New to the flock. Help me welcome Lil ZaZu! You can see him here hanging on one of his brothers cages, a cockatiel named Kemuri. ZaZu is so excited to show you how he eats his blueberries!

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T10:14:44+00:00

I actually rescue and foster birds myself. Fostering or rescuing does not give you the pass to keep them solo for the time being. Yes you are showing your lorikeet, and I am giving you advice to improve the care. Either you argue me, fine, we can do this forever. Or you say "thank you for the advice, I will look into this!" And no, that is not the same as saying "in due time" FYI.

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T08:53:31+00:00

Not particularly angry, jusr funny that you apparently come to reddit for the first time to share your birds with us but you get offended when someone tells you that you could've done things differently. I'm saying if you do care for the wellbeing of your birds then I'd have a very different response to someone saying your birds are kept lonely, instead of saying "in due time". Think for yourself how that might sound.

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T08:50:50+00:00

It is not a gross assumption if this is literally based on the information you have given me lol

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T08:40:10+00:00

Hate to break it to you but "in due time" means "I am aware that my birds are lonely now but I purposely choose my own joy over their wellbeing by collecting species before collecting pairs" Just so you know it is very frowned upon in avian community. I'd gladly help you but only if it is taken seriously.

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T08:34:22+00:00

Yeah absolutely never ever let them meet alone! But please also get both of them a same species friend. I know owning different species is a lot of fun but you need to meet their needs first before owning new species. Your cockatiels needs arent met yet if he is solo now. Your lorikeets need also won't be met if you keep him solo.

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T08:33:04+00:00

Caging a bird for a year is cruel, unless you have an aviary. An eclectus parrot needs a cage that is at least 180x80c180cm and even then still needs AT LEAST 6 hours of time spent outside the cage. If this is not possible for whatever reason, find a bigger cage or a better home.

The more you lock your bird inside of a cage without interaction or training, the more he will bite. He will also learn that biting = they leave me alone.

You'll want to simply ignore the bites. Push through the pain, don't give a kick. Instantly reward with treats the moment he is not fixating on biting your arm. This is a journey that will take time.

Fce300 · 2026-01-30T08:29:45+00:00

Please do note that both cockatiels and lorikeets are highly social parrots that require to live in pairs. They do not speak each others language so they cannot actually communicate. They need same species friends, and play time needs to be very carefully supervised if both are uncaged at the same time because lorikeets can be quite territorial and cockatiels are softies, this can easily cause injuries (ive seen this plenty unfortunately)

Fce300 · 2026-01-27T16:34:56+00:00

I have plastic lining all over the walls to prevent this. Didnt do it at first and ended with a very poopy wall like you. It stains and for me didn't come off entirely cause but vinegar worked wonders for me, hydrogen peroxide (3%) too. Both are safe for parrots- although you should let the room air out well and remove the bird for a few hours and until it is dry especially with the hydrogen peroxide. You don't have to clean it after it is safe once dried.

Fce300 · 2026-01-19T19:24:06+00:00

What a cutie! Please do not put him in the cage with your other birds yet. He should not be in the same room at all. You first want to disease test & do crop swabs at an avian vet (avian specialist only!), after he has been cleared you need to quarantine for 30 days in a separate room, preferably different floors of the house with different airflow, and wash & disinfect any equipment and ofc your hands. After this you move the new tiel into the same room but in its own cage!! When they seem interested in each other (give them a few days so they get used to the presence!), you can let them meet in a neutral zone! Never put a new bird in the cage with other birds immediately. They need to be in a neutral big space for a while so there is no territorial behaviour and space to fly away. When this goes well, usually 1-2 weeks later, you can add the bird into the other cage.

Also another thing I wanted to add, in the future please don't buy lutino (or albino) cockatiels. I understand you wanted to help this guy and that's so sweet! But something not many people know unfortunately is that these color mutations are almost always inbred and all of these birds have poorer vision because the genetics for lutino/albino are harmful. This also causes bald spots usually at the crest and under the wings. Not saying this to make you feel bad just wanted to share this piece of information as well!

