New Lory Owner

[Kedika]

Good Evening everyone!

I have a new addition to my family. Blue Mountain Lory, I already have a Green Cheek Conure. But as some may know Lories are a different world. When I first found my baby, he was playing in the cage let anyone play with him lay on his back. When I brought him home, he is now a completely different bird. Only steps up, sometimes. Doesn't play like he was before, and doesn't allow you to pet him. What are some things that I can do to start trying him. I am bringing him out of the cage and working on step up, to and from the cage at the moment. But what more can I do to show him there is nothing different from where he was to here.

Thanks again!
Jessica

 

[Allee]

Hello Jessica, Congratulations on your new addition.

You can't show your new baby nothing is different in his new home, to him everything is different. His whole world has changed, he needs time to adjust to his new environment. Parrots are in their own time zone, some accept changes readily, others balk at anything new. I would focus on making your newest family member as comfortable as possible before expecting too much. Stick to teaching basics and keep the sessions short. When your bird has had a chance to build some trust, training will be a better experience and he will learn to look forward to the sessions. Here's a link with some good bonding and training tips. When working with parrots, patience has great rewards.

http://www.parrotforums.com/general-parrot-information/49144-tips-bonding-building-trust.html

Have fun with your beautiful new friend.

 

[MikeyTN]

Congrats on your Lory baby! Have you tried feeding some warm nectar from a small dish while holding him? How long have you had him?

 

[Shae26]

Congrats on your new baby!

Give him time to settle in and become familiar with his new surroundings, and he will eventually come back out of his shell! My Rainbow Lorikeet was very much the same, he was a total clown at his original home (breeder's house) and he was such a little character and that's what drew me to him the most. When we got home, he was a completely different bird. Quiet, reserved and didn't seem at all interested in playing like he did at his old home

A few weeks later though he was back to his old self! Playing and clowning around like he owns the place. Wherever I went in the house, Oscar was just a few hops behind me lol! It just takes a little time for them to adjust, but once they're settled and comfortable in their new home, they start to open up

 

[Kedika]

Thank you for all the information. I've had him for about 2 weeks, he is coming out of his shell a little, playing more around in his cage, chewing on things. He will allow hands in the cage to clean things up, and move things around, he will step up sometimes, and allows simple strokes on his back.

 

[Shae26]

One thing that I found really broke the ice between Oscar and I was apple juice. Only small amounts because you don't want to hype him up on sugar, but as a small treat every now and then is fine.

I got a syringe (without the needle) and sucked some apple juice up into it, and i'd offer the tip to oscar so he'd get a tiny drop. That became my most useful training tool.

 

[lorika]

Lories take time!
Don't worry, if he has a sweet inclination, he'll come out of his shell soon enough!