Moving on to the shower...

[dulphinz]

I put Coco in the shower every other day. He does't seem frightened as I let him get on his shower perch after turning on the water and he hops right on. How long should he be in the shower? I usually give him a good 10-15 minutes. He doesn't spread his wings or anything, he sits there with his eyes closed. (Picture). Also, a lot of people seem to shower with their bird but don't they need to shower in lukewarm/cold water?

 

[JerseyWendy]

I shower with my big macs, but not really like it sounds, lol. I put a bathing suit on (..please don't ask...), place them individually on the shower perch and mist them with lukewarm water until they are thoroughly soaked.

They get a shower like that at least once a week. Sometimes they get totally into it, but most times they sit there with a pitiful look on their face, waiting to be done.

 

[dulphinz]

He is now enjoying a little sun while playing. What a little guy!

 

[JerseyWendy]

BEAUTIFUL picture!!! Coco looks stunning in the sunlight!

 

[crimson]

I shower with my big macs, but not really like it sounds, lol. I put a bathing suit on (..please don't ask...), place them individually on the shower perch and mist them with lukewarm water until they are thoroughly soaked.

They get a shower like that at least once a week. Sometimes they get totally into it, but most times they sit there with a pitiful look on their face, waiting to be done.

....ok. I'm going to leave the bathing suit comment alone....but it is tempting,LOL....one can only guess though

I would love to see a pic of the pair in the shower looking pitiful as you put it.

there's nothing like a good picture:

 

[JerseyWendy]

....ok. I'm going to leave the bathing suit comment alone....but it is tempting,LOL....one can only guess though

I would love to see a pic of the pair in the shower looking pitiful as you put it.

there's nothing like a good picture:

I'll keep that in mind NEXT weekend, as we've JUST finished our water play.

 

[Blancaej]

Coco is adorable! I've tried the shower years ago and my CAG hated it! Maybe I will try again at some point. Maybe Savannah my macaw will like it better. Only time will tell. Thanks for sharing!

Wendy - That is great that you can get them to shower. What's wrong with a bathing suite? What no picture?? LOL!

 

[nicki]

Ha, thats so cute! Thats basically what mine does, except the other day. I posted a vid of how well he was enjoying it, the showers after that he just seems sulky as before

 

[weco]

Well, I'm not afraid.....I think Wendy ought to post several demonstration photos just so there is no misunderstanding of how this particular showering method works.....not everybody is conceptually proficient and really need visuals to get a good understanding.....

You know.....inquiring minds want to know.....




Even Crimson agrees....."there's nothing like a good picture....."

 

[WannaBeAParrot]

Pritti had his first full blown bathroom shower last summer while we were staying with family during vacation. He was in a vacation cage and didn't seem to want to bathe like he usually does most days via his big water bowl. So I took him on my shoulder (standing on top of a small towel) and slowly introduced him to the shower and made lots of happy noises while we both got wet. So now we do it whenever he goes too long without taking a bath on his own. At the start he seems to be annoyed, but once he gets sprinked a little, he seems to settle in and enjoy it and even try to lick at the water drops coming down - like drinking from a water fountain. It's pretty cute. He usually will flap his wings a couple of times and the water gets distributed more.

I keep the water a cooler than I do for my own shower. It lasts for about 5 minutes or less. Then he does his own thing... preening, etc.

After a shower:

 

[antoinette]

Awww how cute, at least Coco sits there quietly and does not retaliate.

Mishka loves to shower by himself, loves the attention.
I turn on the shower nozzle, make sure the water is like warm and he runs under the spraying water.
He loves the water trickling down his back. I ask him to lift his wings, then spray under each wing.
He then lifts his tail high into the air and says " lift your bum"
All in all it takes about 5 minutes.
He showers daily.

 

[dulphinz]

Pritti is adorable

 

[drlisaort]

My perch doesn't stick to the tile so Oliver doesn't get a stream of water directly on him. I hold him under the water until he is completely soaked. He knows now to lift his wing when I tell him to lift it which helps in the bathing significantly. I think he enjoys it but he's not "playing" for sure. After I put him on his perch to dry and it is then that he starts talking up an storm and flapping his wings and preening.

I tried to submit a photo of him in the shower but I guess I'm over my quota...not sure what that means...