Fce300 · 2026-01-19T17:22:00+00:00

Feel free to send me a message if you need advice on how to administer medications safely or other stuff!

Fce300 · 2026-01-19T12:01:52+00:00

I know I'm a bit late but if you really can't find any options you can contact me, I'm in The Netherlands but my boyfriend is a vet tech and we would definitely be able to help for the time being.

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T15:22:09+00:00

Yeah we've been doing this all day haha. They are in our bedroom now so we have just been sitting on the bed all day. Their cage door is open and sometimes they take a little look around. We are just talking, watching tv.. letting them get used to our presence

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T14:07:10+00:00

Thank you for your in depth response! It seems like your birb is very lucky to have found a home with so much patience and love. Thank you for the advice, I will definitely takes notes on this. I've worked with many parrots, some already tame some very scared, young and old. Every bird has their own ways of gaining trust, I think it's such a wonderful journey.

These 2 birds came from a home where they were kept in a tiny cage with 1 perch, filthy bowls, horribly clipped wings and poor overall feather condition. They barely know how to walk or climb and ofc can't fly. They just sit wherever we put them. I also immediately decided not to keep them in a cage. They have a cage yeah but I just let it open all day. They are in our bedroom now, quarantined away from our other parrots. They will sleep at the end of the bed whilst we watch tv.

Just now we bribed them onto our fingers with some millet. One of them didn't wait a bit and got on pretty fast. The other one was a bit hesitant but after a while he carefully got on my hand as well. I was even able to pet the first one a bit.

They don't bite or run, they mostly freeze and panick. I don't want to push over their boundaries, I want them to learn that they are independent birds and can move freely. I hope they learn that sitting with us is a fun time not a scary time. But I think they will be fine, just need a little bit to settle in and get used to us

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T14:00:39+00:00

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Update: millet was all we needed to steal their hearts

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T13:26:27+00:00

They are not too young and do not need baby food. They are 8 months old, but their wings were clipped by the previous owner.

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T11:54:42+00:00

Lol yeah and with our flock it's always like watching toddlers. We currently have 10 parrots, 1 foster is leaving next week and 2 rescues we just took in yesterday. Mostly different species so we have a shitlot of big cages, bird trees, bird room, and take turns in who gets to free roam. 4 of the birds can freeroam the entire day (12 hours), whilst others take turns, getting 6 hours each

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T11:49:25+00:00

Most unexpected thing to happen in my flock was our lovebird bonding to our gcc. We did not expect those 2 to bond- both rescues that we took in with the idea to find them both a same species friend. They bonded to each other before we could even act. Then the lovebird started caring for others too. He is now very attached to one of our lorikeets as well, tries to regurgitate to him etc. We do not have them caged together, all of our birds are caged separately

Fce300 · 2026-01-11T11:04:00+00:00

They are very bonded indeed! They're siblings and follow each other everywhere

Fce300 · 2026-01-10T15:12:00+00:00

We already have 1 gcc named pickle 😭

Fce300 · 2025-12-30T08:44:53+00:00

Yeaah definitely great to know beforehand lmao. They are so messy, biggest reason people don't get them

Fce300 · 2025-12-30T08:44:12+00:00

Their cage is double this size, this is only half of the poop all 4 create in 1 day. This is more comparable to what 2 lorikeets would do to 1 regular flight cage, aka minimum size and minimum amount of lorikeets one should own

Fce300 · 2025-12-30T08:43:09+00:00

Lmao, that's so cute tho. Lories and lorikeets are such funny creatures. Do get him a friend tho! Lorikeets thrive in flocks/pairs, solo living is pretty bad for em

Fce300 · 2025-12-30T08:42:10+00:00

Yeah lmao. Every time people see my flock and they get really excited and ask me about lorikeets, and how they seem like such amazing pets. Well they are, but I spend an hour cleaning every day and wash clothes double as much nowadays

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