budgie baths

Budgie baths.

How often should a budgie take a bath ? This is one to the questions each bird owner one day will try to find an answer for. But in fact, there is no universally valid reply to this question. Every budgie is different in its needs and preferences, and in fact budgies who are kept as pet birds don't need to clean their plumage with water to keep it in a good condition, Perhaps your budgie likes the traditional way of bathing in a plastic bird bath that can be hung into the cage opening. Or maybe your bird doesn't like to take a bath at all. It's your turn to find out what your little friend really wants. And you should know that there are several kinds of ways for taking a bath for a bird like a budgie.

Please bear in mind some birds don't bath for up to a year, so don't worry if they won't bath, you can introduce them slowly but never ever force it upon them, veggie baths are a big hit with Bella & Bert especially a kale bath, it's very amusing to watch, Bert loves to be sprayed too not so much Bella as she just dose a runner every time.

Some of our feathers friends love to roll themselves through wet lettuce leaves or herbs such as basil or parsley. The birds make somersaults and you will find them weirdly wrenched from time to time during the "bath". Wet tufts are great fun for many budgies as well. In their natural habitat, in the morning the birds move through tufts that are still wet from dew. This is how most wild budgies take a bath .

Hear is Bella & Bert enjoying a kale Bath.

 Next, you can see a budgie who loves to share their bath with his human friend. Rocker perched on the plastic bird bath and wanted his owner to splash. He then fluffed up his feathers and started to take his very special "shower". In the photo, his friend Eddie is sceptically watching this scene.

Now let's tell the whole truth: There is a huge disadvantage for you if your bird likes to take a bath in a big bowl or something similar in your living room: Your budgies won't even waste a single thought about what else will be wet after they have finished their wild "pool party". But hay who cares it's fun to see your little friend having a great time, an enthusiastic bath can just seem like the famous ballet "Swan Lake".


 bath beneath a running water tap seems to be heaven to some birds. Tame budgies sit on their keeper's hand and splash under the soft  water jet. In this case, a bird will also not give a hoot about anything getting wet around him. You will surely be hit by a lot of splashes while your bird is floundering about in the water. Please make sure that the water jet is not too strong, and that the temperature is moderate. And keep in mind that birds don't like you move too much, some birds get nervous then.

Last but not least I would like to introduce the "raindrop-method" to you. My Bert is really crazy about taking a shower like that. I take a bottle that is normally used for spraying water on plants (a mist sprayer). It is necessary to make sure that there are big drops coming out of it. If one produces fine mist, the birds breathe in the tiny drops and sneeze very often, which they really don't like at all as you can imagine. By producing bigger drops, you just make it rain for your birds. In a bath room, it does not matter how wild the budgies flap with their wings during showering. My little Bert  loves those showers and he does not stop splashing before he is dripping wet.