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Yogie
Jul 6, 2007 4:15:47 GMT
Post by Berserka on Jul 6, 2007 4:15:47 GMT
Body bobbing is him showing happiness.
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Yogie
Jul 9, 2007 11:53:55 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 9, 2007 11:53:55 GMT
Do you think there's a chance that Yogie will never let me touch him? It's understandable at the moment because he's only been here a week, but I'm just worried that in the future I'll never be able to pet him or pick him up I just love him to bits and want to give him a great big hug!
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Yogie
Jul 13, 2007 10:38:28 GMT
Post by silvercloud on Jul 13, 2007 10:38:28 GMT
Lorikeets are very tactile so there's a big chance that given time for him to trust you he'll allow you to touch him though I can't guarantee it as every bird is different.
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Yogie
Jul 15, 2007 23:16:39 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 15, 2007 23:16:39 GMT
Yogie's made a lot of progress over the last week. His flying has improved, and he is now able to gain some height instead of just gliding. In fact yesterday he flew over to my brother (who was sitting down) and sat on his shoulder. He then proceeded to lick his face. I sat next to him and Yogie spent the next hour or so wandering from me to my brother.
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Yogie
Jul 15, 2007 23:48:47 GMT
Post by judy on Jul 15, 2007 23:48:47 GMT
yogie looks very happy and content, which is a great sign, and you are doing a wonderful job of looking after him.
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Yogie
Jul 16, 2007 5:40:18 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 16, 2007 5:40:18 GMT
yogie looks very happy and content, which is a great sign, and you are doing a wonderful job of looking after him. I'm so pleased you think so. The biggest problem now to fix is that he randomly takes off sometimes. Yogie easily startles (usually the birds outside) and flies into walls and curtains. I don't suppose there is any way to prevent him from doing that? Yogie was amazingly tame today. He sat on my arm for ages and tried to eat the webbed bit that joins your fingers. He also frenched me multiple times so fast I didn't see it coming
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Yogie
Jul 16, 2007 6:16:16 GMT
Post by judy on Jul 16, 2007 6:16:16 GMT
lol you gotta love it when the do that, harriette loves giving kisses, specially when your not waiting for one. As yogie is still only young, and learning how to fly, obstacles will tend to get in the way. You just have to perservere with him, and be there when he does and point him in the right direction. He will get stronger when he gets older and get a better sense of direction as well. Being a new home to yogie, hes still possibly trying to find his bearings, this may take time.
I suggest just to walk around the house with yogie on your shoulder while your doing it and this will help his direction of the house, walls, hallways, doorways etc.. Specially mirrors. Even though birds love talking into them, they sometimes get balked by them and think theres another bird on the other side and fly right into them.
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Yogie
Jul 16, 2007 7:34:15 GMT
Post by Scully on Jul 16, 2007 7:34:15 GMT
thats a great pic! Yogi looks really handsome, im sure hes going to get more tamer as time goes on. Any food he likes to tempt him to stay awhile? hold it in your fingers so he has to stay and eat it. hes really does look a happy bird
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Yogie
Jul 16, 2007 8:40:13 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 16, 2007 8:40:13 GMT
Thanks for the tips! I'll keep that in mind when I take him out next.
Something else I was wondering is what a healthy weight for a lorikeet is. I'm a bit concerned that Yogie seems to have stacked on a fair bit of weight. He's starting to look a bit round. This might just be because he was malnourished before and now he's not. But I did read somewhere that it's really easy for lorikeets to become fat.
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Yogie
Jul 16, 2007 9:26:02 GMT
Post by judy on Jul 16, 2007 9:26:02 GMT
Hes probably enjoying your food and his diet which is a good sign. Whats yogies daily diet at the moment freeswood.
Harriette is getting, apples and oranges in a big tray cut up and seeded. 1 sml tub of dry mix and water, and the following day she will get the wet mix with warm water and a dash of honey. In the summer she loves grevilliea plants. Once a week she will get a piece of bread with jam as a treat and she loves that. I also throw in some passionfruit seeds over her oranges and apples, and some sultanas.
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Yogie
Jul 16, 2007 19:19:17 GMT
Post by alexandra on Jul 16, 2007 19:19:17 GMT
wow what a varied diet! i bet she loves you to bits
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Yogie
Jul 17, 2007 7:49:55 GMT
Post by judy on Jul 17, 2007 7:49:55 GMT
yep lol sometimes she doesnt even let me to her cage so I can put her food in, she is crazy about bread and jam.
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Yogie
Jul 19, 2007 5:11:44 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 19, 2007 5:11:44 GMT
It's taking Yoges a while to get used to all the different food we offer him. He's got 5 bowls and they contain:
1. Dry and wet mix powder mixed together (he won't eat it wet so we just give it to him dry)
2. Water, also with vitamins twice a week because the vet thought he needed it for the moment
3. Little pieces of veggie such as cabbage leaf, kale, broccoli, and brussel sprout. He doesn't much like the broccoli but treats it more as a toy. During the day Yogie just nibbles at his leaves and seems to enjoy them a fair bit. He's also got some home-grown mung bean and alfalfa sprouts in there. Yogie also loves his corn!
4. Fruit, though he doesn't like fresh fruit much. At the moment he's tucking into some watermelon, but until now he wouldn't even touch it! He eats a very small amount of pear but won't touch apple.
5. Treats. This is where we place his flowers (eucalyptus, grevillea, banksia, bottlebrush) and bird treats. He gets a piece of dried pawpaw in the morning and another dried piece of fruit like a sultana or banana (don't worry, they don't have added sugar. they're special bird treats)
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Yogie
Jul 26, 2007 3:23:44 GMT
Post by Berserka on Jul 26, 2007 3:23:44 GMT
Give him a few grapes. When I had Bo that was her all time favourite food and I wouldn't even be able to release them into her bowl before she'd grabbed one and halfway through it!
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Yogie
Jul 27, 2007 0:22:14 GMT
Post by silvercloud on Jul 27, 2007 0:22:14 GMT
Are all those bowls in at the same time? Maybe only put a couple in as well as the water, then swap them later in the day. That will also keep the food fresher as it gets bacteria very quickly when left to sit.
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