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From: dbeedle@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Dave Beedle)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Lorikeets, Senegal parrots
Message-ID: <1991Jan21.160803.15318@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
Date: 21 Jan 91 16:08:03 GMT
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   Hello all!  In response to the Lori questions...

    I own a Red Lori and a friend of mine breeds them.  He sells his loris
for around 3 to 400 each.  The store he sels them to promply marks them up
to about 600!
 
     As for the mess,  they can be messy birds especially if the diet is
primarily fruit.  They love the fruit but its expencive and messy.  We have
had great luck in feeding them Purina Mini Friends Parrot chow (they waste
less if its "small parrot chow"). My friend feeds his lories (and other
parrots Purina AVN.  This leads to less mess.  I also give mine some fruit
from time to time.
 
     Lories are energetic and pretty but don't let their small size fool
you.  They can have a nasty bite.  
  
     If you want a playful bird that likes to be handled a lori is a good
choice.  Make sure it is hand tamed and has been around people.  Mine has
learned not to bite me too hard but other folks...look out.  Lories can
also learn to talk (mine does) but they tend to mutter and they imitate
sounds very well.  
    If you get a lori be patient and be prepared to get bit a time or two.
Don't believe all you read in the books.  Some is simply incorrect (in my
case anyway).  Finally, lories are aggressive birds.  I hesatate to put my
lori with any other bird so if you plan on get more than one bird you might
consider that.
  
     Good luck and TTFN,
               Dave Beedle