Bathing Yvons - Tips?

[Vampiric_Conure]

Yvons hates the spray bottle. LOTHES it. I bathe him last, after dancing and going 'weeeeeee!' when spraying down the other birds, who usually tolerate it. Okay, Vortex LOVES it, but Redshift and Charlie seem to tolerate it, depending on the day. Anyway - I digress. Yvons used to bathe in his water dish. Any tips on what size container I can use for Yvons? I might have to go out and get something for him. Or are there ways I can get him used to being bathed by a spray bottle?

TIA!

And burd tax:

 

[nkrbkr]

Have you tried treating the spray bottle as a training session(s)? The progression could look like this:

-Spray the bottle near him (don’t spray him with the water yet). If he stays calm, give him a treat. You can do this several times to create a positive association.
-Once he’s comfortable with the bottle, spray once lightly above him, so the water gently mists him. If he stays calm or shows any bathing behaviors (fluffing up, shaking, tail wagging, etc.), give him a treat. Again, you can repeat to create a positive association.
-Once he’s comfortable with single sprays, you can increase how many times you spray the bottle, & treat him. This will eventually progress into him enjoying bathing with a spray bottle & not needing treats to do so.

Ava loves baths. I start spraying with a spray bottle, & she gets so into it that she climbs into her water dish and splashes around while I spray. It’s so ridiculous to watch, and so funny.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Have you tried treating the spray bottle as a training session(s)? The progression could look like this:

-Spray the bottle near him (don’t spray him with the water yet). If he stays calm, give him a treat. You can do this several times to create a positive association.
-Once he’s comfortable with the bottle, spray once lightly above him, so the water gently mists him. If he stays calm or shows any bathing behaviors (fluffing up, shaking, tail wagging, etc.), give him a treat. Again, you can repeat to create a positive association.
-Once he’s comfortable with single sprays, you can increase how many times you spray the bottle, & treat him. This will eventually progress into him enjoying bathing with a spray bottle & not needing treats to do so.

Ava loves baths. I start spraying with a spray bottle, & she gets so into it that she climbs into her water dish and splashes around while I spray. It’s so ridiculous to watch, and so funny.

OOOOH! Not tried that! Gonna have to wait for more almonds to come in (I'm dangerously low between 4 birds, LMAO). Thanks! .

 

[wrench13]

Also its not uncommon for parrots to take offense to a spray bottle because of the tip color. Crazy as that seems. Salty did not like the blue tip on ours. I switched to a red one and he was OK. I've since switched to a battery powered one (red tip too), he likes that one more and I freaking LOVE it!

 

[rheashard2]

Have you tried treating the spray bottle as a training session(s)? The progression could look like this:

-Spray the bottle near him (don’t spray him with the water yet). If he stays calm, give him a treat. You can do this several times to create a positive association.
-Once he’s comfortable with the bottle, spray once lightly above him, so the water gently mists him. If he stays calm or shows any bathing behaviors (fluffing up, shaking, tail wagging, etc.), give him a treat. Again, you can repeat to create a positive association.
-Once he’s comfortable with single sprays, you can increase how many times you spray the bottle, & treat him. This will eventually progress into him enjoying bathing with a spray bottle & not needing treats to do so.

Ava loves baths. I start spraying with a spray bottle, & she gets so into it that she climbs into her water dish and splashes around while I spray. It’s so ridiculous to watch, and so funny.

As above for a try. Nameliss after decades still hates water bottle. She tolerates it. I mist her if I see dust clouds with shaking. Mainly I mist her feet. Thats her signal to use water bottle as a shower. She uses about 1/4 cup of water that way. Remember the mimicking ability when giving encouragement. Whatever may not be cute heard for the umpteenth time.

 

[rheashard2]

You ever get Yvonn to bath with a spray bottle?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

As above for a try. Nameliss after decades still hates water bottle. She tolerates it. I mist her if I see dust clouds with shaking. Mainly I mist her feet. Thats her signal to use water bottle as a shower. She uses about 1/4 cup of water that way. Remember the mimicking ability when giving encouragement. Whatever may not be cute heard for the umpteenth time.

Doesn't Nameliss take dish baths? Shower baths? My budgies love it when I hold a small plate under the kitchen sink faucet sprayer. They will splash around on the plate as long as I'm willing to hold the plate under the running water. It gets old after about 10 minutes and God knows how many gallons of well water! I feel like an avian spa attendant as Rocky the Diva takes her long bath! Fortunately we have loads of water in the ground and it goes right into the septic system and eventually back into the ground water.
Still water in a shallow bowl is okay for drinking but they won't bathe unless the water is moving. Some of them get in the bathing mood if I put a shallow bowl of water on top of the cage and take a large leaf of romaine and splash the water around with it.
I've tried spraying them with a spray bottle but they act like I'm assaulting them. Bunch of fussy budgies!

 

[rheashard2]

Nameliss absolutely  hates baths. All types. She'll grudgingly allow a squirt from a spray bottle. Nameliss says she's strictly a shower girl. She uses her water bottle. About an hour or so before lights out, several times a week. I've tried encouraging her to at least shower earlier. I tell her that I don't think it's healthy for her to go to bed damp. Nameliss responds that I go to bed with long wet hair. So what's the deal?