My 7/8 week old tiel hates having a bath, even warm spray, shower with me and a bird bath he hates water?

What should i do?My 7/8 week old tiel hates having a bath, even warm spray, shower with me and a bird bath he hates water?
spray it with a bath spray anyway!!! but let your birds learn to eat pellets first! one thing at a time. dusty feathers not the worst thing that can happen to a bird.





my 'tiel is free-flying and i noticed when i did dishes she would land on my shoulder and start fluffing her feathers and preening and making croaking sounds. so now i bathe her after washing dishes. the runnign water sound makes her want to bathe. but then i noticed she only likes slightly warm water! if i use cold she flies away and makes un-happy noises at me.





i think showers are too hard and fast for a cockatiel. get a bath spray bottle. and spray the water over the bird so it falls gently from the air -- do not spray AT the bird. none of them like that.





as long as the bird isn't traumatized by it i don't think it's that big of a deal if the bird doesn't fully like it. my dad's african grey hates baths, but now he tolerates them and looks at us with a baleful expression in his eyes the whole time. but he doesn't take it personally, that's all that counts.My 7/8 week old tiel hates having a bath, even warm spray, shower with me and a bird bath he hates water?
I used food coloring and bubble bath when bathing my baby brother. He loved the bubbles and different colors every time.
Use a misting bottle. like the one's you use to mist tropical plants. Tiels don't like hard spray. They prefer a gentle mist. He's still young so it may take a few times before he gets use to it. Don't give up!
Maybe your bird isn't the type of bird that likes to be ';showered'; everyday. For, he might like taking his own bathes! What you have to do, is place a shallow bowl in your bird's cage, and fill it up with clean water. Though, you will have to make sure that the water is clean daily!





Other than that, I can't really think of anything else that you can do.





I hope that I helped! Thanks,





~ Cockatiel Lover!
Try just leaving him alone! Make sure he has a dish to bathe in available in his cage. Healthy, normal birds have good instincts and will clean themselves if necessary.





If he really seems unsanitary, try getting a spray bottle with slightly warm (or at least room temp) water, and gently misting the bird a bit... he won't mind this as much as a direct spray of water.
leave the lil punk to be smelly
My cockatiel isn't too fond of being sprayed but loves to drink from the shower.





She loves the bath, though. Not every time but I will place a bowl/bath of water near her and some days she jumps straight in, other days she will just drink from it. Some days she is completely drenched, other days she just wets her belly.





Just keep offering it.
very unusual for this to happen...usually cockatiels love the water. Are you sure you arent just misinterpreting his behaviour? if he shakes and spreads his wings, bows down or lays flat, or tries to move out of the way it is normal --just be sure the water isnt too strong--the spray has to be gentle like soft rain. try again.
don't bathe it.
I agree with Larnsue. also, maybe he might be extreamily sensitive to temperature. make sure it isnt to hot or to cold.
My kids hated the shower until they were 3+ years old. I'd stick to baths, have lots of toys, and make sure the water is a comfortable temperature. Your child is very young; they need a chance to get used to the bath.