Comments on: Review Vol III:’…I will recommend this DVD and all the others in your series …’ https://avianstudios.com/review-ecbcs-vol-3/review-vol-iii-i-will-recommend-this-dvd-and-all-the-others-in-your-series/ Dedicated to the Education of Bird Owners Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: shiwani https://avianstudios.com/review-ecbcs-vol-3/review-vol-iii-i-will-recommend-this-dvd-and-all-the-others-in-your-series/#comment-1387 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:18:20 +0000 https://avianstudios.com/?p=1030#comment-1387 In reply to spotdvm.

Thank you for the prompt reply.

]]> By: spotdvm https://avianstudios.com/review-ecbcs-vol-3/review-vol-iii-i-will-recommend-this-dvd-and-all-the-others-in-your-series/#comment-1385 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:20:33 +0000 https://avianstudios.com/?p=1030#comment-1385 Dr Tandel, thank you for your review! You are right, the DVD did not cover bathing in specific bird species. So I will cover the topic here.

In general, birds enjoy bathing in some form. This may include bathing with water, dust, and other substrates. Obviously, water bathing is most acceptable for pet birds.

While some species are less comfortable with water bathing, such as African grey parrots, a bird’s acceptance of bathing is variable and in part depends on what it was exposed to when young. You can train a bird to accept water bathing using positive reinforcement training and making the event safe and fun. However, I do not recommend forcing this activity as some birds just don’t want to water bathe.

Scott Echols, DVM, Dipl ABVP (Avian Practice)

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