Tootsie Talks Rainbow Lorikeet

[Entemagico]

Awww baby , you r such a beautiful lory <3

[ShivaShaktification]

why are you hitting the bird in the eye with the bells?

[daibby187]

Killi ki-le for a grl paulie for a boy

[D4nman]

hey just bought one he is amazing but cant find a name that suits him/her can you help me think of an ORIGINAL name not lori or skittles plz

[Skuxxdluxe]

Cute rainbow lorikeet!

[starestrellakal]

sooo cute :) 

[Tommymacscoots22]

Hey great video, what a great bird, I have a Rainbow Lori as well and his name is Bo, I have posted a few videos of him to Youtube, if u want to have a look check out the playlist I made :)

[Nancycclaudia]

OMG I HAVE WATCHED THIS VIDEO LIKE A THOUSAND TIMES WITH MY LORIKEET AND SHE COPIES TOOTSIE !! I LOVE YOUR BIRD SO MUCH !! SHES AMAZING :)

[AnnaDearyDo59]

Am I the only one that thinks she sounds like a Pokemon of some sort?? Haha.

She's very cute and has some beautiful colors on her. :)

[dteg13]

this is gorgeous, youve raised her well :)

she looks exactly like mine and says the same things too!

[3000thousand]

U know if it's a boy or girl because the girl lays eggs when it's older and the boy starts getting sexual to u

[aydrigokr8423]

how do we know if its a male or female

[kiimbathewhitelion]

This cracks me up over & over. I have one too but she does little tunes, mumbles hello, & says 'ruff' like a dog, but she's less than 1 yr old so maybe it just takes longer. I heard girls are harder to train to talk. I can roll her on her back & play with her feet. Love seeing the different characters! Urs is clearly very happy.. human contact, toys, nice cage.. they're very happy if you treat them right. Mine's been carefully watching your video from my shoulder & trying to communicate =D

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@kiimbathewhitelion Loris are super fun! Dont believe what they say about female and male birds and the ability to talk, it all depends on the bird and how they learn.

Huckleberry is a fantastic talker, much clearer and louder than my Tootsie bird, and we all assumed Huck must be male due to the excellent speech. Last week Huck laid 2 eggs. Shocked!! So females can speak just as much as as clearly as males!!

Toots learnt most her words by 3. Give it time and more words will come :)

[kiimbathewhitelion]

@YourCoffinOrMine08 I'm definately inspired by yours and will try extra hard now! They're such little clowns, well worth the mess and noise! I love how yours does that springy bop on the spot, and swings her head around from one side to the other when she talks, so cheeky and clever, she's just adorable!

[mumandtwins]

@YourCoffinOrMine08 I reckon your username cracks me up just as much as the Lorikeet LOL thanks

[shidenblade]

@kiimbathewhitelion I got a 7year old female and she doesn't talk per se, but sounds out hello/, mutters, rolls in the grass like a dog and drinks soymilk...actually she'll eat anything she sees me put near my face!

[Arcane7707]

Tootsie is "SO" much like my lorikeet i was starting to think you "Birdnapped" mine....hahaha. Mine even says "what's that"

[xxhardscopezxx]

BAM and the baby is born

[slapnut892]

I had a Rainbow Lorikeet. Swore like hell.

[peteandkyla]

She definitely seems happy to me!! I know from experience, they're not always happier in the wild.. I raised & released one that had been injured in the wild. She returned home 6 weeks later & wouldn't leave again!! She thinks she's got it better with me!!

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

if you live in australia, no they are not expensive. i think if you like outside of australia, they are expensive. and they are HUGELY loud. MASSIVELY loud!

[mari8244]

OMG Tootsie is so cute. I need to know something from you are lorikeets expensive birds? I am planning to buy one but I really do not know the prices. And also are they loud?

