Showering a baby grey

[CiscosMom]

Cisco is about four months old now. He has been settling in quite well this past month. I have been misting him twice a week but he still wants to bath in his water dish. I bought a suction cup shower perch but when I got it home I wasn’t sure if he was to young to use it.

 

Is there a certain age to get them in the shower? I am worried about getting him sick. Do any of you all use this type of perch when showering your grey? Is it pretty safe?

 

Thanks!

[lynette]

i could do with knowing the answer to that as well. skye is 15 weeks and i havent showered him yet i dont want him catching a cold

[Luvparrots]

This is a good question. Does it matter how old a baby grey is before its first bath? Should it all just start with misting first to get them use to the "bath" idea. I know some of our well-seasoned grey owners have some answers on this. I would guess to start misting first to get things going.

[CiscosMom]

My vet told me not to expose him to drafts (It’s getting cold here) So I am a bit concerned about completely drenching him just yet. All I have been doing is misting him and he really seems to enjoy it.

[cflanny]

I bring Zzero in the shower with me everytime I go he loves the water first I would just let it bounce off my hands and body till he got used to it now I just let it run over him and he loves it so much he falls asleep!! Also if I feel its too cold I just let him steam but he does get drenched wet several times a week. Dance around ( with out falling lol) splash make it alot of fun . I have started to blow dry ZZero but most say its not nessasary they dry pretty fast but he enjoys the blower so thats just another game we play.

 

Also my breeder had him take showers with her before I brought him so he was already accustomed to it.<br><br>Post edited by: cflanny, at: 2008/10/24 06:01

[seankly]

Tui is 12 weeks old and i only got him home on tuesday.

 

He has been in the shower every day in the morning, with me perched on my hand. He just sits there making baby noises. i put him right under the shower, rubbing his feathers.

 

He loves it! I dont wash him with soap or anything, just water. The temperature is around 30C.

 

When he comes out i use a towel to dab most of the water off which he doesnt mind either, then i go back in and wash myself.

 

He takes around an hour or so for his feathers to dry off.

 

I suffer from mild asthma and so feel giving Tui a shower is beneficial for him and me by reducing the ammount of dust from him. I havent noticed, i must admit, any affects towards my asthma which i was slightly worried about. So good news!

 

Hope this helps!