BenzMama Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvenking Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 LOL..."Wooo feels good". I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranaz Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Im glad it worked out...hope it will always work for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimKim Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I am glad you found a way she likes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Whatever works and I hope it wasn't just a fluke, kudos for finding a way to get her wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munch Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 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 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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