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 regrown 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.
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.