bathing....

~*Gwennie*~ · Post by **~*Gwennie*~** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:28 pm

Anyone else's IRN bath when you're vacuuming? i just vaccumed and Lou was tryin to stuff himself in his water dish... I was rofl, he looks like scuba steve!

Bird crazy · Post by **Bird crazy** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:26 pm

My male Eclectus Rowdy would go wild every time I vaccumed. He's start to scream, it's the only time he did sceam and jump in his water dish and flap away, and stick his head in the dish. I used to wonder if it hurt his ears or what.

Always made me laugh. He'd see the vaccume and head for the top of his cage that had a play gym with a food cup and water cup. He'd be pinning his eyes and hold his wings out waiting for me to start the machine so he could start screaming and flapping.

I always laughed too.

Sue and Nila

xo Missi · Post by **xo Missi** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:54 am

Well I read on a few eclectus sites and an ekkie book that the sound of the vacuum, for some reason, reminds them of the rain so it triggers bathing instincts. Jazzypie hasn't done it yet, but I closly monitor her when I vacuum. Can't wait til she does this! :lol:

Anywho, nothing to worry about. :wink:

jen5239 · Post by **jen5239** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:43 pm

I've also read in a Bird Talk magazine that the sound of a vacuum reminds them of thunder which in turn means rain which in turn means bath time. So... Byndi and Remmi go nuts when you sweep and try to bathe. And Byndi has a water bottle. If that isn't funny to watch the poor girl trying to bathe with a bottle.

Dani03 · Post by **Dani03** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:20 pm

Bodi was a lot like Rowdy...vaccum meant bath

Prin on the other hand could care less...she hates the thing

Dani