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Post by freswood on Jul 10, 2007 6:41:17 GMT
yogie is talking to other lorikeets as they fly by. Harriette loves whistling and screeching with them. When I sometimes have her on my shoulder she lets out loud playful screeches in my ear. And my ear is ringing for the next five minutes. Its what they do and they are good at it lol. I'm just a bit worried that it might be distressing him. Once he made his body go flat and he was quivering.
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Post by freswood on Jul 10, 2007 0:55:52 GMT
Does anyone have any idea of what the different noises mean? I'm trying to figure out if Yogie is stressed by the wild lorikeets, or whether he just enjoys chatting to them. He makes this loud screech (so loud that it literally hurts my ears) when he hears them and they take turns talking. Is there some resource that explains in what situation they make particular noises?
Also, he lets out a massive exhale right before he violently attacks his rope toy; almost sounds like a snort. I don't know whether it's a playful noise, or whether he hates the toy and is trying to kill it.
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Post by freswood on Jul 13, 2007 11:11:50 GMT
Wow that's interesting - until now I'd only seen two types of lorikeets. There was a pair at the specialty bird pet shop that were orange and I think black. Have you ever seen that variety?
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Post by freswood on Jul 13, 2007 5:23:27 GMT
Loribabe, your rainbow lorikeet looks quite different to Yogie. Is that what they look like in Queensland? All of the rainbows in Melbourne look exactly like Yogie (so much so it's impossible to tell them all apart!)
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Post by freswood on Jul 13, 2007 0:48:48 GMT
I'm sorry it took so long, but it was difficult to get a good shot. I've managed to get two:
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Post by freswood on Jul 10, 2007 0:52:22 GMT
I was about to take a photo for you but I can't find the camera. I'll have to wait until mum gets home so I can ask her.
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Yogie
Jul 30, 2007 23:35:12 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 30, 2007 23:35:12 GMT
Yogie's in love with a plush toy mum bought for him yesterday. It's coloured like a lorikeet, is about twice is size, and has all of these 'arms' that he can snuggle up to. He keeps doing what I assume is a mating dance to it, and is very protective of it. He's also got a plush rattle, and lies on his back while shaking it.
Do lorikeets ever get sick of a particular toy? I don't particularly like keeping a plush toy inside his cage, but he stresses out if I take it away from him.
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Yogie
Jul 27, 2007 1:19:18 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 27, 2007 1:19:18 GMT
Yes, they're in at the same time. I end up changing his dry mix about 3 times a day because he makes such a mess of it! I take out the fresh fruit in the afternoon because by then it doesn't look to good. But he really doesn't like fresh fruit that much. The green leaves keep really well, and it's not until nighttime that they go a bit flaccid.
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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 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 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 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 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 5, 2007 23:46:40 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 5, 2007 23:46:40 GMT
Yogie has been bobbing up and down a lot this morning. Not just his head but he's using his whole body. Is that some sort of mating ritual? It reminds me of what pigeons do.
His beak is also getting a lot stronger. He didn't used to be able to eat the dried fruit bird treats, but now he can. And I can really feel the difference when he nibbles on my finger. Do you think his weak beak could have been because he was never given any hard food by his previous owner? Also, he is now able to coordinate his beak and foot so that he can hold food while eating it.
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Yogie
Jul 5, 2007 8:24:12 GMT
Post by freswood on Jul 5, 2007 8:24:12 GMT
How often do you have to do it? I'd much rather have the vet clip his wings just to be on the safe side - I really don't trust myself XD We plan on taking him for a checkup ever 6 or so months.
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