[Jarmint]

I feel so sorry for these poor creatures. Where I live, they are one of the only native birds that are legal to shoot. Farmers shoot them because they "destroy" their crops. Rainbow lorikeets naturally graze on nuts and berries and when they see these crops, its basically he jackpot for them. Until ofcourse they watch a bogan shoot their entire flock with a 12 gauge because "I felt like it"

Truly disgusting. I honestly think these lovely creatures are better off kept in captivity.

[JayLeePoe]

@Jarmint I see what you mean. I'm sympathetic as well. Lorikeets are pretty awesome and I'm dang near convinced eclectus parrots are as closely related as some believe (I have a male). However, what you're supposed to do is shoot 1 and hang it around the place you wish them not to be. At least that's how it works for hawks or whatever.

1 down to save some crops, fine; it's probably poisoned anyway.

[FinalFreakFantasyXX]

What a beautiful bird!

[jdoug0234]

this is great to see they do talk. i found one the other nigh on new years eve in the middle of the road in extreme heat!

ive been taking care of it since and its the cutest thing and doing great

cant wait till it can talk! :)

[HausofGaGadb]

Beautiful!! I want one!!!

[DANCE101aus]

I have just been given a beautiful male Lori and an olive one I can't wait to get them talking!

[greyhoundfriend123]

That was awesome! She's so smart and beautiful!

I hate to hear they kill them there. sad

[100percentsoutie]

i LOVE tootsie! she's adorable, and I agree, when they're hand reared, they love being with people. I had a hand reared red collar rainbow. Bought her at 13 weeks, she knew some sounds and whistles, and at about 6 months she was saying clear words. i think they start out like babies, saying sounds and then simple words like our names, at about 9 months and she was saying full sentences 5 words long. They're the best pet ever but demand alot of attention & cleaning.

[alexisPaulG]

shes like, 'no mom, no i dont want to step up!'

[cutietwo22]

wow where do you get a bird like this?...captive raised of course

[GetItRight222]

Wow she's beautiful!

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

I love this bird, i hand raised her from 3 weeks, so i guess im her mom!? hahah

I honestly dont know how long it takes for them to start talking in sentences... it just sort of happens?!

[drakeltheryuujin]

WHAT A CUTIE PIE!!!

[omb666]

it seems like this bird really likes you :)

we have two lori's

one stays near the cage a lot like yours, the other flys around and only come back when he wants food or drink or a chat.

im newish with training them. how long did it take you to get the lorikeet to string more than one word together?

[omb666]

@omb666 i have uploaded a video showing people how to teach the lorikeet to jump from whistles to speaking

but i am still trying to figure out how to string them together. if people wanna know how to get a lori to change from whistling to talking. watch my videos

[belizensis25]

oh she's so gorgeous, what a clever, happy little soul, never heard a Lori speak before.

[afshin021]

6 or 7 of these fly in my next door neighbours tree everyday there so beautiful

[StinaStygg]

Very beautyful bird! <3 SO sad that they are considered "pest" where you live... It's the most gorgeous parrot species I know of. Finding one shot would seriously break my heart!!!

[22694nayeem]

caged birds never seem like they're having a good time to me idk why :|

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@22694nayeem are you serious? this is prolly one of the happiest birds ive ever seen.

she spends more time out of her cage than in it. Lorikeets are a pest were i live, legally, farmers etc are allowed to shoot them. she is better off IN my cage then outside.

She never been a wild bird anyway, completely hand raised.

[crispycannibal]

@YourCoffinOrMine08 my lori was born in captivity. She has never flown and could not possibly fend for herself in the wild. Loris are such characters and ours is very much loved member of our family.

[parakeet8157]

Didn't no they could talk. Pretty bird. Cute vid!

[lovespellfatale]

awwww



[toastymellows]

How old can they start mimicking/talking? I have a rainbow lorikeet and it's almost one year old. But it can only mimick my whistling, not talking. Please reply back, thank you ^0^!

