bathing

[dan4]

My irn has never bathed on his own and now and again I give him a warm spray bath but he attempts to get away from the spray. It will make him grumpy, he obviusly doesn't like being sprayed. When he's out I leave a shallow bowl but he only ever drinks from it

He does groom and doesnt appear dirty but he must have to bath...?

[nikii]

hi dan4,
how about shower in bathroom?i guess our shower its too strong for him,so u might to buy the softer one n try.jojo never come to bowl too,i guess he dsnt feel comfort to jump inside bowl because of his long tail.
at beginning he hates the spray bath n always fly away but i spray my self in front of him n show him how good n fresh is it for few days,he likes it now!!when i spray him, he lift his wings open n start to do small dance,soo cute i spray him from above of his head but quite far away to make soft rain effect.n slowly i can make it more near n near him n now he accept the spray bath without any problem.(after spray bath he can get small nut also n now he beg me every morning for spray bath)

about the bowl for bath,i tried many times,it never works.he just play around n throw the bowl to make mess n i need to mop so i stop it.once i give him huge big bowl n he tried to step inside but he realized his tail not fit inside,he go away from it.i guess stuey has long tail also right?

[dan4]

I can't move him at the moment he is not tame enough

I will try to treat him after spray but i fear he might be too grumpy. Yes his tail is too long for bowl

[nikii]

hi,
yes i guess is the tail,he dsnt feel comfort. my advice is make the spray bath more fun!spray urself n spray him again,repeat this n when it finish give treat.at first i just spray him like 4 times,next day 6 times n slowly i can shower him till he is wet enough.oh ya,does he scared of the spray bottle?put it in front of him for few days before u spray it to him.this gonna takes bit some days or even weeks but the important thing is u have to make him want to bath-n enjoy it.

i hope this help,good luck!!

[spiral]

i'd be carefull to spray him with a light mist at first, in sprayed in the wrong way they can develop a fear of water. i only say this because my ringneck did, temporarily. Now she injoys beathing in her bowl. make the water slightly warm so it doesnt get a cold too.

[Shelby]

First of all, make sure you're not squirting a hard stream of water at your bird when you spray him. Put your spray bottle on a mist setting. If he doesn't like the water coming straight at him, spray just above him and let the mist settle on him like rain. Sometimes it take a while for them to warm up to it and other times they like it right away. Just keep experimenting with different ways and see how he likes it.