We have a 7 year old rainbow lorikeet, she is on a nectar diet, some pellets for rainbows and fresh fruit and vegetables, I want to know a healthier solid diet I can put her on to avoid the mess they make?
2006-11-20 12:07:01 · 7 answers · asked by Nikki 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Harrison's Pellets are the best. Even the famous African Grey, Alex, is fed Harrisons's. It is a high quality pelleted food and has little waste involved if fed by the instructions. The staff is friendly and is available by phone to answer questions. It is organic, as all bird foods should be, since they are highly sensitive to pesticides. Good Luck with your Lorikeet.
The below info is from the Harrison's web site, which I also listed below.
How to Keep Your Lorie Healthy, Happy and Safe!
Give lots of attention. Feed a fresh, high quality, pesticide-free diet formulated, like Harrison's Fine Grind products and add a little sweetner specifically for lories. Limit supplementation to pesticide-free fruits or vegetables.Do not offer a source of grit. Provide clean, fresh, uncontaminated water (try using water bottles). Remove and replace food and water containers twice daily to maximize activity in a healthy bird. Provide clean water for bathing.
2006-11-20 12:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Animaholic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree that you should stick with what you are doing already. We personally have 3 rainbow lorikeets. The information that we have received is that a high pellet diet will shorten the life of the bird, that it is NOT a healthy choice for the digestive system of the lories. While it is true that rainbows are known to be messy, all birds are messy no matter what diet they are eating. It is part of owning a bird. What is most important is that your bird stays happy and healthy.
2006-11-20 17:51:13 · answer #2 · answered by 2 shy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the wild lorikeets don't eat a solid diet. The diet you have her on is a good one. I had a rainbow lorikeet that would always take the pellets and dip them in the water before he would eat. Their digestive system is set up for a liquid and fruit diet. Unfortunately the projectile pooping is just part of owning one of these birds.
2006-11-20 13:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by escpthemadnss 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lories are messy no matter what they eat. They have a different kind of metabolism than other parrots.
You can put your lory on powdered lory food (there's several different kinds--Lory Life, Avico, LoryGold, NektonLori) which you can feed dry (give a LOT of water separately)--about 2 tablespoons per bird per day, plus fruit. My certified avian vet recently had me discontinue pellets almost entirely for my lories as all of them have had kidney and liver problems which she traces back to the pellets. Last year when one of my lories died the autopsy report said "poor nutrition" as one of the possible causes--and that bird loved pellets, hardly ever ate her powder.
2006-11-20 23:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 5 rainbow lorikeets and I feed them that avione nectar , fresh water and fruit, my ones love apple the most.They also eat vegies but they like fruit more because it tastes better , research heeps before you get lories
2016-05-22 02:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the diet she is on is perfect. birds = mess. no way around it. try getting a cage skirt, keeps all the seed and mess in the cage.
2006-11-20 12:22:05 · answer #6 · answered by deathwishpussy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have her on a healthy diet. Why fix what doesn't need fixing. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Lorikeet for more information
2006-11-20 12:22:15 · answer #7 · answered by Lynn D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