Got some requests on posting specifics on Ember my Black Lory, as I too find very little specifics on the Black Lory, so here are some of my experiences and hopefully it can shed some light if you are interested on purchasing a Black Lory.
My Black Lory is 3 month old, got her from @tracisparrots4u (their Instagram page) here in Utah. They had her fully weened on Blessings gourmet powder lorikeet food. Her weight and frequency was monitored prior to release. She also had a good sense on how to step up and wasn’t too timid. When she got home she was a bit skittish and nippy.
Since she arrived at home, we have continued her diet on the blessings gourmet powder. Soon she will more frequently eat fruits, but want to keep her stable and continue to monitor her weight to ensure she wont pick up any bad habits and can keep her consistent on being more self sustained. I also wanted to get her use to my schedule so nothing will be new or shocking to her. Keeping her away from all citrus foods, such as oranges, lemons and so on.
Training is going good. As stated early she became a bit nippy as expected from a baby parrot. So I have been doing positive reinforcements. Now she doesn’t bite, and now she is more willing to fly to me rather than get spooked out by me. I am monitoring as I am worried about her becoming too dependent on me and not being self sufficient. I have also been keeping a ring camera near her cage to monitor her intake and behavior. I have been using grapes as rewards when she does something right along with a clicker. Anytime she is spooked or freaked out by something, I hold her against my chest and introduce her to the item or thing that spooked her out and showing her everything is ok.
Its now automatic when I pull her out of the cage, she’s either ready to fly to my arm/hand or she’s ready for a treat or she’s ready to cuddle. I only handle her two times a day. I am also very mindful where I pet my Lory, I keep it contained to just her beak and head. I am also performing exercises for when she needs to get her nails done or if she will need any feathers pulled or vet visits. So I will gradually place my hand on her back and flip her upside down and spread her wings and bring her back upright and give her a piece of grape. Now she tries to do it on her own as she knows what comes immediately after LOL
Her personality is very very energetic, loves to cuddle, loves to cuddle so much she will go to the part of the cage that is closest to me and will wait patiently until I acknowledge her. She can be very clingy, so I am careful to not overload her to where that’s what she will expect 24/7.
Some of the Black Lory downfalls that I have noticed…their poops LOL. I also noticed she has zero issues picking up bad habits, so I try and do my best to minimize those actions before it becomes instilled. I have her in a steel cage, and have an acrylic cage for traveling. Need to make sure you keep the cage clean, as it will get more dirty than your average bird, especially when they are babies. So while I clean my amazon cage every 3 days or so, she’s getting cleaned every other day. You have to make sure they have clean water all the time, and since they poop everywhere, I have been changing out her water twice a day. You also need to make sure their food and water bowls are far apart, or else you will have some creative statues in their food bowl. If you can, purchase those mini carpet cleaners, its not easy cleaning their poops. Be careful on where they want to go, I noticed she will try and climb into just about anything. Her baths are very messy, she will flip around, flap her wings, attempt to climb over everything. definitely different from that of my Aamazon lol
That’s all I can think of on my experiences with her so far. I will be sure to provide any updates here as time goes on. Here are photos of her, and I will toss up more photos as she gets bigger.
My Black Lory is 3 month old, got her from @tracisparrots4u (their Instagram page) here in Utah. They had her fully weened on Blessings gourmet powder lorikeet food. Her weight and frequency was monitored prior to release. She also had a good sense on how to step up and wasn’t too timid. When she got home she was a bit skittish and nippy.
Since she arrived at home, we have continued her diet on the blessings gourmet powder. Soon she will more frequently eat fruits, but want to keep her stable and continue to monitor her weight to ensure she wont pick up any bad habits and can keep her consistent on being more self sustained. I also wanted to get her use to my schedule so nothing will be new or shocking to her. Keeping her away from all citrus foods, such as oranges, lemons and so on.
Training is going good. As stated early she became a bit nippy as expected from a baby parrot. So I have been doing positive reinforcements. Now she doesn’t bite, and now she is more willing to fly to me rather than get spooked out by me. I am monitoring as I am worried about her becoming too dependent on me and not being self sufficient. I have also been keeping a ring camera near her cage to monitor her intake and behavior. I have been using grapes as rewards when she does something right along with a clicker. Anytime she is spooked or freaked out by something, I hold her against my chest and introduce her to the item or thing that spooked her out and showing her everything is ok.
Its now automatic when I pull her out of the cage, she’s either ready to fly to my arm/hand or she’s ready for a treat or she’s ready to cuddle. I only handle her two times a day. I am also very mindful where I pet my Lory, I keep it contained to just her beak and head. I am also performing exercises for when she needs to get her nails done or if she will need any feathers pulled or vet visits. So I will gradually place my hand on her back and flip her upside down and spread her wings and bring her back upright and give her a piece of grape. Now she tries to do it on her own as she knows what comes immediately after LOL
Her personality is very very energetic, loves to cuddle, loves to cuddle so much she will go to the part of the cage that is closest to me and will wait patiently until I acknowledge her. She can be very clingy, so I am careful to not overload her to where that’s what she will expect 24/7.
Some of the Black Lory downfalls that I have noticed…their poops LOL. I also noticed she has zero issues picking up bad habits, so I try and do my best to minimize those actions before it becomes instilled. I have her in a steel cage, and have an acrylic cage for traveling. Need to make sure you keep the cage clean, as it will get more dirty than your average bird, especially when they are babies. So while I clean my amazon cage every 3 days or so, she’s getting cleaned every other day. You have to make sure they have clean water all the time, and since they poop everywhere, I have been changing out her water twice a day. You also need to make sure their food and water bowls are far apart, or else you will have some creative statues in their food bowl. If you can, purchase those mini carpet cleaners, its not easy cleaning their poops. Be careful on where they want to go, I noticed she will try and climb into just about anything. Her baths are very messy, she will flip around, flap her wings, attempt to climb over everything. definitely different from that of my Aamazon lol
That’s all I can think of on my experiences with her so far. I will be sure to provide any updates here as time goes on. Here are photos of her, and I will toss up more photos as she gets bigger.
