| Title: | Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN! |
| Notice: | INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.* |
| Moderator: | VIDEO::PULSIFER |
| Created: | Mon Oct 10 1988 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 942 |
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My budgie Buddy, like to bath in water dich about 3' in diameter,
but can't fit his body in. I have tied to find a shallow dish that
he would like to use, but all of them are too slippery to make him
feel secure. Today I was at a gardening store and found a clay
saucer that is meant to fit under a clay pot. I plan to use this
for Buddy as it has a nice non-slippery surface.
Is this type of clay non-toxic to birds ?
I plan to soak it in a bleach solution before giving it to him and
he will only have access to it when he is out of his cage with me.
Any other suggestion for budgie bath tubs ?
Doug
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| 140.1 | Just a Regular Bird Bath | NYFS01::CHERYL | Cheryl McGinty | Tue Mar 07 1989 18:01 | 9 |
I have a bird bath for my finches (it's more like a swimming pool
to them) that clips onto the outside of the cage. It comes in two
pieces, so you could use it without the plastic shield, if you like.
The bottom has a plastic grid, so they don't slip. I bought it
for about $2.00 and it would be plenty big for a budgie. (4 finches
swim in it at a time).
Cheryl
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| 140.2 | More on Bath Cups | AKOV12::SELESKY | Wed Mar 08 1989 11:50 | 20 | |
I use the green plastic (with metal hooks) dishes (I guess they're
really meant to be large seed cups for large parrots) that I originally
bought at Boston Pet Center in Boston (near Lechmere and Kendall
Square). There only about 4" wide and 2-2 1/2" high and perfect
for my finches. My budgie steps in it and bathes but unfortunately
it's not large enough for him to really spread his wings and splash
in the water. However, it's been good enough. He can get pretty
wet and my other budgies have done all sorts of maneuvers to dip
their chests in and their foreheads in and spray the water a bit
onto their backs. I prefer plastic for everythings because it doesn't
rust. I hook this cup into the finches cages each morning with
only about 1/2" of water. They sit in it and splash themselves
like crazy. Only one at a time, though occasionally 2 will sit
in it together. They really get soaked. My budgie is more
conservative but he can still get pretty wet. I spray him with
water every couple of weeks to supplement his bath. His bath cup
is always available (I fill it higher than the finches' cups) in
a bamboo basket by a mirror perch I made for him outside the cage
(he flies free all day in the bird room). These cups cost about
$3.
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| 140.3 | my birds don't bathe | WMOIS::B_REINKE | If you are a dreamer, come in.. | Sat Mar 11 1989 11:06 | 5 |
My birds have a very large water dish but never use it for bathing.
I used to put a dish of water for baths in seprately as well but
again they never used it. Should I try and encourge them to bathe?
Bonnie
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| 140.4 | Buddies' Tub | GIAENG::PULSIFER | Doug Pulsifer 296-3332 | Mon Mar 13 1989 11:01 | 22 |