I just got a Rainbow Lorikeet and am confused about feeding.?

6 days a week my lories get a combination of Lory-Life powder and NectarGold, mixed, dry, with fruit. (Apples, oranges, pears, grapes). Twice a week they get some powdered neckton vitamins. Once a week they get a mixture of Zupreem fruit mix pellets, Zupreem Natural pellets and Pretty Bird Lory pellets, soaked in hot water until soft, fed when slightly warm, sometimes drizzled with honey. Also fruit.

I teach all my birds to drink from a water bottle (hamster sized), otherwise they foul the water with the powder (and ruin the powder).

As far as amounts go, you just have to try a little more or less until you figure out how much your little guy wants to eat each day. Some lories like to be fed 2x a day, morning and afternoon. In that case feed the fruit alone in the morning and the powder or pellets alone at night.

I've had my rainbow lory for 18+ years, plus I have other ones I haven't had for as long.

None of my lories have ever liked veggies. They love crackers of all kinds and bread crusts (pizza crust) too, also plain popcorn.

All Lorikeets are Nectar and Soft fruit feeders, But you can fed them on a little Brown bread soaked in a solution of honey and water 1 tablespoon to 1/4 pint of warm water (to dissolve it)you can add a little milk now and again don't forget to discard it after 24 hours,Grapes ,Currants, Raisins,any soft fruit except Plums,they do like a little Canary,and Hemp seed soaked prior to feeding and Greens Kale Broccoli.Spinach,even try grated carrot. I would not advocate Pellets,it may be more expensive to use the above but it will be worth the extra for these delightful if not messy birds (you know what I mean) Edit when I mean brown bread I only meant a portion of about an inch square and this was to hold the honey solution you can also put the Honey solution in a drinker. And I am talking of my experience in rearing my birds many years ago. At least we agree on some of the Old methods Robert w. So why do certain ones feel that they have to condemn the old methods Edit Robt.W. had a look at your photo,your bird is immaculate and quite a beauty.(incidentally I am English)

Lories are nectar drinking birds. Pellets are given for convenience. SInce only liquid goes in... LIQUID SHOOTS out. I recommend a plexi glass cage as well. They are messy.

My birds love all fruits. kiwis, berries, mellons.

Go out and get Nekton Lori nectar. You can order it online. Please no pellets. Mimic their diet that they have in nature!

They need nectar. When I worked in a bird store we mixed powdered nectar with water - they had no pellets.