Freddy
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Post by Freddy on Jan 22, 2005 20:58:01 GMT -7
hello ,
i am new in this community.....and in the birdbusiness... ???I got my grey 3 day's ago....and so far no problems. Freddy is 4 month old and it looks like he likes his new home. I was reading a lot about grey's in the last little while, but i am still not clear about the bath....how do i do this? I can't really see me bringing the bird in the bathroom and giving him a shower..... :-[
is there a way that he enjoy his bath? Thank you for any help
Siegfried ???
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Preston
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Post by Preston on Jan 23, 2005 1:20:04 GMT -7
Welcome Freddy,
Start off with a fine mist squirt bottle. You will find your Grey will be somewhere between a bath in his water bowl, and going to the shower with you. It all depends; they are as individual as we are. There was a guy that used to visit here, and he had pictures of himself in the shower with his Grey. I think his name was Jim, and the bird was Silver. He also had a website and a forum, but Jane is better at remembering that stuff than I am. If she remembers, perhaps you could ask him how he trained Silver to do that. Keep in touch with your little buddies progress.
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Post by Jane on Jan 23, 2005 2:40:51 GMT -7
Yes I just went to the site where Jim and Silver were and the address has changed. Jim's site is much the same but Silver doesn't seem to be there anymore. I know Jim was trying to find a new home for Silver because he was allergic to the dander so maybe he has.
I use a very small sprayer, the sort used for air plants. They don't always want one, other times they decide they want to get really wet. I spray mine in the mornings before they have had breakfast and it has become part of their routine. If Freddy has a bath in his water bowl take that as an opportunity to spray him as well because then he will be most receptive.
Jane
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Freddy
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Post by Freddy on Jan 23, 2005 9:14:12 GMT -7
thank you so much for your advice. I do spray him with a water bottle. I don't think he likes it ...lol....
Siegfried
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Post by Ashes on Feb 9, 2005 14:27:27 GMT -7
I have been putting mine in the shower, which he does not seam to like, but thenonce I put him back on his cage, he uses the water bowl and goes crazy! Wonder why he is not fond of the shower?!?
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freddy
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Post by freddy on Feb 9, 2005 14:37:27 GMT -7
Hi, how can I get him into the shower.....cant pick him up, unless hi was flying on the ground. Then he let me take him back to the cage. I use a spraybottle and spray him a little bit, but he dosen't like it very much...lol....  We get along very well, he bit my wife once..lol....now she is scared about him...lol..  I guess he accepted me as his mom, because I still feet him 2 times a day Siegfried |
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Post by Jane on Feb 9, 2005 14:59:39 GMT -7
You need to train him to step-up so that you will be able to carry him around. Put your hand in front of him, just above his feet and gently pushing his tummy. At the same time say "step-up" or something like that, it doesn't matter as long as you say the same thing every time. He should learn to step onto your hand when you ask him to.
Jane
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I guess he accepted me as his mom, because I still feet him 2 times a day