time and commitment. Like a 2 year old that never grows up. Leave them in the cage all day and they go crazy and bite. If you are a dog person, don’t buy a bird. They aren’t obedient like dogs. More like cats in that regard. Lories are extra work and expense, requiring a special diet and care. Much cleaning. Don’t ever get one as your first bird. If you have successful experience as a bird owner, then and only then should you consider a lorie. Don’t get me wrong, they are amazing birds but there are so many unwanted birds out there from pet owners that didn’t know what they were getting into. For the sake of the animals, get a budgie first.
YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL FROM ITS BITE== IT DOES NOT LIKE TO BE GRABBED OR TOUCHED!!! I TRIED TO PUT MY HAND ON TO GRAB IT; AND IT BIT MY THUMB AND CAUSED SERIOUS BLEEDING= IT HAS VERY STRONG BITE IF YOU GRAB IT === BE CAREFUL ==AND IT SHIT EVERYWHERE!! CHEERS
It'll have ya trained ........in time
I need severe help potty training my lorikeet
This video should be able to give you some help: th-cam.com/video/zE9H5QpWnkg/w-d-xo.html
Don't forgot! Never food them avocado guys it's poison for them
good tip
don't feed these birds refined sugars at all.. apparently it kills them. no refined foods ie flour, sugar etc. no human snacks.
Yes I think refined sugars are a terrible thing to eat even for us people too
Mine loves to snack on human blood ( mine!!)
@@jackd1582 Ouch!
he's so courgeous and well behaved .....LOL
yeah....... wait till he gets a bit older, that guy is still very young, give it 6months and then the nightmare begins
He will be fine train him well , they are very lovable , no nightmares .....
@@Judy-qv8qj
We;ll See....
i'ts not a bunny rabbit
it's a rainbow Lori
I can see it’s not a bunny rabbit , it’s got feathers and they probably bite people like you , in fact iam sure they do ! Do you want to know how o know this ? Because I have a rainbow Lori who is 18 years old , and still going strong ! Do you have one or did you ever raise one ?.....when they get older they only get sweeter , that’s if you know how to raise them right ! All they need is love and food ,,, so you think what you wanna think , iam 74 years old now , I don’t think anymore , haven’t got the time ! Lol
@@Judy-qv8qj
You're 74 ??
haha.. that's funny.... I'm 47 :P
Can i ask..... Respectfully...
I mean.. we are not 2 16 year old kids on you tube
Why this comment
"and they probably bite people like you"
Was that necessary ?
I mean, i understand the younger generation and all their hate
but my generation and your generation shouldn't reflect those habits.
anyway.. to your other questions
Yes , i have 2
yes, i have raised them properly
in fairness, and i hope you allow for this
1 of them... Raised since he broke out of his shell
has had his biting stage, but doesn't really do that anymore, except accidentally when he tries to kiss my nose
the other one...... Got him at around 8 weeks old from a pet shop.
had a sign on the cage
"Beware, this bird bites" and i thought to myself
LOL..... "Obviously "... it's a rainbow lorikeet, i mean you may as well have put a sign that says
Beware, this bird has multiple colours
LOL
My next thought was...
pfffft, i've been around birds since i was single digits old
I took him in, he was my first,
I loved him
he took a strange dislike to a few things
1. if you pick up a plastic bag and it shakes and makes that noise... he will just launch at it and attack it , while also attacking your hand attached to it
2. we have a Neverfail Filtered Water bottle (15L)
so.. When i carry the bottle into the house and the water splashes around inside the blue bottle
he attacks my hand that's carrying it
can get kinda dangerous if i drop it and i drop it on him
anyway.. that was a while back
then i got my other little one
and.. it's funny, but.... My other little one used to have conversations with the first one and as it would have it
I HAVE NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THE SECOND ONE EXPLAINED TO THE FIRST ONE HOW TO BEHAVE AROUND ME
The second one now doesn't bite anywhere close to what he used to
and even when he does , he doesn't even try to break the skin, but instead, it's more of a "I'm trying to tell you something" Kind of bite
Now.. i have a high tolerance to pain and i'm very patient even when being bitten. so it's ok
and i reward him when he backs off and when he apologizes for doing what he did
but honestly.... i actually think this bird has mental issues or maybe was mistreated at some point... I don't know
in any case.... he gets plenty of love and has greatly improved
so... I do know what i'm talking about
My point was... you can't just tell people they are little bundles of joy
because they sort of start of that way
then they become bloody terrors
then, they get better (Assuming you put in the work to make it better) as you said
so yeah.. I have 2 of them and have had for around 6 years now
@@martinkuliza well I can honestly say I have had no problems with my Tigger , she is loving and smart talks to me and tells me she loves me every time I walk in the door . When she was a baby she bite a few time but it really wasn’t a bite , a nibble is more like it ,when she knows she’s going to get in trouble for doing something she shouldn’t be doing I’ll say don’t you dear ! And she stops , now if I do something wrong in my home and start to curse lol , she will yell at me saying “DONT YOU DEAR ! in fact the rainbows that I have seen in pet shops were always friendly came on your finger , went on your shoulder , very loving , maybe I just haven’t ran in to a bad Lori as of yet .its just that when I see people like you with there negative comment to others without explaining every bird has a different personality, you put negativity in there heads like don’t buy a Lori you’ll be sorry .... some people don’t think for there self s , they take strangers advice , which is so sad . They will never know the happiness that pets can give to them .. like I said I have had tigger for 18 years now and she will probable at live me iam 74 but not well , on oxygen 24 /7 have RA and a lung disease. But iam happy that I had my Tigger in My life , she has bought me nothing but happiness.🌈🌈🌈
3:39 if you're not in America, where you can't get access to a bird store...LMFAO ROFL
so....., what you're saying is ..
THERE ARE NO BIRD STORES OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. haha
Ok heads up everyone
let's all buy our bird food from the united states because that is literally the only place in the world where we get Lori Food
Forget PetBarn, that's bullshit
we gotta get it from America
hahahaha
Boring...zzzzZzzz
Thank you!
@Hee Joseph Well, it's more entertaining than your content.
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