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Q - Is there any way I can tell whether my
lory is a male or female?
A - The commonly kept lories such as Rainbow
Lories, Red Lories, Blue-streaked Lories,
Dusky Lories are not sexually dimorphic (visible differences between
the genders). The exceptions are Red-flanked Lorikeets and Stella’s
Lorikeets, neither of which is commonly kept in the U.S.
The best way to determine the gender of
a lory is to have it sexed, either using DNA or surgically. Or, if It
begins to lay eggs you can be certain it is a female.
Q – What is the average life span of a lory?
A – That’s not an easy question to answer
because there are many variables; however,
it seems that the AVERAGE life expectancy of a pet lory is similar to
that of a cat or dog, 10 to 15 years. There are lories who live much
longer and some that, for a variety of reasons, do not.
Q - When my lory molts, will it lose all its
feathers?
A – No. Birds molt feathers continuously much
like humans lose hair. There are times of
the year when the molts are heavier, usually seasonally, It will seem
that the bird is losing a lot of feathers but they will not go
“bald”. If the bird is losing an excessive amount of feathers
there could be something else going on such as feather plucking.
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