Since were on the subject of baths… birds will usually give themselves baths when they feel they need it. As long as you have fresh water out for them either in the cage or when they’re out playing, they’ll use it when they need it. Herbie will usually bathe ever 3 or 4 days while Holly maybe will bathe every 2 weeks if that. Granted, we have a Hagan Living World Deluxe Bird Bath in the cage so its possible she uses it when we’re not home or watching but you’ll usually have splash droplets on the hood for a few hours after a bath in one of those.
I highly recommend this particular unit. NOT the larger cockatiel version.
That one has the top and bottom connected vertically with the hanger. You’ll notice the design difference.
The Deluxe version has (at the time of this writing) a budgie parakeet on the packaging and is split between the top, clear yellow plastic piece and the bottom opaque dark brown piece with the perch that holds the water.
This product, unlike the cockatiel version, fits perfectly in the Prevue Triple Roof bird cage which I also highly recommend. The bath has adjustable hangers, has stabilizing stand protrusions to keep it from sliding/moving on the cage, is easily split in 2 for easy cleaning and its pretty durable. It also has a mirror at the bottom. I don’t know why, nor have I seen any benefit or negative reaction to this but it is worth mentioning as a differentiating factor.
Birds will take a bath in anything yet sometimes nothing. We couldn’t get Herbie to take a bath in anything and we tried plastic, glass & ceramic bowls, shallow dishes, plates, bathtub shaped containers, glasses, cups, you name it. Finally one day, my wife is getting a Dixie cup for filling up anther bath apparatus with a bit more water and Herbie goes all Hellen Keller on the Dixie cup and realizes what a container full of water is for, making a Gallagher show type after math.
The point is, you can’t assume that your bird won’t look at your soda or long island iced tea and recognize it for what it is instead of a shower spot. Be vigilant in what your bird is exposed to. Don’t let them drink from your cups and don’t give them anything other than fresh water, especially if it has man made chemicals in it.
The point is, you can’t assume that your bird won’t look at your soda or long island iced tea and recognize it for what it is instead of a shower spot. Be vigilant in what your bird is exposed to. Don’t let them drink from your cups and don’t give them anything other than fresh water.