Why won’t my parakeet take a bath?

[chickenmama109]

Hi! I have a parakeet that is almost a year old! And she is scared of everything! Even me! So I final found a bathtub to go in her cage and I put it on the ground but she WONT go in it! I think she is scared of it! Lol it has a mirror in it and I only filled it up a few inches! I’m keeping it in therejust in case she decides to go in but why won’t she take a bath!? Is it bad that she won’t?

 

[floppysquirrel04]

Some birds won’t. Does she have a buddy or is she all alone?

 

[chickenmama109]

Some birds won’t. Does she have a buddy or is she all alone?

She is alone but I am going to get her a mate this week when her bigger cage comes in!

 

[floppysquirrel04]

Nice. Don’t expect her to take a bath, some really don’t like it. Some parrots like to have a perch in the shower, but parakeets are so small it would probably be scary.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Mine will never bathe either. I spray mine once in a while. It's said they will roll in damp grass or greens, but I haven't tried it.

 

[Bunnylady]

I've had parakeets that would bathe in a dish or shallow pan, and some that liked water trickling from a faucet in the bathroom sink. If your bird is hand-tame, you might see how she feels about trickling water. Be warned - if she likes it, you're going to get a bath, too!

 

[rosemarythyme]

If your bird is hand-tame, you might see how she feels about trickling water. Be warned - if she likes it, you're going to get a bath, too!

Never had a housebird that wanted to bathe in pans of water, so I'd put down a small towel in a bathroom sink (for traction) start trickling a little water, put in the bird, and then tent another towel over the faucet and sink. You can peek in to see how they're doing by lifting an edge, and the towel on top takes care of the mess when they shake and keeps them in the sink until you're ready to let them out.

 

[chickens really]

My Cockatiel is 15 and hasn't bathed in 10 years. We used to shower him and he hates it.