Parrotlet bathing

[Rain Bow]

Singing in the Rain! Great shower song. My Buddy Doesn't mind the humming or Bla bla, Lala's for missing words. He likes a bunch of "re-worded somgs " too.

Yes, water's good for her feathers too (helps condition them somehow). Plus, she'll smell better too. Maybe a little wet dog smell til you get her on a svhedule. I read a mist every day which is great for summer we do every few days in the winter.

If she'll let you... You can try...

Gently lifting her wings when you spray, & get a little water under them too. We started this with my guy cause he'd hurt you if you touched anywhere other than his neck/head area. This was done by 2 of us over & over @ different times (but always calm) low stress times. Using just the phrase just checking. He seems to know now that it's a quick painless thing. Necessary to be sure he's ok.

Just a thought. So happy to hear she's liking that water.

Good job!

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[Farlie]

I used to put a shallow glass pie dish/plate in the kitchen sink for my Quaker. As I was warming up the water she would slowly climb down my arm then go about making the biggest mess she could...
Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink...

 

[Rain Bow]

:doublelol::glowlol:

Buddy likes the SS dog dish boat ride & getting zoomed all over the bath tub. Then I ladle water over him w/ these plastic handled kids feeding dishes. He really doesn't have to do much.

Now if I put the bath off too long... He's head dunking in the cage water dish making that mess everywhere in my living room!

& he thinks...

Hey Ma! You need to put on your

cause I did nothing wrong!




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[Andrea G]

I'm hoping regular spraying will help with her pin feathers, she only lets me scritch them a bit before offering to bite me. She has a tent in her cage now, so she can get away from spraying when she has had enough, but she tolerates a fair bit now. Thanks for the tips, and all your humour too!

 

[Gribouille]

She has a tent in her cage now

I just had a visual of her little back pack standing outside the tent!!!

 

[LSA]

Chirps only dunks his head in COLD drinking water as soon as it's put in. He definitely doesn't like misting! It's the only time he tries to hide in the corner.

Of course, Chirps' been here just under a month, but he's not a baby although he looks like one. The one before liked a shallow dish for bathing. Also, he was fascinated by budgies. JoJo and Tommy are budgies that bathe weekly and preen each other. Hmmm

Chirps will be moving into the birdroom. Maybe he'll see the conures bathing several times daily and follow suit. Sherman bathes more now that she's moved in.

I'll try a fluffy boa and see how Chirps reacts.

 

[Rain Bow]

@Gribouille



The visual on my end is gonna make me bust a gut.

I've had enough she says jumping into the tent...

I'll hide here behind this maybe they won't see me.

They keep looking in the door & see me !



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[LSA]

I'll hide here behind this maybe they won't see me.

They keep looking in the door & see me !

Sounds like Chirps! Wait until he moves into the birdroom this afternoon and gets to compete with the Conure Gang. dun Dun DUn DUN

 

[Gribouille]

Sounds like Chirps! Wait until he moves into the birdroom this afternoon and gets to compete with the Conure Gang. dun Dun DUn DUN

P'lets aren't afraid of anything!!

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

P'lets aren't afraid of anything!!

True Da! But it can be their downfall.

 

[LSA]

Sounds like Chirps! Wait until he moves into the birdroom this afternoon and gets to compete with the Conure Gang. dun Dun DUn DUN

The other birds don't know what to make of him! The birdroom wasn't this quiet when Sherman moved in. Every cage but his is closed and, as expected, he won't even try to come out.

 

[Gribouille]

True Da! But it can be their downfall.

I wouldn't know.. Mine lives with 2 budgies and 2 guinea pigs. All of them cowards so he is the unchallenged local bully

 

[Gribouille]

Every cage but his is closed and, as expected, he won't even try to come out.

Lucky you... Mine has so much to say about the budgies' cage... He can be quite annoying, minding everyone's business all the time

PS: Sorry, I couldn't find a smiley with a hyperactive p'let squealing like crazy to tell others what to do...

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

Streak was Da Boss here and had all the 'Tiels toeing the line...me too. The problem is they are SO brave that they will go after bird birds and it sometimes ends badly.

 

[LSA]

Considering this is Chirps' first time in the birdroom and he's the smallest one here, this is more than I expected!

It's after dinnertime. Oh noooo! I hope no other bird decides he'd be a tasty snack. Haha

Mine lives with 2 budgies

Does he share a cage with them? I've never had parrotlet and budgies at the same time.

 

[LSA]

I put a plexiglass sheet over Sherman's cage to protect conure feet. I think I'll do the same on the conure cages, too. Only the conure cages are opened at the same time.

 

[LSA]

In my house, Glenn is the bully and in his own room. So I actually had plans on Chirps being the boss of the birdroom. If you ask me, a parrotlet is an YNA that never got big! HAHA

 

[Mark & Da Boyz]

In my house, Glenn is the bully and in his own room. So I actually had plans on Chirps being the boss of the birdroom. If you ask me, a parrotlet is an YNA that never got big! HAHA

No YNA are just overgrown Parrotlets is all.

 

[Gribouille]

Does he share a cage with them? I've never had parrotlet and budgies at the same time.

No!!! Twitter would certainly kill them.. Both have been attacked and wounded by him
Merlin because he was stupid enough to think they were friends and he could therefore visit Twitter's cage. The door was small, he didn't come out fast enough, got a hole on his finger and was dripping so much blood I thought the whole foot was gone!!
Nova because she is still a baby, and although she has learned to be careful of Twitter she still thinks she can land despite his warnings that she is not welcome. Today Twitter jumped at her and somehow caught her foot under his so she couldn't fly away, he bit her leg. There is a little wound there now, luckily for her I was just under the perch and chased them away before he could bite too hard. Little scoundrel!

 

[LSA]

No!!! Twitter would certainly kill them.. Both have been attacked and wounded by him

I didn't see how! All I could imagine was you had a magic, voodoo secret.

I just told someone, Chirps looks tiny but he's 4 years old and already thinks he's the Boss of the Birdroom!