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@toastymellows i honestly do not know how long it takes... i wish i had thought to write it down! some birds never learn to speak! (some say its a male/female thing?) as far as i know they ALWAYS learn to whistle first, as its easy for them to do!

[MissKristen58]

@toastymellows I don't know much about Lorikeets, but usually smaller parrots and birds don't have the ability to mimmick words at all, because their vocal cords aren't developed enough/ voices are too high pitched. I have a Sun Conure, which get around the size of those and it's rare that they will actually talk. Might be able to make out some words, but if they try it's normally very unclear. It can happen, but like I said it's rare.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@MissKristen58 really? a lot of birds can talk budgies can learn to speak very clearly and they are tinnny. Magpies and crows can be excellent talkers too! I think hand raising the bird from a very young age makes all the difference. I got my tootsie at 3 weeks so really all she knows is the human language... and she can also meow and bark haha. I was given Huck, a native young bird that could not be released back into the wild and he picked up speech with in 3 months or less. Loris are amazing.

[MissKristen58]

@YourCoffinOrMine08 I know that all birds have the capability too, but in smaller parrots (at least most conure's) and other small birds that it's usually is pretty rare. But it is possible with enough repetition. And of course it depends on the bird's desire to learn. :) Like I said I don't know much about Lori's. But I know that it is VERY unlikely my Sun Conure, Tiko, will learn to say anything clearly. He's good at mimicking sounds though :)

[muppetspuppets]

awww. Mine's only few months old. How long before they start talking?

Hes toilet trained already though.

[smartiey2]

Oh wow, I never knew that rainbow lories could speak so well.... :)

[bannygirl101]

i love this video

[cookman283]

How old is he? Looks like its doing the head bobbing thing chicks do to get food off their folks.

[funandeducation]

Beautifullllll!! Are these great pets, though, in the home w/children? Do these make a lot of annoying noises and bite... or are they affectionate? Please, someone here help. I am soooo set on buying my special bird very soon. Thank you all!!

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@funandeducation I really dont know how good lorikeets are with children... most small animals are NOT good for small children... as birds are often easily and accidentally killed by children!

The temperament of the bird depends on you and how you raises your bird. My bird does not bite very often..but if she does, it is only when shes a bit crabby, but she can bite REALLY HARD and draw blood.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@funandeducation My bird is also extremely affectionate (loves to give kisses) but never wants to be cuddled. (does not like her wings being touched much)

ive heard cockatiels are very affectionate cuddly birds... and do not bite nearly as hard as rainbow loris!

[gameXchamps]

@YourCoffinOrMine08 hi!

what i would say is to get a african grey cuz they speak same accent like human and are lovely

and learn fastest (most intelligent birds!!!)

after reading about african grey parrots, my dad decided to buy a african grey for me and my brother!

NOTE: i'm only 12

plz subscribe

reply! (btw best is to get a baby african grey parrot cuz they will love u as parents and family! and thay might be a tincy bit expensive but worth it (thats wat my dad says so i think it is good)

lol

[gameXchamps]

@funandeducation hi

these birds are very great pets and good with children aswell

they will not bite as long as they are getting full attention from the family and being fed at the rite times

so really i would recommend it!

cuz my cousin has 1 and he is a lovely talker and loves to sit on ur shoulder!

thank u for reading!

plz subscribe to my chanel........NOTE: i'm only 12.......

Reply plz!

[EdgeStormcrow]

it does act different.. lorikeets are kinda.. hyper active, can get a big psycho when theres heaps of em .. have sex all the time.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@EdgeStormcrow as i said before, of course she acts different, she is completely hand raised!

She still completely hyper active and psycho tho! lots of fun (and noise)

[CoolSchnitzel]

personally, as an australian citizen, where lorikeets are plentyful, i hate to see them in cages, and this one acts a lot different from ones in the wild.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@CoolSchnitzel i too am an australia citizen.

