Getting Oscar clean

[Boohaven]

Hello all well we have another issue with our Oscar , we carnt get him to bath! He won't step up to anyone to take him to a shower and he goes nuts if you try to spray him its cruel to keep trying I've even tried to put diferent things in his cage with water in to see if he takes to any but he's such a nervous bird it just seams to scare him and he's stuck in one area of cage till I move it away .
He's starting to look a bit scruffy and I'm not sure what to try now any help ?
Oscar has chosen my daughter as his person but will still bite her if she doesn't keep her distance or moves to sudden .

 

[triordan]

can you take the cage outside and use the hose on a mist setting? you can stay pretty far away(so he doesnt realize it's you that is spraying him) and make sure it is above him so it is more like rain

 

[kuttnup250]

I rescued my sisco and the woman i rescued him from used a squirt bottle as punishment. So i got a squirt bottle and put it on the MIST setting filled it up with warm water and sprayed above him while he was in cage. I would spray like 3 times while praising him and then i would give him a treat. It took a several times and he is still coming around and normally loves his bath. Occasionally he will not be in the mood and i will walk away and try again another time. So maybe a little positive reinforcement is while bathing is what he needs to remember its a good thing.

 

[Boohaven]

i try n mist i can get him wet but he screams even with a peanut as a treat hell just drop it and scurry away from me ,
outside is freezing at the mo will he be ok if i spray him and then bring him in asap ? he is also scared of anything outside and only seams to calm down if hes talking to nextdoors grey through the fenceing ( bless them ) sometimes it never bothers me how untame he is but in times like this and vets i so wish it was a bit better :64:

 

[MonicaMc]

Here's a list I've put together to give you some ideas... and if you read vacuum and think I'm nuts... well, try it anyway! I don't know why, but some birds just love it if you turn it on and give them a source of water to bath in! (water dish or a shallow pan?). I've had people tell me they thought I was nuts, but they tried it anyway, and it worked like a charm! (doesn't work for my birds! they just scream at the darn thing!)

• Try luke-warm water
• Try cold water
• Try ice-cold water
• Try a spray bottle
• Try a plant mister
• Try in the sink with the water running or just some water in the bottom
• Try in the sink with the sprayer
• Try in the tub with some water in the bottom
• Try a casserole dish or similar with some water
• Try the dish with ice
• Try the dish with foot toys
• Try the dish with some leafy greens like endive or other types of lettuces that may create a "natural" bowl
• Try the dish with a vacuum cleaner
• Try in the shower with you - watching you having a blast getting wet!
• Try dancing the bird into the shower with the water already going
• Try spritzing yourself, and have fun doing it! Then spritz the bird
• Try outside in an empty cage large enough to spread wings during a nice rain shower
• Try outside in an empty cage using the hose with a mist/shower attachment

 

[lene1949]

Frozen peas or corn in the bottom of the bathing dish... lol...

 

[izmail1215]

I agree by taking g the cage outside and misting from far away, I had to do this with my Nya when he was going thru his angry bird season. Better hurry winter is around the corner!