Sorry, nope..I didn't see how! All I could imagine was you had a magic, voodoo secret.
Sorry, nope..I didn't see how! All I could imagine was you had a magic, voodoo secret.
Thanks @Gribouille, that taught me alot! I didn't know what to do when he hid from misting and wouldn't stay on my shoulder or finger outside the birdroom. Chirps goes into his travel cage almost weekly. Maybe I should take advantage of that to bathe him.
They didn't like this cage either at the beginning, they were climbng around to try and find a way out but I am careful not to spray them if they show they hate it. I wait a little, sing calm songs and try again. sometimes I have to adjust the temperature too, or how strong the spray is. They seem to prefer soft rain and body temperature, and now thatthey are used to shower that way they seem to enjoy it most of the time.
Yeah, Twitter is not nice to my budgies either, he is sent to the kitchen in detention most of his fly time and would try to bite nova again as soon as he is out, so I don't think he will ever learn: he doesn't want to!!
I would lock that door so that Tomy can't open it. Too hazardous...Tommy, budgie, has figured out how to open Chirps' feed door and eat his food.
Hmm, maybe the mist water is too cold. I never really considered that. How long before Twitter started bathing? (Chirps is 4yo and his previous owner didn't think bathing him was necessary.)
For a P’lets you only need a little bit of water just to cover the bottom of the dish. Make sure it’s a shallow dish. You can even use one of those dishes that goes under a plant when you water it. I would put it on top of her cage or where ever she is comfortable and let her explore up there and see what happens. If she doesn’t bath, try again the next day and the next day and so on.I've tried a bowl, she sat happily on the edge and when I dipped my fingers in the water she watched, but she didn't like droplets of water dripped on her... didnt investigate the water. The sound of running water seems to upset her, if I turn on the tap while she is on my arm she climbs away from the water... maybe it's something she has to get used to gradually...?
That’s good she likes to be misted. My P’let hated it and if she even saw the spray or a spray bottle she would turn on her hissy fit button and hunt it down. Man she was a great bird..Bathing update... I tried gentle misting, over the cage not directly at her... She seemed to really like it, and now aheslets me spray mist her every few days now... perhaps she's a shower bird more than a bath bird? I will try the rubber ducky song, see if it helps!
This dish is wide and shallow that I found at the thrift store. It's wide enough for Duchess then Daytona and Sir Lancelot to bathe in. By the time Chirps sees it, the bowl has very little water in the bottom. The last thing I want is a drowned baby! Chirps only bathes in the bowl every couple of weeks. Everybirdy else bathes daily to weekly.For a P’lets you only need a little bit of water just to cover the bottom of the dish. Make sure it’s a shallow dish.
Today, Twitter managed to bite Nova through the net of the cage, and when I caught her to assess the damage, I saw the little had cut off a claw Poor little girl... She looks just like Merlin now then, since he was missing a claw too when I got him...Thanks @Gribouille for the "Tommy" advice. I watched closely and saw what Tommy was doing. I noticed the budgies were eating less and Chirps was eating more. Tommy seems to like seeds with his pellets (like Chirps) and JoJo likes a few pellets with his seeds. Any ideas?
Today, Twitter managed to bite Nova through the net of the cage, and when I caught her to assess the damage, I saw the little had cut off a claw Poor little girl... She looks just like Merlin now then, since he was missing a claw too when I got him...
Be careful with p'lets and budgies guys, they aren't kidding...
Thanks for your concern! The budgies' cage was open and Twitter went in, then out again, while Nova did the opposite, and he managed to bite her when she was inside while he was outside... It had happened before but nothing serious, and this time there was no blood (when he attacked Merlin there was blood everywhere, I really thought he had cut off the whole foot but there was only a scratch on the top of a finger...).Chirps is only out alone since he hates the budgies and picked fights with all three conures.
The pics are great! How often does Streak bathe (get sprayed )?Here is a photo of Streak "Soaking Wet"
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Here's Riti and here Idea of "Soaking Wet"
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Streak got sprayed and Riti hopped in her water bowl. I won't post a photo of Cheddar as someone would likely call the ASPA as they'd think I was trying to drown him.
Thankfully that was all... It really scared me and taught me a lesson!!! How'd you not totally freak? I'm worse than my birds! We're at the AV for the slightest.It had happened before but nothing serious, and this time there was no blood (when he attacked Merlin there was blood everywhere, I really thought he had cut off the whole foot but there was only a scratch on the top of a finger...).
Sorry. My bad. I don't remember you mentioning Streak anywhere but here so should've known.Streak passed away about 2 years ago. He hated being wet when he took a bath in his bowl it not him that got wet but everything around him.
I am a very pragmatic person. What is done is done, I can't change it so there is no point in freaking out.Thankfully that was all... It really scared me and taught me a lesson!!! How'd you not totally freak? I'm worse than my birds! We're at the AV for the slightest.
I've been practicing this concept. It's been helping my daily panic attacks a ton! I wished someone had taught me how to be in this mindset a million years ago!I am a very pragmatic person. What is done is done, I can't change it so there is no point in freaking out.