My bird is completely hand raised (by me) and bought from a breeder. she is not a wild bird. Of course she acts different, She thinks shes human.

She lives in a large cage and spends most of her days out on my shoulder or running around my room (she doesnt like to fly - but she can if she wants to) So she is not hard done by. In fact, id say shes completely spoilt and perfectly happy with her living arrangement,

[motoxjunky155]

nawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[n3ophy7e]

Ohh so cute!! <3

[CrissLOLresqr]

i just adopted a lorikeet from the local bird rescue & im so happy he did even though hes never been treated nicely by people hes still got such a sweet & cheerful personality

[Apidium]

Colourful.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

Everyone thinks they are really hard to keep. really they are not.

There are powdered nectar mixes you can buy. Most places recommend giving the birds dry mix with water (the parrot eats the dry), then drinks, plus wet mix (the dry powder mixed with water) which is a substitute for flower nectar. PLUS you should give them fresh flowers and fruit.

As long as you keep their cage clean and fresh food/water and PLENTY of toys/things to do, they live long and happy (NOISY) lives.

[Evanvids321]

i thought those were like impossible to have cause they eat flower nectar. what do you feed it?

[crystaliacconi]

cute bird ive got the exact same lol

but ur bird sounds like its got the hiccups rofl

[imnotabear]

Lorikeets are funny little things, lot's of fun but need a lot of care

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@imnotabear they really are not hard to look after. All they need is a clean cage, fresh food and water and heaps of toys and things to destroy along with heaps of attention, just like any other animal!

they are extremely funny birds!

[EmilyBreast]

i have two a male and female they are the best pets besides all the weeing they do. in a cage at night and outside on back porch during the day not caged

[holmsatlarge]

I have a green naped lory named Nikki. I live in Toronto, Canada. Nikki will be 2yrs. old on March 12, 2010. She is a beauty and I love her a lot. She was $1,000 Canadian. Worth every penny!

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@holmsatlarge wow, 1000 Canadian! thats pretty much 1000AU too.. that is alot!

completely worth it tho!

[holmsatlarge]

@YourCoffinOrMine08 Yes, my Nikki was worth every penny! She is the sweetest and most beautiful bird I have ever owned! I love her very much!

[JosieC84]

LOL, SOOOO adorable and CUTE. Enjoyed every bit of the video. Tootsie is a star!

[MsStacey12]

lol

my sisters owns one. its called ozzie.

He's very cheeky, noisy and Loud.

And also likes his tummy tickled.

and he's very playful!!. they are a really good pet, but they need lots of care and attention. xx

[00MaximumRide00]

omg that is so cute!

[samsuzza]

We live in Perth WA and have adopted a blind lorikeet our neighbour found walking around in circles on his front lawn. Only a baby he had obviously had a bit of a rough patch loosing an eye and all.. Despite drawing blood (mine) on our first encounter we have since become friends. They are beautiful and intelligent, but also stubborn and demanding. Sammy has the world revolve around him so he's OK, but please don't consider taking one on if you don't have the time....these birds are relentless!

[littleredsubmarine]

We're in Perth, WA as well and we have a rainbow lorikeet. Hand reered from a baby, they certainly are relentless, thats for sure! Very loving animals, and yes, highly intelligent!

[holmsatlarge]

I am in Toronto, Canada and I have a green nape lory named Nikki. She is a wonderful pet and I am crazy about her! She is a beautiful, tame and very loving bird. You ar so lucky to have them just flying around in flocks. We have nice birds here in Canada but nothing like you have in beautiful Australia. I love my lory!

[bersaba]

As a Native Animal Trust Fund bird member, who has 2 lorikeets sitting on my shoulder as I type this, let me clear up some myths.

1: The only way to truly tell the sex of a lori is to get it tested by dna via the feathers. Both sexes look exactly the same. All the things about pelvises and feather color are simply not true.

2: If you want one as a pet, be prepared for a full on event.

- liquid poos.

