I received an email tonight from someone asking what toys on my website were good for Loires? And they had heard wooden ones weren't good for them. I honestly know nothing about Lories,so I told them I would check and get back to them.So what kinds of toys do your Lories like?? Is it true they shouldn't have wooden ones?? And what size do you normally buy for them?? Thanks for your help.

Michelle, sorry I totally missed your post. I looked up a few sites to see what I could find about toys for them;

Overall, Lories are not big wood chewers; they prefer paper, leather, cotton or sisal rope and soft or semi-soft fabrics or woods. Favorite Lory toys are often actually cat toys - balls, bells, rattles, etc.
The Oasis Sanctuary, LTD - Notes from a Lory Lover


Wild lories and lorikeets spend their days climbing, hopping and hanging upside down while feeding from flowers. Pet lories, just as active, must have large, roomy cages filled with hanging toys and "foot" toys. They cannot be kept on open t-stands, even with clipped wings, because the birds can hop quite a distance. A clipped wing is useful in training a new bird, however. Even with fully re-grown flight feathers, a pet lory will prefer to hang onto its owner.

Probing with their long, brush-tipped tongues, lories enjoy examining the eyes, ears and lips of their favorite person. A pet lory must have regularly scheduled playtime with its owner. Lories can become easily bored when caged too long and only given the same toys. Wild lories travel in flocks from tree to tree; their lives are filled with variety. The owner must provide that interaction and variety, or the bird will suffer.

Lories should have hanging toys with safe chains and bells, but avoid leather, which may become sticky or moist from the nectar food and droppings. Smaller toys should be plastic, because lories often dunk them in their nectar. The perches should be natural wood because lories like to chew. Pesticide-free maple and weeping willow are very good. Since lories bathe frequently, a waterbath should always be attached to the cage. Lories also appreciate being sprayed with plain water. A blow dryer can be used to dry a wet bird during winter months.

Wild lories sleep in the nests year round. A pet lory can be provided with a commercial next box. A nest suitable for a lorikeet can be made from a clean, quart-sized plastic bottle. The opening can be cut off the enlarge the entrance. For a larger lory, purchase a plastic "mini-crate" from a variety store. Either of these can be wired into the upper portion of the cage. Although a pet lory may not sleep in its new "nest" right away, the bird won't hesitate to look into it once it's installed. Lories investigate everything.
Lories and Lorikeets

Toys for Lories

Because these birds are active and easily entertained, providing sufficient and appropriate toys is rather simple. To a lory, pretty much anything & everything is a toy. There are certainly some necessary precautions when obtaining or making toys for your lory. If you’re using any items that have ropes or fibers, monitor the condition constantly. The fraying areas can become dangerous as the fibers can get wrapped around a toe, foot or neck. Consider the size and open spaces of the potential toy. Would they be of a size where a lory can get its head or foot stuck?

To start with, lories enjoy loose objects on the bottom of their cages. These can be plastic balls, sections cut from a cardboard paper towel tube, little whiffle balls with bells, plastic containers and tops, even plastic key rings from the infant section of the supermarket. Another favorite floor toy is a small plastic bottle, preferably with a screw on top, filled with beads or something that makes noise and rattles when moved. Noise, and lots of it, is essential to the well being of any lory.

Next, there must be hanging toys fastened to the top of the cage. Most lories enjoy swings. You can obtain an actual bird swing with a wooden, PVC or concrete perching area or you can fashion your own using a little imagination. Again, use caution if you are using rope as it can easily become frayed. While lories don’t have the destructive chewing habits that other psittacines have, they do enjoy some softer wooden items and they will demolish them. A great toy that combines amusement with nutrition are the kabobs or skewers you can attach large pieces of food to and hang from the cage. These are available in most pet stores who stock bird toys and supplies, but be sure to get the stainless steel ones.

Because lories enjoy the challenge of dismantling things, rawhide knots can be another source of amusement. You must also be careful about the fastening hardware you use to attach the toy to the cage. Lories love a challenge and will enjoy undoing and removing things so ensure that the hardware is not likely to cause injury.
Toys for Lories

Originally Posted by Michelle & Fids

I received an email tonight from someone asking what toys on my website were good for Loires? And they had heard wooden ones weren't good for them. I honestly know nothing about Lories,so I told them I would check and get back to them.So what kinds of toys do your Lories like?? Is it true they shouldn't have wooden ones?? And what size do you normally buy for them?? Thanks for your help.

I would think that any toy that cannot be thoroughly cleaned & fairly easily dis-infected should be avoided when it comes to Lories. These probably would be wood toys, porous type toys, leather toys, etc. - due to the wet & sticky droppings of those type birds, which make many toys breeding grounds for bacteria.

Btw, if ya don't have the Orbit Toy on your site, ya might think about adding it, buying it for re-sale or making something similar - a big hit with many different species of birds (don't know if Lories would like it though?).
Someone on here may have a link to the manufacturer and/or where to order them from - at a great price.

Orbit Toy is by Pet Perfect distributed by Wylds Wingdom. You have to be a toy dealer to get them direct. But if someone can get them, id like one too! Just too pricey over the counter for me though. Didnt mean to change the subject from Lori toys!!

Leigh not to be a bugger but the orbit is by "pet terrific" lol

Are we talking about this Orbit?

Karen-Thank you so much for all the of the wonderful info.I did find a Lorie breeder that is helping me with the Lories too.I have a few toys in the works for them.

Joel and leighrivera - I will check into the orbit and see what I can find out.

Originally Posted by CamelotCrazee

Leigh not to be a bugger but the orbit is by "pet terrific" lol

Thanks bugger! Im getting old, cant remember these things quite right! I was on the right track though!

Originally Posted by FeathersNFur8

Are we talking about this Orbit?

Thats the one! Im just not willing to pay more than $20 for it to be honest. I know Buddy will destroy it very quickly.

Hmmmm, I found it for under $20. Let me see if I can find the site again.