Chattering Lori and kids

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My name is Arun.. I live in Bexleyheath, Kent..

I had my first parrot pet in 2009, an African Grey - Chikki. We had such fun with him for over 4 years, however we had to move into London due to family health reasons, and the apartment landlord didnt allow pets.

Thankfully a cousin who had fallen in love with Chikki, took him and Chikki has been with him for the past 7 years.

We moved back to Bexleyheath 5 years ago and my daughter is 7 now and we are now looking for a parrot for her 8th birthday. Both my wife and I work from home through the week, and after a lot of research, I zoomed in on Lorikeets. I love Macaws, but I think the family is still young for a Macaw.

Amongst the Loris, we are further zooming into the Chattering Lory. I would like to get your thoughts if there are any chattering parents out here. How good are they with kids?

Also, a Google search for Chattering breeders in the UK has failed me. So any light on that would help..

Thanks
Arun
 
Hello and welcome, Loris are not that popular and apart from the odd show or advert very hard to find, your best bet is to join the parrot society they often have specialist breeders advertising. at the present time I do not know if we have active members with loris. ok birds that I have found do well with young families are the King parrot, sun conure, and I know of big macaws that live in family situations from a young age that have loved all the family. of course so much will depend on each bird. I know Bexlyheath very well.
 
Wow, I would love to train Macaws to free fly.

I hear the Green Wing Macaws are good for families too. I will try the parrot society..

Thanks Michael..
 
No I do not breed them, but I do have a few flock members, just looked at the photo I posted if only I took it at a slightly different angle it would have looked like my love bird Archie was standing on Jackie's head. Jackie is so good with all the flock big or small.
 
:welcome: Good advice from Michael to join the Parrot Society UK you can google them and find out their details.
Friends of mine used to keep and breed Lories but only in aviaries they were not suitable to be kept as pets, apart from anything else they need a certain diet which result sin their dropping being extremley messy and going far & wide. so that is something to bear in mind.
 
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I have a friend who used to have lories. Not the chattering ones and not a breeder.

But boy does nothing prepare you for the poop! The walls had to be lined with plastic sheets to be able to be wiped down a couple of times a day. Nothing to do with the ceiling but keep cleaning it unfortunately. And don't even think of having carpet with them!

The poo is projectile and as it's so watery it goes everywhere!!!!

I would not suggest them in a house.

I've kept mousebirds and turacos in aviaries and that poop was just about manageable and that's not as liquid. Still got on the ceiling of the shelters though 😂😂
 
Lories are quite commonly kept as pets here in Brazil despite not being native parrots. Chattering lories seem one of the commoner large species (the various types of rainbow lorikeet being the commonest). Red lories and Black-capped lories are also widespread, although most species are available, besides a few of the rarest. Most of the larger commercial breeders keep them and hand-raise them for pets, and many hobby breeders have several lory species too. The lories in general seem quite popular as pets in the USA, too, among other places. I'm wondering whether the lack of interest in them in the UK is mostly a fashion issue - i.e. they have never really had a period of popularity there as pets, so interest and availability remain low, which has kept them mainly confined to a handful of specialist breeders.

They are exceptionally messy eaters and defecators due to their specialized diet, which is worth bearing in mind, especially if they are kept in a home with younger children who may be prone to get into the mess. (Shouldn't be such a problem with an 8 year old and no younger children, however.) They are also somewhat more work to look after than most other parrots due to the messiness and tendency for uneaten food to spoil rapidly, which requires you to clean regularly and maintain good hygeine if the bird is to stay in good health, besides dealing with the extra mess in the house.

One thing that may have affected their popularity in the UK (I suspect), is that the great majority of houses there have traditionally used carpet in most rooms, which is simply not very practical to keep clean when you have a bird capable of shooting liquid faeces for some distance out of its cage. It's not an issue here, where wall-to-wall tiles in every room are the norm (and sometimes the walls are tiled too). Edit: Captain Howdy's response helps to support this idea! It is very easy to wipe down tiled walls and floors, compared to what most people in Britain have!

I was considering getting a pet lory or two not so long ago, but the arrival of our second child, with our eldest still very young, has made me at least put the idea on hold for now. Too much extra mess (and the work of cleaning it) when we already have little ones keeping us very busy, plus the likelihood of them getting into it, especially the baby once she gets a bit more mobile!

@Michael Reynolds - would you say that from your experience the lories tend to resemble conures in their personality and behaviour? This is certainly my impression.
 
very much like the sun or jandaya not quite as cuddly but if having more than one they will all try to get on you at the same time, they are as funny as a ciaque as mischievous as a green cheek as fast as a Kakariki. but as messy as a cow but it is more spread out. I do love them though @Ararajuba
 
Thank you all so much for that..

I have a conservatory for my bird (future pet).. did that for Chikki (my African grey).. it was like his room..

The vinyl flooring and wipe able paint on the conservatory wall helped.. so we could go with that arrangement for a lory..

I was hoping I could potty train the lory and get him into the living space from time to time.. did that quite well with Chikki.. accidents do happen, but that could be an exception..

The parrot would be a new family member, therefore need to be sure about the decision. I am still split between a Macaw, an eclectus and a chattering.. I was leaning towards a lory because of the size and playfulness..

Love macaws, but worried that my daughter is too young to handle her, but may be they can grow together..
 
It is a shame there will not be the bird shows this year otherwise it would have been wise to go to those especially the Think Parrots one and chat to others, many have their parrots with them.
 
Karunk said:
Thank you all so much for that..

I have a conservatory for my bird (future pet).. did that for Chikki (my African grey).. it was like his room..

The vinyl flooring and wipe able paint on the conservatory wall helped.. so we could go with that arrangement for a lory..

I was hoping I could potty train the lory and get him into the living space from time to time.. did that quite well with Chikki.. accidents do happen, but that could be an exception..

The parrot would be a new family member, therefore need to be sure about the decision. I am still split between a Macaw, an eclectus and a chattering.. I was leaning towards a lory because of the size and playfulness..

Love macaws, but worried that my daughter is too young to handle her, but may be they can grow together..
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I would not suggest a conservatory for them to live in as the temperature fluctuates far too much. And they will overheat very quickly in the warmer weather. Even in this weather I can't sit in my conservatory with the door shut as it's too hot in there.
 
You are the parrot wikipedia @Michael Reynolds ..

My daughter loved the eclectus, but when I showed a few videos, she felt she needed a slightly more chirpier and active bird..

Just out of curiosity, is it fair to get pets shipped across countries? @Ararajuba just curious as I read that Latin America and Indonesia have many lori pets..
 
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I would not suggest a conservatory for them to live in as the temperature fluctuates far too much. And they will overheat very quickly in the warmer weather. Even in this weather I can't sit in my conservatory with the door shut as it's too hot in there.
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Good point @CaptainHowdy ..

We used to get the cage into the living room during extreme weather, just inside the conservatory door.. our conservatory had some solar proof glass I remember, which helped in keeping heat out, it didnt get too hot..

But I definitely remember moving the cage into the living room during winter nights.

Might have to plan a shaded space this time.. thanks for the tip though, helps me plan..
 
ts not so easy to ship birds from one country to another, the two European countries that I know have breeders are Belgium and Finland, trying to ship a bird from the Americas can be so difficult and quite often the bird gets refused entry in the UK. the paperwork vet checks even down to the size of carriage needed plus quarantine rules can all help to stop your bird, I still think the PS is the best way.
 
@Michael Reynolds .. Belgium could work well, could do a drive across the channel and get the bird!..

Do the breeders have websites? Would like to talk to them, they may know chattering breeders in the UK.. :)
 
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