- very noisy

- playful

- complicated diet.

- always around.

They're like a 2yr old child.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@bersaba i really dont think they are much harder than any other animal to take care of. all animals have particular diets, all can be really messy and all are really noisy! haha. i love them!

[AnimeFreakGaI]

The real way to confirm is VERY simple,just put your finger in the buttock and if the pelvis gap is big its a male,if its small its a female.I learnt it from a nearby aquarium shopkeeper he also sells birds and hamsters.One of his birds is a red lorry and they kept pulling my mum's mouth.And your parrot's cute.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@AnimeFreakGaI eeep, i wouldnt want to be putting my finger in there! I dont recommended anyone trying that! and the only way they can really check the sexes, is dna testing!!

[shesgonnabreakx3]

i might be getting one for christmas this year. its something ive wanted since the second grade. im very jealous. (:

[pikwe]

ahha cute they hate any one playing with thier toys !

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

@pikwe mine doesn't mind actually, mines really chilled out and not territorial at all!

[chavezrules]

I have one also, but a olive scaley one. They are such mischievous Aussies, noisey and very very messy also - Their droppings are like rockets, squirting all over the place - quite frequently! I love these Aussie birds. they're messy clowns! they're very chatty and can be v. loud screechers . Most happy little native Australian bird. They absolutely adore the sun and daily baths! Quite suited to Aussie warm weather - hot warm sun and cool breezes at night. Can you blame them?

[ADoubleEntendre]

I would like to buy a rainbow lorie. I live in NYC. Does anyone know of a reputable breeder?

[SuperEcoGirl]

What a good girl!

[laurenkeychai]

aww

[xxNikkeh]

With lorikeets, you can tell the gender by the colour of their feathers.

A male lorikeet will have AMAZINGLY BRIGHT colours, whereas a female would look like it was dipped into a bucket of bleach.

This is because in the wild, the males attract the females with their amazing colours.

[stevethegecko]

not true, the only way to truly tell is by size and seeing who i son top. Where I work we have hundreds of the birds and we can't tell them apart by colour. We do have two captive ones, one m one f and the f is smaller and has more yellow

[verticalsmurf]

Sorry but no, Lorikeets are monomorphic. Males and females can't be identified by sight.

There are three ways to ascertain the sex of the Lorikeet in captivity.

1. Wait and see if she lays eggs.

2. If it's a male, during breeding season he will try to mate with pretty much anything.

3. Surgical sexing.

[ADDBoy010]

oh wow beautiful eyes on this cutie!! :)

[jaimelee1998]

9im getting a lorikeet

[EnIgMa123able]

this bird is very cute

[LuvYoohLots]

I have a rainbow and he has a diaper lol.

[EnIgMa123able]

i love that bird

[jscaforlife]

I'm considering buying one of these guys tomorrow. I am however a bit concerned about the projectile poop that I've heard about. Is it really that bad? I have about a 4-5 inch piece around the bottom of my cage, would that help contain it? Are they good with kids? It's just a huge commitment and I'm aftraid that the lady selling it will tell me whatever I want to hear in order to make the sale. I guess they don't make lory diapers, lol.

[Nakka92]

I just bought one today,it's a weber's lorikeet, and they actually exaggerate a lot the projectile poop thing.They talk about it like if the bird was some sort of crap machine gun lol..actually from my early experiences, he is quite hygienic in a way, he goes to his perch's corner in the cage and poops in that little corner of the cage, but the problem comes when they drink water. After they drink water they do spurt a bit their poop but it is relatively small(size of pinkie's nail)& dont smell

[bananatree94]

actually they do make bird diapers....

[dontpikme666]

Well trainer lorikeet, mines just turned 7 months and he is starting to say hello and his name

[MrHotty45]

i just got a rainbowlorikeet i love it but it poops too much

[somethingwithletters]

my lorikeet was getting attacked by mina birds and fell out of the nest i am feeding it like this milkey wombaroo mixture is this right? and also how do u know if its a boy or girl ??

