Finally! Bath success!

[BenzMama]

After just over 1 yr of trying to find a successful & tolerable way of getting Jewel to bathe, we have success! She's my little 2-yr old plucker, so baths are so beneficial. I'd tried the tub again this evening, but she wasn't happy about it. Almost as a last resort, I happened to pick up a bath 'scrunchy' hanging above the tub. After wetting it thoroughly, I dribbled the water over her & all the while exclaimed, "Woooo! Feels gooood!" She stood still & tolerated that method very well. I was cautious to keep the water from off her head/face.

 

Perhaps the stars were in proper alignment? Perhaps a fluke? No matter! It's progress & I'll revel in it.

[Elvenking]

LOL..."Wooo feels good". I love it!

[Buffy]

I'm gonna try that one. I put mine in the bath and cup my hands with water to pour over their back. I never thought about using a scrunchy. Thanks for the idea!

[ranaz]

Im glad it worked out...hope it will always work for her

[Ray P]

Try and try and try again and one day they look at you as if to say.(why did you not do that in the first place)

[KimKim]

I am glad you found a way she likes!

[judygram]

Whatever works and I hope it wasn't just a fluke, kudos for finding a way to get her wet.

[munch]

The only thing that was working for me was Took sitting on my shoulder while I bathed. She was miserable, but she sat there. Until yesterday! She had enough i guess and flew right out of the shower, pushed the curtains open and everything. Now what to do!

 

Good luck with your method! Hope she ends up liking it!

[Morana]

Congrats on bathing your CAG!!:-)

 

My only working method is: put CAG into cage, sprinkle him just a bit with mist spray bottle till he fluffs up. If he needs more persuading i start to sprinkle him some more while giggling and blabbing my ass off in a funny voice and it usually works. He starts to play, fluffs up and lifts his wings. This is the sign he really wants to bathe, so more I sprinkle him, more he fluffs up. At that point, even if I open the cage he doesn't want to go out, instead he chooses to splash me with water from his bowl. When he is so soaked (including everything around his cage) I let him out to fly and dry off. I bought him a shower perch but he doesn't really like it. Nor bathing with me.. Till I develop another method I am stuck with cleaning my CAG and my apartment at the same time :-S ;-)

...so this is another way to try ;-)