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I bring my Umbrella ‘too into the shower with me, as well; but I rarely let her get wet, except in the summer. I am afraid to put her back into her cage wet, and it takes a long time to dry her with a hair dryer. I am wondering: If her cage isn’t drafty, can I put her back into her cage wet? Or, should I dry her somewhat (but not completely)? Does this depend on the temperature? What would the minimum temperature be to return her to the cage wet? Thanks! -Sheldon. — — God is Dead — Nietzsche Nietzsche is Dead
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: I bring my Umbrella ‘too into the shower with me, as well; but I rarely : let her get wet, except in the summer. I am afraid to put her back into : her cage wet, and it takes a long time to dry her with a hair dryer. I usually use the wetness as a time to give the bird a lot of attention. I usually wipe them down with several kleenex tissues. I get enough water (and any dirt 
) so they are just dampish. I then usually hold them close to me (on my chest while I am lying down watching TV) while I pet them until the dampness is almost gone. — …Bob
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My conures "wash their dainties" almost daily – soaking themselves to the skin. I don’t dry them. Their room is between 65 and 70 degrees and breeze free. We have not had any problems. When I take Carmen into the shower with me, get her all wet and put her back on her perch, she runs right to her water dish and takes a bath. What a dope.
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We, too, have been doing this right along with our Blue Front (Joey). He really likes it so Sun. morning is usually the day. But here’s a question. Does anyone else’s "silly" bird insist on "re"-bathing in the water dish on the playpen AFTER the shower…thus dowsing a full one quarter of the living room?? He’s always done this…we’ve offered Various bowl/containers in which to bathe but none seem to hold the apeal of that little (for his body) water dish…just dont understand ‘em somtimes. No matter how much i read or hang around these guys they still make me wonder sometimes…guess that’s why we ge along. more later PETE
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> Anyway, she isn’t at all keen on the hairdryer, so rather than > chase her around the room with it and cause emotional trauma to > hairdryers for the rest of her life, we just pop her on her perch, > or she retires to her cage and happily dries off on her own.
Isn’t it weird how different birds can be? Pepe LOVES the blowdryer–WAY more than the shower…sometimes he manages to convince me that he needs the BD without the shower…what an odd bird Cynthia
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>Anyway, she isn’t at all keen on the hairdryer, so rather than >chase her around the room with it and cause emotional trauma to >hairdryers for the rest of her life, we just pop her on her perch, >or she retires to her cage and happily dries off on her own. >Provided the room is draught free, this causes no problems.
Not to start a "my breed is better than yours" war, but you ought to see how you can dry a Caique! Kelli, our Black Capped Caique, loves showers (like your Amazon), but also loves getting blow dried. She’ll puff up her feathers just as if she knew it would be the best way to get dry. However, there are times when my wife or I will just spritz her from a sprayer filled with DI water, so she isn’t wet to the quill. Under those circumstances, I tuck a dish towel under my collar and place her on it. Surf’s UP!!!!! Kelly will "surf" that towel ’til she’s completely dry. This is probably some sort of natural behavior (I hear all Caiques do it), but have never seen any other breed engage in such an activity. Certainly our two male ‘tiels, Punky & Tennie, don’t.
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>Isn’t it weird how different birds can be? Pepe LOVES the blowdryer–WAY >more than the shower…sometimes he manages to convince me that he needs >the BD without the shower…what an odd bird
Does Pepe try to "eat’" the warm air coming out of your BD? Our Caique, Kelly, does. > … what an odd bird
Amen … to them both <gb>
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> let the bird stand on top of the shower doors. After I finish I will
I used to put Ralph on top of the shower doors until he slipped off one day and fell into the shower. (Happened last year, he’s okay.) Nowadays I bring their (Ralph and Sidney’s) T-stand into the bathroom and put it on a stool, and they sit on it while I shower. Sidney (Severe macaw, 1.5 years old) loves the shower, and contorts himself into pretzels, under the full force of the shower. He talks up a storm, flaps his wings, dilates his eyes, etc.. He loves it. Ralph (Timneh grey, 10.5 years old) just tolerates getting wet, but he also gets the full force of the shower. Then, after the shower, Ralph contorts all over for the blowdryer! Sidney, OTOH, just tolerates it. :) — —
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> Does Pepe try to "eat’" the warm air coming out of your BD? Our Caique, Kelly, > does.
Yes indeedy!! He’ll even do that tongue-grabbing-at air if you blow some by his head. He turn his head to the side and start wagglin’ that tongue…it’s SO funny Take care! Cynthia and Lilac Crowned Amazon Pepe D. Parrot
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Lucy, My sun conure loves to shower with me. Of course, I turn the water temp down as not to scald her. She doesn’t do any acrobatics, though, just sits there and lets the water stream all around her until she’s soaked! And she let’s me know when she wants more! I think this a wonderful way to get more bonded with your bird!! Kim
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Andrew, my Amazon, showers with me every day. I have a shower perch, with suction cups to stick on the tile. I works great. A couple of times, Andrew played with the suction and pulled it off the wall–with predictable results. We both laughed very hard, and he got back up. Leaves those suction cups alone now. But this is our time to sing together each morning. He also uses this time to practice new words. I live in an apartment and the neighbors think I’m very wierd. Kevin Cottingim
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Forgot to tell you guys that we recently started taking our sweeties in the bath with us. My wonderful inventive SO devised a type of perch which fits on the towel rack above the bathtub. One side accommodates the smaller birds; turn it around and it allows for long tails on our Macaws. The people we tell think we’re nuts or perverts or something. I took Sydney (male Eclectus) and his girlfriend Lacey (Umbie) in with me last week. I showered first while they sat on the perch and watched. Then I picked one up a time, held him/her close to me and let the water come over my shoulder at them. Don’t think they were real excited about it but they handled it very well. It’s surprising how great they can look after having only water all over them. They’re just SO cute!!! Susan
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: Forgot to tell you guys that we recently started taking our sweeties : in the bath with us. My wonderful inventive SO devised a type of : perch which fits on the towel rack above the bathtub. One side : accommodates the smaller birds; turn it around and it allows for : long tails on our Macaws. The people we tell think we’re nuts or : perverts or something. Susan I have been doing this for several years. First with my ‘tiel. Then with my Grey, umbrella ‘too and Goffin ‘too. I don’t have a pirch but I let the bird stand on top of the shower doors. After I finish I will pick up the bird and let the water bounce off my sholder onto the bird. They usually tolerate this but they all really like to be sprayed with water from a spray bottle in the living room. This isnt very good for the furniture there so the shower has become the "wet" bird place. Another advantage of the shower is that they usually try out their new sounds. My Grey will stand on one foot as if to "concentrate" her mental energy on her learning session. – …Bob
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