Bath time (how to/help thread) Budgie Edition

[Bluberrytheparakeet]

Hello, sooo I am not able to get my budgie to bathe. I have tried misting, lettuce, shower with me, distilled water, just providing a shallow dish, Putting a mirror in a shallow dish, Taking a "bath" with her (3 or 4 inches of water lol) , letting her just get used to it (by sitting by the water with treats... I have tried all of this and I am at a loss of ideas. can anyone help? If you have any enticing ways (for the bird) of letting them take a bath, please send me how and (if you can) pictures of your bird bathing that way. I figured, I am not the only one struggling with this, so this may help me and others.

 

[Terry57]

Several of my birds didn't like to bathe, either. What did the trick for them was playing a thunderstorm from Youtube. We then started misting them and within a few minutes they were enjoying it.
Now whenever they hear the thunderstorm everyone starts rustling their wings, they know they are about to get wet and are so excited

 

[Bluberrytheparakeet]

ooohhh that may work!

 

[HeatherG]

I used to fill a bowl with a bit of water and then let my hand take a splashy bath until Lucy decided to hop in. I also sometimes set her in the sink with just a trickle of water going to make an interesting noise. I don’t know if that would work with Blueberry.

Does she have a water dish or a bottle? If she has a water dish I would think she might sneak baths. Bathing is a vulnerable time for a bird. It may take time for Blueberry to be ok bathing in front of you.

 

[Bluberrytheparakeet]

She has a water dish
> https://www.petsuppliesplus.com/cat...ederwaterersplastic/caitec-sure-lock-cup/6385

The little sticker in there was paper and removable. Her cage is in the living room, and I do not see ANY signs of bathing, we are almost ALWAYS in the living room, and there is never any splashing or water on the floor.

I came up with an idea, but am wondering what to use for it. I was thinking get a 2nd one of theses put it right next to the one she has ( I don't want to mess with her water bowl, as she got severely dehydrated one time when I moved the bowl 6.5 inches.... I don't know why, but vet checked it out re-hydrated her through IV and yea she is normal now. That was a "well that happened" moment.) and keep it dry. Put like millet in the bottom. Later like a week I would fill it with a few (like 1-2) cm of water, but after that I can't think of a food item that wouldn't get soggy (I would be changing it every 12 hours or when (or if) she eats it).. Any suggestions?