Baths

[Zainabals]

Hey everyone,
Our Lorikeet E.B is about 4 months old now fully weened and fully feathered.

but he never bathes

He has a big deep water dish and I never see him interested in the water not even to drink. (He eats plenty of nectar- fruit-vegetables)

When do birds start to bathe? Should I just spray him myself? I don’t want to traumatize him

 

[Jexnell]

If your gonna spray him, don't spray directly. Spray so it falls on them like rain, in a mist.
Doing this got my guy to the point whenever he would see water he would jump right in.

 

[Free as a bird]

My cockatiel only takes a bath in my kitchen sink. The sound of running water seems to trigger him

 

[Zainabals]

So to make me out to be a liar E.B has decided that today is the day he takes his first bath

I couldnt post a longer video as it keeps telling me my file is too large

 

[LaManuka]

So to make me out to be a liar E.B has decided that today is the day he takes his first bath

I couldnt post a longer video as it keeps telling me my file is too large
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Oh don't they LOVE to make liars out of us!! My varied lorikeet Lovejoy was quite phobic about water for a few months after I got him, but then suddenly took the plunge one day and he has a bath almost every day now, even in the middle of winter. Or what passes for "winter" in Brisbane anyway!

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And here's a vid of Lovejoy in his "swimming pool" just recently. He still HATES the mist bottle though!

 

[Free as a bird]

So to make me out to be a liar E.B has decided that today is the day he takes his first bath

I couldnt post a longer video as it keeps telling me my file is too large
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Ahh there you go...
Makes you wonder if he's been taking baths when your not watching

 

[Zainabals]

Oh don't they LOVE to make liars out of us!! My varied lorikeet Lovejoy was quite phobic about water for a few months after I got him, but then suddenly took the plunge one day and he has a bath almost every day now, even in the middle of winter. Or what passes for "winter" in Brisbane anyway!

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And here's a vid of Lovejoy in his "swimming pool" just recently. He still HATES the mist bottle though!

Oh sooooo cute.

I guess I’ll upload the videos to youtube next time.

Thanks

 

[LaManuka]

Oh sooooo cute.

I guess I’ll upload the videos to youtube next time.

Thanks

Great! I'm looking forward to seeing more of E.B. in the bath very soon

 

[clark_conure]

It seems sun conures love the baths more than most birds.....

 

[jessem101]

So to make me out to be a liar E.B has decided that today is the day he takes his first bath

I couldnt post a longer video as it keeps telling me my file is too large
View attachment 56686

Good ol lorys, they do it on their time not yours LOL