rainbow lorikeet

I have a young rainbow lorikeet (don't know exactly how old because he was rescued) and when ever I pick him up to put him back in the cage, he starts biting my fingers that are holding him, hard. I've only had him for about 5 days, but he is hand tame and is very friendly other than that. What...

I have a young rainbow lorikeet (I don't know exactly how old because I rescued him) and he will refuse to eat fruit or veggies. I have offered him slices of apple, pear, blueberries, kiwi fruit, banana and carrot. He just nibbles on it a bit then licks it and then just walks away. I don't know...

Hi, I am the proud human of Zazoo, a 4-month old Rainbow Lorikeet. I bought him about 3 weeks ago from a pet store (I know I shouldn't buy one from a pet store, but we don't have many rescue parrots in South Africa, as we're mostly animal lovers). I always pop into the stores to see if they're...

My 12 week old Rainbow Lorikeet has been a delight and very easy to care for. He comes out of his cage often and is eating well (dry mix and a mix of fresh fruit) Tonight though I almost had a small fit when I saw him lying on his back in his cage. From a distance he looked dead but when I...

I was just wondering whether I need to cover Ozzy's cage at night or whether it's okay just to turn the lights off. He sleeps in the study in his cage. Also just wondering whether anyone uses those cute fluffy little huts in their cages? It's summer here in Australia right now so I'm...

Hi everyone .. so pleased to have found some help on line! I'm a tad embarassed actually. I fell for the age old trap - impulse buying at a pet shop. I know better than this and can't quite get why this little parrot got to me so fast but what's done is done. I did ask all the right...