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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2010
- I get quite a few lorikeets in my backyard. Two of them bully the other lorikeets away when I'm trying to give them all some sunflower seeds. One of the bullies gets fed up with me moving my hand containing the seeds around and decides to stop that.
Nice!
they have sharp claws
you can get lorikeet mix for them if you really want to feed them the best thing for them. Its a bit costly but best to feed them that.
so like :) !!!!
hah! They are CHEEKY. But seeds are bad for lorries sadly. Still, it's amazing how cheeky they are, and how trusting they are for wild birds. I can't even do this with my current pet rainbow lorikeet (she's a RSPCA rescue and is very timid sadly).
I have 2 pet rescuses & a wildlife rescue background & yeh, my experience too, the "pet" ones are MUCH more timid & hard to work with than any wild ones I've had in care! My advice, get a second, that way they can at least get courage from each other & also attention from each other (mine you, one of mine refuses to be touched, by human or the other lorri. They clearly still enjoy the company & it makes them feel safer though & they take turns at being "brave")
@@mehere8038 I did get a 2nd one (pet store) - he was supposedly hand reared but let's just say was pretty vicious as soon as I put my hand in his cage. I had him for a year before he started going loopy, so we transferred him to her cage. After that, he settled down and they've been in the same cage for near 2 years now. They get on well now (was rough for the first month or so) and have bonded. Unfortunately, the original rescue bird is now showing advanced signs of PBFD - didn't display until around 6 months ago, 1.5 years after he'd been put in the cage with her. So, he's almost certainly infected too. :( she's lost her tail feather, nearly all of her wing feathers, cannot fly and is losing weight. Now starting to show Black discolouration on the beak. She's still alert and eating well.
@@davepastern That's a shame :( Note though that basically all wild parrots are infected with this, so just cause your boy's been exposed doesn't mean he'll get sick too, she's probably sick due to years of poor diet before coming to live with you taking it's toll on her overall health.
Have you seen an avian vet? If not, it would be a good idea, if you're not willing or able to, I would suggest switching them to wombaroo lorri mix, as it's generally regarded as the absolute best in terms of nutritionally meeting their needs (which is so important with pfbd) & for weight loss, try adding some wombaroo insectivore mix into the lorri mix as well as a supplement. That gives them the insects they would get in the wild eating nectar, but at even higher levels. That's what we do with wild birds that are under the weather in rescue settings. Not too much of it, if they won't eat the food, that's too much, just a pinch of it added to the lorri mix for extra protein & nutrients. There's other stuff like egg & biscuit, moulting formulas, breeding supplements etc available, but the insectivore mix is the one that's natural for them & that they eat very happily & gives a weight & vitamin boost.
I've found those ones are cheapest from online pet stores - by a LONG way! They're about double the price of other brands in most places, but on par in terms of pricing from the online pet stores.
I've also got mine on lactose free, high probiotic yogurt, not sure if it helps or not, info on it seems to be very mixed, but I figure it can't do any harm, will fix any gut microbe issues, so help with better food/nutrient absorption & general health - or might, again the info on it is really mixed, some highly promoting it, others saying there's basically no microbes in lorris crop/gut. Mine like the "The Collective Probiotic Kefir Kids Yoghurt Pouch Strawberry" from woolies, coles have a similar product available I haven't tried but assume they'd like too. At least one of mine likes it - my fatty lol my one that I really want to eat it isn't so keen, but she'll eat it on fruit or in a syringe (mine love anything in a syringe, cause that's how I give them treats in training) & with some added sugar she'll certainly pig out on it
Anyway, it sounds like you're doing a good job, about the best possible, giving them a companion really makes such a difference doesn't it! Amazes me the number of people who don't do this!
I've got a wildlife rescue background, but my neighbour died, leaving 2 lorries behind, they were going to be shipped off to a pet store & end up who knows where, so I took them in. They were in separate little cages, had been for nearly a decade, just looking at each other & sitting there plucking & squawking with nothing else to do. I watched them for a few hours, decided they could get along & so put them in together (in a new cage to avoid territorial issues). They like being in together, but do have their moments together & aren't "bonded" as such, but still happy living together. One refuses to be touched by me or the other bird, the other wants him to touch her & gets upset that he won't, but is also too nervous to be touched by me.
My boy came with gloves for doing his food & water, cause of the biting if in his cage & he absolutely refused to leave his cage for about a month, I left a little door open on the cage all the time & girl would use it to escape if he got aggressive & just sit outside the cage till he calmed down again, then go back in, then she found her courage & decided to tell him off over his bad behaviour & claim the cage as hers (was very cute & funny) now if she's in his face too much, he climbs out of the cage & sits on the perches I have just outside it's door for a break. They've got a bit of a love/hate thing going on, but overall they do like each other for company & are gradually getting closer, brushing against each other more & more. We'll get there eventually (I hope) :)
& mine still bite if I put my hand into the cage without permission lol I have to hold it there & wait to check they're ok with it before I can do it & either they agree or squawk at me & if I persist then, I get bitten. My girl's the worst on that now, boy's pretty good. Boy's currently sitting on top of the cage in a pile of kale eating it while watching lorikeet videos on youtube, girl's curled up under him inside the cage, against her salt lick (not sure if salt's meant to be good or bad or neutral for them, but having it stops her plucking a lot) We're going to have a tantrum soon, cause I intend claiming my tv back for ME to watch instead of them lol they're VERY spoilt!
@@davepastern & can I also say it's awesome that you persevered! With the age of the comment, I thought for sure you would have just disposed of the one you had, finding it "too hard". So sad how many people seem to do that :(
@@mehere8038 not working atm, so can't afford fancy food. Likewise, can't afford an avian vet, but I doubt I'd be popular bringing in a bird with pbfd and I suspect that they'd want to euthanise her. I'd rather not stress her out - neither are friendly and transferring them from their old cage to their new cage was very difficult. I've taken note of the probiotic yoghurt advice, might try it with them. Thanks!
No good for lorikeet eat the sun flower seeds Rainbow lorikeet