phoenix44 Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 yeah i agree! i mean you dont need a hyper lori! lol infact its one of the last things you want!!! haha fruit has plenty of natural sugar. Just remember ,, no avocados. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 thats so cute that they eat bugs, would they eat preying mantises (sorry about the spelling)? cause i have lots of them in my garden! experimentation with custard powder? . . . interesting lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Yeah iv been looking up lists of flowers and other things for mine to eat when i get it. I also looked up what house plants are poisonous but i couldnt find a good one. Do you guys know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 dont feed stuff with phenols in it... or too much citrus. datura is a common plant that can kill even humans, animals etc, so steer clear of that stuff. its got a beautiful bell shaped flower. im sure i have a link somewhere, but im on my luch break at work so will post it when i get back home... that is if i can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Some listed here - under plants poisonous to children, no less... http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publi ... _intro.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 thanks for that, i think just to be safe ill remove my house plants from the lounge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 dont feed stuff with phenols in it... or too much citrus. yeah i heard about that not too much citrus thing but then i went to a pet store and saw a lorikeet eating an orange (i consider that to be alot of citrus) and it confused me as to what "too much" citrus really is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 an orange or a mandarin? a sweet orange is ok i guess... but a nice sour one probably isn't. i usually put them in water so it dilutes a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 it was definately an orange oh ok does it have to be cut up for the diluting to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 i dont really know to be honest. maybe mark will know. do they get oranges in the wild? cause if they do then im sure they can have oranges. no limes or something though... or coffee, lol.. they love coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 we feed slices of orange or mandarin about once a week basically segment size try all fruits mango etc but avacado is a nono and chocolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ok what is a lorikeet like after coffee?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ok what is a lorikeet like after coffee?? i was just wondering the same thing lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 gem, if you want the quotes to appear correctly, please do not tick Disable BBCode in the box below where you type in your replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ok what is a lorikeet like after coffee?? had a lady come in one day with a badly behaved rainbow that was plucking itself after a couple of months of us having the lorrie for a week or 2, then it going back home and becoming a "bad" bird again found out she was letting it have her coffee during the day and a slice of marmalade on toast in the morning wound tighter than a coiled spring lorries are very intelligent and it doesn't take them long to train their owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Loris are wonderful birds, however they do need LOTS & LOTS of attention more so than other types of birds or they get very LOUD and naughty. The more time you spend with them the better they will be. Most loris loves water (baths) my Lori "birdie" loves his bath, usually ends up looking like a drowned rat Birdies favorite fruits are mangos < top of the list, apple, pears, peaches, raisins and loves his honeyed water in his drink bottle Oh and they are very messy :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 my friend lorrie likes coffee(we try not to give him it but if you put the cup down watch out) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 what is a lori like after coffee? surprisingly a badly behaved lori is a lot like me BEFORE my morning coffee. its like poking a dragon in the eye. a very big angry dragon. like an angry lady dragon at that time of the month. YAWRRR!!! lol. its terrible and is not a fate i wish on any one :lol: :lol: :lol: it can kill them, as it speeds up the heart rate, and as you can imagine a small animal like them has a pretty darn fast beating heart. makes them a bit hypo... (and by a bit i mean a lot). caffeine doesn't do them any good as it shortens their life span. rusty is allowed to sniff my coffee on a good day, but usually he has to make do with a tiny bit of froth at the end of my finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Most loris loves water (baths) my Lori "birdie" loves his bath, usually ends up looking like a drowned rat like this: this is after he discovered that the fish tank may not be the best place to have a bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 gem, if you want the quotes to appear correctly, please do not tick Disable BBCode in the box below where you type in your replies. awesome, thankyou! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 awwww thats sooo cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 i know that this is off topic but i met the most gorgeous blue and gold macaw today! her owner says shes a bitch lolz. she didnt want to talk to us but she was definately showing off (the bird that is, not the owner) 2 weeks (on tuesday) till i get my birdy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 my first lorrie called Poe, after Edgar Allen Poe also short for Peices of Eight my little pirate bird he had some unusual nestmates he used to bath in their milk dish, found him stuck to the bench one hot day as the milk was really rich he used to growl like them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gem_scott Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 awww thats cute! poor lil stuck on the counter birdy :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 aww. that's awesome. looks like an old pic from the colour. when was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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