The Splash About Bird Baths
- Birds like to get wet! Just watch the wild birds in a mud puddle after a rain!
- Water stimulates normal preening behavior.
- Central heat and air conditioning can make indoor environments as dry as a desert even in humid, rainy places.
- Birds prefer cool water for their bathing pleasure.
- Many pet birds enjoy a nice misting with a spray bottle. You can also spray the mist upward so it falls on your bird like rain.
- Give your pet bird a shower with the watering can that you use to water your houseplants.
- A bathing dish with an inch of water in your bird’s cage or in the kitchen sink is a great way for your bird to get wet.
- Try putting a mirror at the bottom of the bathing dish for added fun.
- Let your bird think he is walking through grass that is wet with dew by running water over some carrot greens and placing them on the floor of the cage.
- Have you thought about taking your bird in the shower with you?
- How about wetting a cloth and wringing it out over your bird’s head?
- Add a tablespoon of human-grade, drinkable, aloe vera juice to an 8-ounce spray bottle to help an itchy bird.
- If your bird doesn’t like getting wet, a humidifier in your home will make some birds more comfortable.
- Your bird won’t “catch cold” from being wet but avoid bathing if your bird is not in good health.
- Bathe your birds in the morning or afternoon so they will be completely dried before going to bed.
