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Post by freswood on Oct 13, 2007 4:18:28 GMT
At what age roughly are they weaned?
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Post by freswood on Oct 11, 2007 9:02:00 GMT
I'll be getting another rainbow lorikeet during the Christmas holidays. What age is it best to get a lory? I don't want to get one too young, obviously, because I'm not qualified to look after it. But at what age are they pretty much full-size and eating normal food?
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Post by freswood on Feb 11, 2008 6:06:47 GMT
Hi dave and monty well freeswood. Chester my new lorry loves preening our dog. As soon as Dina our Jack russel goes under the cage chester is there trying to preen her hairs lol. Not sure what it is, but I think they will be very good friends down the track. I hate to alarm you, but that is very dangerous. Most dogs and cats carry Pasteurella, which is lethal to birds. Birds should never come into contact with cats or dogs as the Pasteurella bacteria can kill them within 24 hours.
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Post by freswood on Jan 19, 2008 9:28:08 GMT
Welcome Dave!
My Archie was born in October 2007 as well. Does yours still have brown eyes and some spots on his beak?
I'm really interested to know at what age their eyes turn red, and their beaks are solid orange.
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Post by freswood on Sept 5, 2007 9:08:25 GMT
Tell us about the funny habits your lorikeet has! Yogie sticks his tongue up my nose He also poops when he gets excited or frightened, which includes being presented with flowers, being startled, or being picked up.
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Post by freswood on Jul 25, 2007 23:11:12 GMT
I thought this was an appropriate topic to put in 'Lorikeet Chatter' How did you teach your lorikeets to talk? I chat to Yogie when I play with him, but I don't know if he'll start repeating what I say. Also, how long did it take?
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Post by freswood on Jul 25, 2007 6:53:33 GMT
Sam's gorgeous! I notice she has a very yellow chest.
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Post by freswood on Jul 25, 2007 23:12:46 GMT
How long do you need to quarantine a new bird for?
Also, we spoke to the vet and she thought that Yogie would get along with a young male, a bit younger than him. If I get him a friend in the Christmas holidays (by then he'll be 1 year old), how old should the new bird be?
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Post by freswood on Jul 24, 2007 7:57:11 GMT
If you get him a mate, dont put him in yogies cage straight away, obviously quarantine him for a few days, they usually recommend a week. Put him in a separate cage after quarantine next to yogies so they can get used to eachother. Then after a day or so get them out together and see how they get along when they play, and when you are happy enough that they are getting along, then try and put them in the same cage. Also another thing to watch out for is to make sure your new guy is eating and yogies not getting all the food. I had this problem with pippa and stimpy, so I had to separate them in the end. But on saying that pippa is a much bigger bird then stimpy. You shouldnt have any troubles, just be certain they get along with eachother before you put them in together. Would it be OK if I kept them permanently in separate cages, and they just mingled when free in the house? I do plan on letting him fly free most of the day once he can fly more confidently. Perhaps if, during the time they were inside the cages, the cages were pushed together. This would mean they would each get the right amount of food, and they wouldn't kill each other. Oh and I got the results of the DNA testing today and Yogie is a boy! He sure seems like one.
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Post by freswood on Jul 22, 2007 8:20:19 GMT
They usually only mate or lay eggs if you have a nestbox in. I wouldnt personally put two males together unless they are handreared from the same person, even still they might still end up fighting. You should be safe to put m/f together without a nest box. Are you sure you want to lose the bond between you and yogie? You may not lose the bond if you get yogie a female, but if you put a male in you will probably find you will lose the bond. Sorry dont know if this is confusing you or helping? Im getting a mate for my girl harriette, but he is being hreared for me, and I know harriette and I wont lose our bond. I understand perfectly ^_^ It's not that I want to lose the bond, it's just if getting him a mate and him being happier meant losing the bond, then I wouldn't mind so much. Somehow I feel that I'm not spending as much time with him as he would like. It's about an hour a day plus cleaning, and also we make sure his cage is in a room with someone so he can watch them. Even then it seems like a bit of a boring life.
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Post by freswood on Jul 22, 2007 4:34:36 GMT
I wouldn't so much mind losing the bond with Yogie if it meant he'd be happier with another bird. It'd be sad but I'd get over it Rabbits of the same sex don't usually get along so I assumed it was the same case for lorikeets. Wouldn't two males fight?
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Post by freswood on Jul 21, 2007 23:47:02 GMT
The only reason I'd avoid getting another lory is because of breeding. Is there any chance of him breeding if I don't put a nesting box in?
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Post by freswood on Jul 21, 2007 6:33:06 GMT
I have pippa my IRN in with harriette all the time, they are both great mates and get along really well. Not sure on the gcheeks as alex my gc is a big bully when it comes to other birds. Biggs scullies bird maybe alot different to alex though so dont qoute me on that one. I guess it all depends on the nature of your yogie? If hes pretty easy going and down to earth than any bird his size would be ok. What does IRN stand for? Well I haven't had much time to get to know Yogie yet (that's why I'll wait a while before making the decision) but he has mood swings. First thing in the morning he's grumpy-as and attacks me when I change his food bowls. He then follows a pattern of chatty, playful, quiet, and at around midday he's at his most active. That's when I let him out of his cage. Sometimes he'll sit on our shoulders, but other times he'll be quite aggressive and just sit on top of his cage smashing his toys around. Then for the rest of the day he's pretty quiet and tired. To be honest, at this stage I wouldn't trust him around small birds because he seems like the type who would happily maul one. He'd need a buddy who would stand up to him (rather than something like a budgie) but not so much that they wouldn't get along.
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Post by freswood on Jul 19, 2007 9:34:47 GMT
I'd eventually like to get Yogie a buddy, but not one that he can mate with. I'm even thinking it might be good to get a bird of a different species. What kinds of birds could get along with lorikeets? Perhaps cockatiels? It's a bit of a long shot I know, because lorikeets are pretty tough little thugs
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Post by freswood on Jul 13, 2007 11:25:01 GMT
I wish Yogie knew how to play. We have a huge basket of lory-safe toys for him to play with but he's not quite sure how. He must have been looked after so badly if he doesn't know how to play (but is slowly learning! He loves his rope toy and bashes broccoli to death) didn't know how to fly (and just plummeted down a metre when he stumbled), had a weak beak that couldn't get through solids, was a bit underweight, and was itching from malnutrition. But we're slowly getting there with Yoges. He's particularly fascinated by his mirror with a bell hanging off it. He licks his reflection and tries to pull the clapper out of the bell When Yoges first came across his reflection, he was fascinated for literally hours. He'd bring his head in close to the mirror, and pull it away, and continue like that to see how his reflection changed. Has anyone else had problems with lorikeets not knowing how to play? If so, how did you teach them? Is it just a matter of time before he accepts more toys?
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