[verticalsmurf]

You can't tell by looking at them. If you want to find out the sex, see a vet about DNA sexing, or wait and see if the bird lays an egg.

[wakamiya]

awwie

[aaronlovespot]

i love your bird

[jalina68]

Gorgeous! My rescued lori is a full-time job. I have a business from home and never get anything done because I'm too busy playing with her, and boy does she hate it when I get on the phone! (A tad inconvenient when you're trying to be professional). She's 7 months old and doesn't speak yet, but I hope she learns. I worry that they need other lori company. What do you think?

[nmolzon]

I have one that speaks a kind of bird-english-noise language. If he wants some thing like water or soem food he will ask for by the sound it makes.

They are so cute, but beware they are smart and will lie to you.

[kikidemon]

lol they sound so strange when they speak!! it's not like any other parrot i've heard. =3

she's so cute. and very smart!

[ifurn0]

Don't feed them Avocado.

[verticalsmurf]

Agree, Avocado will kill any bird.

[KronosEraser]

^.^

[wxyz2009]

What a cutie!!!

[iLikePie0o7]

Hi.

Your rainbow lorikeet is very cute and can talk quite well. I have one that is about two and he is a little chatter box. we didn't teach him to speak he just picked it up. They are such cheeky birds!

My marlee says: Hello, see ya later, night night, (when the dog barks) he says AJ, when the cat is around he says bad cat charlie (that one we taught him), dance marlee dance and alyx (plus many more!)

[jonahd]

i just found one of them at our backyard this week and we don't keep it in a cage we let it fly around inside our house and in the backyard just in case it wants to fly back where it came from but he/she doesn't want too it thinks we're its owners now

[GravisTheOne]

WOW her tits are reALLY nice! just like mine! R

[pinsetter1991]

um...what?

[verticalsmurf]

I love how she looks around when you say 'what's that'! She speaks incredibly well for a female. Does your girl lash out and bite whenever she gets excited?

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

For all i know.. she could be a he! ahha i never found out. and yes she does lash out and bites (HARD) when shes all excited about something. It can get pretty annoying, and painful...

[browneyedrae]

Oh that is so cute! She speaks very well, and I loved when she says "who is it" and turns her head from side to side looking lol. I have a one year old Rainbow and talking but not as much as yours! This is ver inspirational thanks for sharing :-)

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

Shes cute hey! shes 5 now so give yours time! i bet it will talk just as much... and ALL THE TIME. I got my tootsie at 3 weeks old too, so really.. i don't think she even really knows shes a bird. she doesn't make 'native' lorikeet noises at all!

[joelyjoelyjoelyJOELY]

Oh so cute!

I wish mine could talk lol

[19beans82]

Just so cute. Was she going to bite you but you told her not to and she stopped? Well trained.

[YourCoffinOrMine08]

Yeah she USUALLY stops when i tell her to. but she also copies me and tells ME to stop it after ive told her to stop it. She knows when shes naughty. Often she'll rip up her own paper and start yelling "oi! stop it!" and if the cat hangs off the cage... they get told off too!

[Eaglesfaninca]

I want a Lorikeet sooo bad.

Are they really as messy, and high maintenance as "experts" say they are?

They are so cute.

[Reefernut77]

Not sure about the high maintenance part but their waste is errrrr ummmm, quite messy due to their diet. Let's just say it is not very solid. LOL

[verticalsmurf]

Yup, in the wild they feed on nectar and pollen, occasionally chewing on fruit and seeds. As a result, they don't crap, rather they 'squirt' their waste, numerous times each day, and they don't care where it lands.

If you are willing to feed and clean up after a Lorikeet, and are lucky enough to find one who matches your personality, then you will find heaven. If your personalities don't match, you are up for about 30 years of painfull hell. That is how long these beautiful birds can live.