Bottlebrush perch smells weird after I washed it….Christmas is ruined 🫠🫣

[CosiGirl]

So I bought Cozy a Bird’s LOVE bottlebrush perch for Christmas. I washed it with Dawn soap and warm water and let it air dry. It smells weird now - prior to washing it smelled like nothing. Now it kind of smells like a semi-permanent marker….Anyone have a similar experience with bottlebrush wood? This is my first encounter with it. Is that how it smells after it gets wet? The wood is untreated and has no varnish etc.

I think I ruined Cozy’s 1st Christmas. Now what will she open in the morning???

 

[HeatherG]

Can you bake it in the oven on low to dry it out and see if it smells normal? I have no idea why this would happen.

I’m pretty sure that Cosi will be ok with a toilet paper roll or newspaper ball or kitty jingle ball, at least until you can replace the perch. But I’m sorry you’re disappointed .

 

[CosiGirl]

Can you bake it in the oven on low to dry it out and see if it smells normal? I have no idea why this would happen.

I’m pretty sure that Cosi will be ok with a toilet paper roll or newspaper ball or kitty jingle ball, at least until you can replace the perch. But I’m sorry you’re disappointed .

Now that it’s fully dry, the smell is barely there and smells more like wood now. So I went ahead and just gave it to her. She likes it!