How do you bathe a cockatiel?

Answer 1

You don't in the conventional sense - you provide a shallow (half an inch to an inch) bowl of 10 or more inches across, of water, and let the bird bath, or not. If the bird is un-used to having a bath provided, it can take ages (days and weeks) for them to work-out what it is there for. You can also VERY LIGHTLY, mist them from a hand-held mister/spray as used to mist house-plants - this also encourages them to preen.

Answer 2

Take a lightly dampened spunge and run it ver the feathers, make sure that you do not drench the creature, move in the direction the feathers are going and stay away from the creatures eyes, reapeat these steps until the animal is shining

Answer 3

Budgerigars often do like to take bathes, as it is a way for them to become especially clean; in a world where preaning sometimes just isn't enough. Please be careful, however, when bathing your budgie to ensure that no harm is done to them. Always test the water you are about to pour on them on your own arm and if it feels too hot cool it off before applying to your budgie. Also pay close attention to your budgie's behavior- if they show any signs of distress stop bathing them and go dry them off.

Answer 4

No cockatiels cannot swim but they do like water.

Answer 5

Yes -- very much so. Let them stand in room temperature water (approx. 70F) -- not too hot or cold, and they'll bathe themselves. Manually bathing a bird, however, is unpleasant for the bird.

Answer 6

Cockatiels love to be scratched behind their heads, I have a cockatiel that loves that and when i get him out of his cage, he asks me to pet his neck!

Answer 7

of course

Answer 8

bathe