i have two teils, male and female, both love the water, but i want to know if dawn dish soap is safe to get them cleaner, my male is a bit...on the slow side, and wont groom unless my female grooms him.
btw there is nothing wrong with him, hes not dirty or anything i just want to know. the only thing wrong is hes slightly over weight
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just use water... the sprayer at the kitchen sink is ideal.
using soap is a bad idea.
i've listed an article below which might help. take care.
I'm almost positive you need to just use water. Anything else might effect the feathers.
No, just use plain water. No soap is needed. Birds clean themselves with their beaks and you wouldn't want them eating soap
Do NOT USE SOAP to wash birds. they clean (preen themselves) you can use just a water mister of allow them to splash about in the sink with about 1/2 inch of water.
Soaps like Dawn have emulsifiers and additives that can harm the feather and skin of the birds And burn the eyes.
I thought that all you needed was to let them bathe in some water. I've never heard of people using soap on them. Dawn or any dish soap will leave a residue, are toxic and harsh. Please call your vet for the appropriate cleansing methods. The most important thing you can do is clean their cages thoroughly.
Dawn dish soap is VERY effective for cleaning. I use it when bathing my two Cockateils. My vet advised me that it had wonderful ingredients in it that are unharmful to birds and I have since used it for 8 years.
For the overweightness, please get that in check. Birds have very small hearts and it can affect him greatly. Just watch his fat content and especially his snack levels.
I hope this helps!
i wouldnt, but my dad just squirts them with the water bottle and they seem to like it
No, don't use soap. if you want you can always add pure aloe into the water you use to mist them with, or to bathe them with. Soap is very drying to their skin and it's not needed. Just provide lots of water. Or buy a bath spray for birds at the petstore.
Unless you have a very dirty bird, they bathe themselves. The best cleaner that we have ever had to use is Simple Green. that is the safest and biodegradable. Dawn is best to use on birds that have been covered in an oil spill.
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they dont need water. you can use a water bottle andd mist them once or twice a week, this causes them to want to preen themselves. about the overweight thing- you need to only feed them once in the morning and once in the evening with maybe a treat in the afternoon. birds eat the most at these times, so you should feed them and then take the food away until the evening. otherwise they will sit there and stuff their fat bellies all day (mine did this!)
No No No and again No ! You do not use soap of any kind to wash a bird just plan old water and if their skin is real flakey or dry just a drop of pure aloe vera gel in the spray bottle... You will ruin their feathers if you use anything but water... maybe you should take the food out of the cage for awhile during the day.. don't allow him to continually eat.. Take it away and give him some fresh fruit or veggies.. Good luck
all i ever bathe my meyers parrot with is plain water (and then i blow dry him because he loves it). hes a very clean little bird. dish soap could be very harmful.
i don't think it's a very good idea because there might be bad chemicals in it. in some pet stores there might be a bird cleaner thing that you just spray on them.
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