Hi,i have an avary and probably am soon going to pick up a pair of lirikeets.I have experience with a hand tame cockatiel that talks, but would like to start breeding loriketts,sinc ethey look stunning,and are intelligent and have a good personality.
Now my questipns are i heard people say they dont eat seeds,this isn't true is it?
So what is there diet,and what fruits/vegies do they eat and foods to avoid?
Are they hard to breed compared to budgies and cockatiels,any special needed food requirements?
At what age can i start taming them,and take them out of the avary,should i take them out permanetly?
So could you please try to answer as many questions as possible,or give a nice link.
Thanks in advance.

Lories have their own special diet, they drink nectar. I don't feel comfortable having you do this on your own, maybe if you could find a mentor? People that handfeed normally have the parents feeds for a week or two, or not even, you can either handfeed them or wean the babies and then begin working with them. Birds are obviously like more human companionship if their fed by a human. I agree Lori's are stunning birds, but you need to do your research, I have an Eclectus, they require a special diet too but not like the Lori's.

Yeh ive started my research.At the shop that im planning to buy a pair of rainbow lorikeets($40)for both the diets consist of mostly seeds and some fruits?
What age can i take them out of the avary an start to train them,if i dont have the time to hand feed them?sHOULD I TAKE THEM OUT THEN OUT THEM BACK IN THE AVARY OR LEAVE THME WITH ME FOREVER,UNTIL I GIVE THEM AWAY AND KEEP S1 FOR MYSELF?

***Edited By: naynay12 on 7/12/2007 3:10:34 AM***
Reason: Added another question(sorry for caps lock)

Naynay,
No disrespect to you but please take the advice previously given. Do not breed Lorys until you do your homework. They are not your everyday seed eating bird. They require a strict diet of nectar and fruits. They are very senstive and moody. Too many people buy a Lory from a breeder or pet shop and are suprised that they just inherited the equivalent of a 2 yr old baby for the next 20 yrs.
Ofcourse they sell fast because they are talkitive, colorful, playfull and comical. But all that will end in the wrong hands. I dont know you but would'nt you feel bad knowing that you just ruined 2 lives to make a buck? I hope you answered yes to that.
With that said.....if you research these wonderful birds and learn their diet, quirks, how they squirt, love water, toys, and all needs to educate your customers, I will be the first to recommend you as a breeder.
There is so much more but I think I made my point

Naynay, if you've never bred a parrot of any kind, I don't recommend that you start with a bird with special needs like a Lory. Breeding parrots is WORK; not to say that you can't do it, but it's a lot more than mating two birds. Who's to say that the pair you're looking at will mate? What will you do then? Just because you have a boy and a girl doesn't mean that they'll like each other; they choose their mates. What would you do if the parents didn't know how to feed the chicks? Would you know how to feed them and how often? You'd basically NEED to be available around the clock for a spell - literally. Their formula would have to be at just the right temperature so as not to burn their crop; you would have to know when the crop is empty and when to refill it and HOW to feed them so that they don't aspirate (suffocate). Again, it's not easy. What is your current set up? How large a cage is your cockatiel in? (There's a reason I ask this question.) Have you considered trying to introduce a cockatiel into the mix and seeing if you can get a breeding pair? Again, the same amount of work but overall they would be easier for you to breed than Lories. Should you decide that you do want to breed Lories anyway, I'd recommend that you find someone who breeds and who wouldn't mind letting you view their set-up and ask questions, at the very least. Good luck, whatever you decide to do.

I bought a pair of electus about 4 weeks ago.
unfortunatleyi forgot to give them water and the female died...so i bought a new male but they dont seem to like eachother?any suggestions?for there breeding box i have an old cockatiel box,ill just aake the opening bigger,and put some hay in it right?
thanks and any help appreciated
p.s if these breed in a few months i was thinking of making another avary and since i got a bit of money since my grandad died...i got a maximun of 5.000,i was thinking of an endangered species,andone know any bodt that are good smugglers,poor birds but they will have a good home with me!

My god ARE YOU ****** INSANE???

If you can't remember to do something as simple as give them water I would strongly suggest YOU STAY AWAY FROM BIRDS ALTOGETHER.

What a horrible way to die, it would have taken days for that poor bird to die from having no water. It would have suffered immensely.

I have and breed Rainbow Lorikeets, and they are **** hard work.

Do the bird you have a favour and find it a responsible owner. AND DON'T BUY ANOTHER PET EVER.




***Edited By: lpn169 on 4/29/2008 1:54:48 AM***
Reason: removed curse

Dont ever buy another bird. Breeding birds is *bleep* hard work. And MY Answer is hell no, I wouldn't even touch a lory if I were you.

Dont ever buy another bird. Breeding birds is *bleep* hard work. And MY Answer is hell no, I wouldn't even touch a lory if I were you.

That breaks my heart. Shame on you. Please don't keep any pets. How old are you?