Morana Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) For the first time I bathed Zak in the shower cabin!! :-D For those who don't know, Zak bathed in our living room (walls are painted with special washable color) and it went on for a long time because he wouldn't "fluff up" for bathing anywhere else. Then I stared experimenting a bit more and I figured out Zak would bathe in the corridor between the living room, kitchen and the bathroom (in our new place) where we have tiles on the floor. So that was better but the cleaning afterwards... Uh! ..-and then, finally today, I squeezed this big t-stand of his in my tiny little bathroom, in my tiny shower cabin and off he goes! Although he is afraid of being in the shower cabin a bit, Zak was totally fine with standing on his very familiar t-stand and I gave him grapes and praised him for being such a good bird!:-D The bribe certainly paid off ;-) I started spraying him and after initial hesitance he was perfectly content with bathing in the shower cabin!!:-D I'm very happy we finally came to this. Now I need to teach him how to bathe himself in the shower cabin in a "bowl" of water.. Wish me luck;-) Edited December 26, 2011 by Morana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Kudos to you for finding a way to bathe Zak, it is really wonderful to see them open their feathers to take in the water, now I have to get my Josey to do that for she will tolerate a shower but won't open her feathers to let the water soak in but I do the best I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Tnx Judy:-) He want's and loves to bathe after some persuading.. He always needs few minutes to get into it but when he does it is a blast! I don't know why doesn't he like bathing right from the start.. He puts up his leg in front like he is saying "stop spraying me" but then I continue to talk to him, praise him really much and when he figures it is actually what he needs and wants, he fluffs up, spreads his wings and the fun begins;-) Hope this will diminish after time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseaB Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Congrats on being so patient & taking the small steps to reach your goal with Zak!! It really feels good when you teach a new behavior in a way that nobody gets upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawL Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Well it sounds like he is well on his way! You will have him in that bowl in no time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Tnx:-D I already have him in his water bowl...but I would prefer another bowl..far away from my parquet ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawL Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Tnx:-D I already have him in his water bowl...but I would prefer another bowl..far away from my parquet ;-) Hahaha! Well I can understand that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morana Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Hahaha! Well I can understand that! Wish he could too;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusCAG Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Congrats on overcoming your one hurdle! I'm sure it makes life a lot easier for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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