This diet is lower in sugar than other brands of nectars, so switching a Lory from another brand of nectar sometimes requires adding a small amount of powdered sugar to the diet and slowly eliminating it during the conversion process. Less sugar is helpful to reduce incidence of yeast infections that Lories are prone to due to the high sugar diets they are commonly fed. You may also grind up pellets into a powder and add to the nectar. Lories can do very well on a pellet diet. Feeding pellets, crumbles, or dry powdered Lory Nectar will result in drier, easier to clean up droppings, making Lories that much more pleasant to live with. Although some people use the Lory Nectar to handfeed Lory chicks, it is not recommended as chicks require a little higher protein for growth and less sugar that could lead to yeast infections.