Where to buy a Lorikeet?
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I have a red collared lorikeet, Cody. He talks his head off, wolf whistles, almost whistles the laurel and hardy tune, but loves practising it. Loves to get on your shoulder and saying "whatcha doing, hello, shutup, shutup cody, stop it, hello bubba(his mate, our eclectus Jax), he also tells Jax to shutup when hes asking for for a feed, His voice isnt raspy like i was lead to beleive, its very clear. they can be seen here http://people.smartchat.net.au/~kbam/Jax-cody.jpg – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Keith, > I can not help you find a Rainbow lorikeet but I can help with of > the some the questions that you may have > Yes they do talk. Peppa can say Hello and his name, wolf whistles, backchats > in lorikett, Growls,Dose a very good chicken alarm call. He lies on his back > and play dead bird. and tricks when the he is the mood. He isn’t toilet > trianed but it can be done. Peppa dosen’t like dogs . That dosen’t mean that > all lorikeets don’t like dogs.And a damp cloth helps with the mess. Lorikeet > wasn’t my first choice. I was given Peppa and I wouldn’t trade him for > anything. > Robyn > Hi Janet! > Thank you for the wonderful insight. Yes, I know the maintenance will > well exceed the cost of the bird. I have a Labrador Retriever puppy who > is > proof of that, and he is the most wonderful pet and worth every penny. My > girlfriend is a vet tech, studying to be a vet so I’m not worried too much > about the vet bills. I’m just concerned about the initial cost, since I > was > told they should be about $300 (I’m pretty sure I want a rainbow > lorikeet), > but so far I’ve only found green ones at $600. I don’t plan on buying one > until I’ve spent a few months researching everything, and reading the > mailing list you mentioned. I used to say I would never want a bird as a > pet, never had an interest in them. When I saw the Rainbow Lorikeets at > Busch Gardens, and saw their personalities, I thought what an excellent > pet > it would make. I spent quite a bit of time playing with them and asking > questions of the keepers. My first concern is how they get along with dogs > and vice versa. My puppy is very playful with other animals, so I know he > won’t have a problem. I just need to make sure the bird wouldn’t be > threatened by him. So I do have a lot of research ahead of me, but before > I > did all of that work I wanted to make sure they were at least available to > me in the price range I am currently able to pay for. > Out of curiosity, do the rainbows talk at all? My understanding is > that > they do some limited talking and mimicking of sounds, nothing like the > extent of an African Gray, but due to an extent. I would love a bird that > can do that. I also heard that it’s possible to train them to go to the > bathroom in a certain spot (such as a little garbage can). Is this true > as > well? > -Keith > > > I was wondering where on Long Island I could purchase a Lorikeet, > and > > > what I should expect to pay? We’re still researching whether or not > owning > > > one is right for us, but in the meantime price is a big factor. We > saw > them > > > in VA and were told they’d be about $300. Looking on the internet we > saw > > > pages saying to expect to pay about $175 – 300. The only pet stores > that > > > have them here want $600 for them! I’ve seen a lot of web pages which > refer > > > to them as unwanted pets, and abundant in Australia. Why would they > cost so > > > much over here? If anyone knows of a good source, please let me know! > > > Also, are there breeders of the birds in NY? Or is my only source a > pet > > > store? I hate buying animals from pet stores, they’re usually sick > and > > > ill-tempered. > > Keith, > > I don’t own a lory, but I researched them a lot a couple of years ago > before > > I got my eclectus. The price from a breeder or dealer will be a lot > less > > than a petstore since petstores have a lot of overhead to make up. I > would > > recommend a breeder highly over a petstore when buying a lory/lorikeet > since > > these birds require special knowledge in care and feeding. I know of a > case > > of a lory baby at a Petco dying from improper food (only in the store a > few > > weeks – learned from the vet who did the necropsy). The price also > varies > a > > lot by species. A little Goldies lorikeet might be around $200 while a > > chattering or black cap might be near $1000. > > To find a local breeder, join one of the lory mailing lists – such as > the > one > > on Dr. Lee’s website: > > http://webcrafting.com/catering/VEROLINKS.htm > > I strongly suggest hanging out on one of these mailing lists for a while > and > > learning as much as you can about lories before making your decision. > You > > probably already know about the liquid droppings that require extra > measures > > in housing and cleaning, but you might want to know more about their > hyper > > personalities and the variation among the species (some are much better > in > > pet quality than others), loudness of various species (some very, very > loud; > > some not so bad) and there is so much to know about their feeding. Many > lories > > die young from incorrect feeding – even some lory-specific products are > > blamed by some. The experts constantly argue among themselves and I > found > it > > very confusing. This was one of the factors putting me off getting one. > > Since you mentioned price as a factor, I’ll just add that I would > consider > a > > lory > > as a higher maintenance parrot in terms of cost. The special foods are > very > > expensive, the caging also may cost you more if you go for special > features to > > control the mess, etc. Also add in the cost of veterinary care when > making your > > decision. > > I looked over what I have written, and it all sounds pretty negative. On > the > > plus > > side, lories can be wonderful pets. They are gorgeous to look at, very > > intelligent, > > have funny, clown-like personalities and some talk quite well. > > Janet L. > —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– > http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > —–== Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–
– Ken B…….
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