Many parrots are very fond of swimming. If you want your pet to take water procedures regularly and with pleasure, then you need to know how to properly accustom your bird to water.
Instructions
Step 1
The very first thing that the owner of a parrot must learn is that bathing should be only voluntary. The bird itself should become interested in water, in no case try to force the parrot into the bathing suit - this way you will only greatly scare the pet and forever discourage him from getting into the water.
Step 2
If your bird categorically does not want to swim in the proposed bathing suit, then do not be upset - perhaps your bird simply does not like the design itself. Try replacing the bathing suit or offer your parrot a regular bowl or bowl filled with room temperature water. It happens that the birds ignore all the swimwear, but they splash with pleasure under the open kitchen faucet.
Step 3
In order for the parrot to start swimming for the first time, it is necessary to draw his attention to the bathing suit. Place your favorite toy or mirror on the bottom. You can also try putting something tasty in the water.
Step 4
If you want to teach your pet to swim under the tap, then you should carefully bring the parrot on your hand to a thin stream of lukewarm water. As a rule, the birds look closely at the water, understand that there is nothing wrong with it, and only then they try to swim.
Step 5
In hot weather, you can try bathing your pets in lettuce leaves. Take a bunch of this plant, moisten copiously with cool water and place on the cage. Parrots will not only taste fresh greenery with pleasure, but also bathe.
Step 6
While swimming, make sure that the apartment is warm and there are no drafts, because a wet parrot can catch cold very quickly. If your pet is bathing in a bathing suit, then fill it with water that can be used for drinking, as many parrots love to drink while taking water procedures.
Step 7
After bathing, in no case dry your pet with a hairdryer - a sharp temperature drop, as well as hot air, can be fatal for a parrot. If you see that the bird is very wet and frozen, then it is better to plant it under an ordinary table lamp, under which the parrot will happily dry out and smooth the feathers.
