Kili Senegal Parrot & Duke Budgie Bird Showers

Duke goes on the shower perch for a shower first and then Kili has her turn at taking a shower. We just put them on the shower perch with the water slightly indirect. We let it bounce off the walls and our hands to hit the birds but if that doesn't do it we just point the shower right onto them. Kili seems completely indifferent to showers though, neither likes it nor hates it. She neither makes effort to get into it but neither to get away. Duke is more varied, sometimes he'll take steps into the water and sometimes away, depends.

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Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Kili
• Duke
• Senegal Parrot
• Parakeet
• Budgie
• Budgerigar
• shower
• shower perch
• bath
• wash
• clean

[puppet97]

i have a question when are you souposed to shower the i am getting a jenday conure and i was just wondering when r u sopposed to give them a shower once a week onces a month 2 a month when ?

[kiliparrot]

@puppet97 Definitely varies by species and time of year. When it's hot, more often, when it's cold then less. Species originating in wet climates should bath/shower more frequently. The bird will kind of let you know itself if you leave it a bowl of water and it starts bathing in it, then you know it wants it. On the other hand, some parrots come from drier climates and don't like it done more than once a week or two.

[gardenwatcher]

Have you tried blow drying your birds on low speed? My cockatiel likes it, because the low heat fluffs its feathers.

[kiliparrot]

@gardenwatcher No way. Not only is there risk of burning the bird, but it also dries their skin too much. Also a high risk of PTFE/Teflon poisoning. My favorite way of drying them is outside. In the summer I take them to the park and shower them in the water fountain or sprinkler. Then they dry in the sun in no time. They love it and it's totally natural. At home, I pick the warmer days or times and just let them air dry.

[Maanleentjh]

duke likes it more i think than kili :p

but it seems like they're scared from the towl

keep posting ;)

grtzz from belguim

[kiliparrot]

No they both like the towel but Kili doesn't really like Kathleen so she tried to fly away but she got Kili on the 2nd try. They like the towel cause it dries them off and keeps them warm. It's good practice in case they ever need to be "toweled" on purpose.

[xxslaayyahhxx]

@Rraffyr wtf? why are you calling them an idiot? you're supposed to shower your parrot...

[Dolphinloverist]

Where do u find the special perch at? Please reply

[bratzkidzrulz]

@lemurfan123 OK SORRY! I just assumed that. no need for capital letters miss/mister

[emoianboy2]

@puppet97 2 or 3 times a week

[lemurfan123]

@bratzkidzrulz SHE'S NOT HIS SISTER

[skskgig]

I want to invent a beautiful Make like to paste it into the wall Hahahahah

ha

[LuvMyChemRomance]

aww when you are flicking the water at kili shes like dudewhat dud what you doing

sooo cute!

[kasavid8]

sweet!

[darklock706]

I think that perch is on the wrong way.

[puppet97]

well now i am getting a parakeet so can they break skin cna it REALLY!!! hurt if they bite ?

[puppet97]

@kiliparrot ok thank you so much