| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 942 |
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I was visiting a local Pet Store (Just for Pets) in Townsend, MA and
was introduced to a Goldie Lorikeet. The bird had very vibrant colors
and was approximately 6 inches from head to tail. Can anyone tell
me anything about the bird? I searched thru several back issues of
Bird Talk to see if they had any info. but all to no avail. I asked
the sales clerk at the store if the lorikeets had talking ability and
he wasn't certain. He looked in several of his bird books but couldn't
find an answer. Does anyone have anything they can share about these
little guys?
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| 906.1 | AKOCOA::ROLLINS | five fuzzies | Thu Aug 10 1995 14:13 | 12 | |
Hi - nice to see you have an Australian theme going here (I'm
developing one too!).
I think they are adorable..I have a *.faq on them somewhere
I'll dig up and send you (along with a 'tiel care sheet
for the new lutino).
Regards,
beth
P.S. I am buying my baby tomorrow!
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| 906.2 | I HAVE ONE | ZEKE::KING | Fri Aug 11 1995 00:54 | 19 | |
Hi I have a rainbow lorikeet, yes they can talk. But it takes a couple
of weeks just like any bird. They don't talk like a parot, when they
talk it sounds more like a squeeky wheel turning. But you will be able
to understand them with out any problems. They are also very energetic
birds and like to make alot of high pitched sounds when you arn't
paying attention to them. They are very loveable birds, and there is
some work involved. These birds are nector birds. Thet can not eat
seed's. There digestive tracks can't handle it. They eat soft food's
like fruit, baby food, pasta, basickly anything you would feed a parot
as a snack. I have to go now unfortunatly. But if you need any more
information feel free to write me. As for finding books on Lorys you
can find them but they only talk about the classes and types of Lorys.
It will be hard finding information on there actual taking care of and
personalites. If you want to know more about them I would talk to a
couple of other pet stores.
I HOPE I WAS OF SOME HELP. ZEKE::KING
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