Taw5106
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- Mar 27, 2014
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- Parrots
- Buddy - Red Crowned Amazon (27 yo)
Venus - Solomon Island Eclectus (4 yo)
Buzz CAG (2 yo)
Sam - Cockatiel 1997 - 2004
Tweety - Budgie 1984 - 1987
Sweety - Budgie 1985 - 1986
Buddy and I had the battle of wills this afternoon. Husband got a comedy show. I have been trying to introduce him to water, he doesn't ever bath in his water bowl. We figure he never really played or ventured with his previous owner because for most of his life she was bed ridden, but they talked and sang together. So, I have a "bird mister", from Petsmart, not just any water bottle, it's special (insert sarcastic grin). I have a shower perch installed in the tub, it looks very nice, very blue. I had lots of recommendations on introducing him to water and showers. That stinker is hard headed!!!!! If I mist him, he acts like he's on fire. If I sprinkle water drops with my fingers on his head, he growls and starts running laps around his perches.
I've been taking him in the bathroom, turning the water on, play in it, no, no, no, no. He presses his body against my head. I've brought him in the bathroom, put him on a perch on the counter and taken my shower. He's too busy looking at himself in the mirror. So today I took him in the bathroom. Husband asked "watcha doing?" Told him I am going to try to get Buddy to try the shower perch and play in the water. husband, "oh I've got to watch this." He runs and jumps on our bed to watch. The next couple of minutes were interesting. I tried to put Buddy on the perch. No, he just squealed. He runs up to my shoulder. I turn the water on, put my finger up to him and tell him to step up. All I got was a squeal. So I gently bumped his belly with my finger and tell him to step up. More squeals along with giggling from the audience on the bed. No go. I put my hand under the shower, put it up to him, he runs to my other shoulder and squeals. So I put my finger up to him and tell him to step up. No, so I pushed my finger under a toe and that little devil grabbed my middle finger and holds on but not hard. I keep telling him to step up, no and the more we continued he started squeezing down on my finger. He didn't break the skin but it still smarts. So I stopped trying at that point, Husband is cackling. I took Buddy, who was still on my shoulder in the kitchen and cut up some pepper for him. He's a happy camper now, food, his favorite thing in whole world. Put his bowl in his cage and he happily went in and buried his head in his bowl. He acts like nothing happened.
So, I'm now trying to come up with a new plan, I'm taking suggestions.
Edit: I'm reading Joanie Doss, great resource. Thanks Birdman.
I've been taking him in the bathroom, turning the water on, play in it, no, no, no, no. He presses his body against my head. I've brought him in the bathroom, put him on a perch on the counter and taken my shower. He's too busy looking at himself in the mirror. So today I took him in the bathroom. Husband asked "watcha doing?" Told him I am going to try to get Buddy to try the shower perch and play in the water. husband, "oh I've got to watch this." He runs and jumps on our bed to watch. The next couple of minutes were interesting. I tried to put Buddy on the perch. No, he just squealed. He runs up to my shoulder. I turn the water on, put my finger up to him and tell him to step up. All I got was a squeal. So I gently bumped his belly with my finger and tell him to step up. More squeals along with giggling from the audience on the bed. No go. I put my hand under the shower, put it up to him, he runs to my other shoulder and squeals. So I put my finger up to him and tell him to step up. No, so I pushed my finger under a toe and that little devil grabbed my middle finger and holds on but not hard. I keep telling him to step up, no and the more we continued he started squeezing down on my finger. He didn't break the skin but it still smarts. So I stopped trying at that point, Husband is cackling. I took Buddy, who was still on my shoulder in the kitchen and cut up some pepper for him. He's a happy camper now, food, his favorite thing in whole world. Put his bowl in his cage and he happily went in and buried his head in his bowl. He acts like nothing happened.
So, I'm now trying to come up with a new plan, I'm taking suggestions.
Edit: I'm reading Joanie Doss, great resource. Thanks Birdman.
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