Feeding Nectarivores in Care

Got a Nectar Feeding bird in care? Are you finding it difficult to access this bird’s natural food supply?

Here is an easy recipe for ‘Lori-Wet’ – a mix for honeyeaters (Noisy Miners, all sorts of Honeyeaters, Wattle Birds, Friarbirds, Lorikeets, Silvereyes, etc.).

Lori Wet

Ingredients:

375g Rice Flour
125g Heinz High Protein Cereal
125g Rice Cereal
325g Glucodin
400g Sustagen

Method:

1. Mix ingredients.
2. Store in a dry, cool place.
3. To serve, choose the amount desired and add warm water, mixing to the desired consistency (lorikeets tends to prefer a more watery mix – consistency of milk, and others prefer an almost porridge cosistency). Experiment to see what your patient prefers.

Be aware that heat can make this food ‘go off’, so replace the servings regularly.

This Lori Wet mix has also been used to supplement a diet of insects when raising Pardalotes. Nectarivores also eat insects, so a good supply of meal worms will be appreciated by your feathered patients.