dunking pellets?

[patdbunny]

Yeah, dunking, it's what they do. I don't enjoy dry toast either. I dunk biscotti in my coffee. What do birds in the wild eat that's as dry as pellets?

Capt and anyone else who uses a bottle - Doesn't it boggle your mind that they can backwash into a bottle?!

Bottle good idea, but you still have to wash it and refill it every couple of days due to backwash. It sometimes develops a weird slime inside, too. I have two sets of bottles for all my birds. Wash and disinfect w/ mild bleach solution one bottle while I give them the second w/ fresh water and I rotate the two bottles about every 2-3 days.

[entrancedbymyGCC]

Scooter only seems to dunk the dry pasta bits in his seed and pellet mix. Think he's trying to tell me something?

[coral]

Marty dunks his pellets towards the evening for some reason so i change it when hes all done and if he does it earlier ill change it when i have a chance, its just mushy pellets. i dont see a problem with them dunking he enjoys his food a little softer i wouldnt like to eat something that dry either lol

[Grey_Moon]

I used to have major issues with this with Jacko---she'd make soup out of everything and I could never keep up with the changes in a day to keep the water fresh (and she subsequently developed a small yeast infection). Sully had a habit of pooping in his dish and making himself sick.

Both of them were switched to a water bottle. I had issues with Jacko backwashing and clogging her tube and making a god awful sludge mess that wasn't any better than a bowl. What did the trick was changing the pellet sizes. Giving her small, bite-sized pellets meant she didnt feel a need to have to crack and moisten these huge dry pellet chunks. She still will go over and get a gulp of water with her pellets occaisionally, but they're so small they dont make a mess or a clog the tube.