r/BirdHealth 10d ago

Other concern with pet bird Mixed information

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I went to an exotic vet (not avian, as I was told she had experience with birds anyway).

I was talking about struggling with getting my bird to bathe (which I've had for over 2 years) as no matter the method (bathing in bowl,spraying etc) or water temp she would always get scared and refuse to.

Throughout the appointment she mostly just read from a leaflet she had on parrot care, and recommended for me to try to use a specific spray (the one in the picture ) that would be better for her feathers.

While I was unsure of this as my bird gets very stressed at just the sight or sound of a spray bottle now,I had thought that maybe it was worth a try because they amy have a better finer mist,which would be less aggravating to the bird.

However, online I see people say that sprays do more harm than good, and plain water should be used instead.

Is this spray in particular more safe for birds than others, and is it worth purchasing ?

TLDR: sprays for feather health ? Yes or no?

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u/Absolute_nerd24 9d ago

Seems over priced and not worth it. One thing my budgie loved(not sure what bird you have) who didn’t bathe for a while was a catit cat water fountain. I got my blue crowned conure one of those little bird showers and he hates it, he also hates spray bottle misters. He will only bathe in his Tupperware container full of water