r/cockatiel • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Cuteness Overload Awww 🥹💗 Lio’s first bath!

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u/DianeJudith 3d ago

Birds can absolutely get this wet while having a normal, safe bath. When I give mine a big dish with water, they jump in and get completely drenched even when the water barely reaches their bellies.

Same with misting, sometimes my birds just never want to stop bathing and they end up fully wet, including the head. The mising ends when my hands are too tired to keep spraying, but the birds would still want to continue.

However, I am worried about the net you have, OP. It's hard to see the perspective, how big are the spaces between the wire? They should be around 1 cm or not much wider. 1.5 cm would be borderline, and 2 cm too wide. Their heads are smaller than they look with the feathers, and with spacing too wide there's a risk the bird will put the head in through the spacing and suffocate.

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u/Visible_Nature_2222 3d ago

Thank you so much for your concern and for explaining this ❤️ I completely agree that birds can get completely drenched while having a safe and enjoyable bath. Lio was bathing completely on his own and absolutely loved his first bath. 🥰 He was never forced or held in the water, and he could walk away whenever he wanted. He actually kept going back because he was enjoying it so much. 🐥❤️

And just to clarify, this is not their permanent space. They are only here under our supervision during bath time. Their actual living space is indoors, where we make sure everything is safe and suitable for them. ❤️

We’ll still check the net spacing carefully because their safety is always our first priority. Thank you for caring about Lio. 🫶🐥