Baths?

[aaren09]

I have just recently purchased a IRN...Pickle, well I haven't tried to give him a bath because i've only had him for about 5 days and I want to build up his trust before I do anything too "scary" such as give him a bath...I know most birds like baths but I don't know how to go about it. Any suggestions are more than welcome.

[Lauren]

Some birds like to splash about in a pool of water. (Dont make it too deep) Others like a spray with a spray bottle. Try putting a shallow bowl of water in the cage. Only needs to be the depth of their legs. You can buy bird bath buckets from petshops for a few dollars. If Pickle doesn't like to bath himself try getting a spray bottle and mist him/her.

In hotter climates I would mist Pickle everyday to cool him down.

I have a birdy bucket I put ontop of the cage. My 2 love to dunk their heads in and splash it all over the place. It took my Yoda a few weeks before he took a dive into the water. Now, he baths everyday. Jibby used to love going to the shower with me. But in the last year he'd rather just sit in the bathroom.

[kyria]

What Lauren said

[alana8819]

i use a pie dish with cookie

[julie]

For some strange reason, the vaccum cleaner sound makes indie want to have a bath.

[Lauren]

Yep, my 2 dive in when I turn the vacuum on too. Seems alot of birds do this? Must be thinking.. 'Cleaning time!'

[Klaatu]

I use a large glass cake pan. I fill it about 2 inches. Klaatu loves it. Unfortunately because of my work schedule and the fact I don't want him wet after the sun goes down he only gets his "swimming pool" once a week. I do mist him about every other day in the morning.

[sosassy]

My Clyde likes the hair dryer I put it on cool and he thinks he's flyin or somthing and hop in his bath and goes nuts-then I dry him off and he does it all over again

[Klaatu]

How cute!!!!!!!!