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Two Brothers; Two Brothers...Ben and Jerry
Topic Started: Aug 30 2010, 06:29 AM (658 Views)
dellald
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They're so cute, I think it's great that you got both of them :)

Pickle loves to get under the tap. click on the picture to start video Posted Image
Edited by dellald, Sep 2 2010, 12:28 AM.
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Sara
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Aw they look so loving and very sweet! But I would agree they need a little spritz with a mister... Nice and clean and fluffy :) :)
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My girl Boo Boo loves to splash around in my cupped hands under a running tap (faucet), there's avideo of it somewhere here on the forum. I'll try to post a link to it nodding :lol: :lol:

Great shot of Pickle by the way :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:
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Jan
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All of mine wash in the drinking holder....
As you say Scooby-doo just gets his beak wet and
thinks he is wet all over..
My girls do get wet all over....
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My male spectacled refuses to bathe, and hated being misted. I had to keep persisting and now he quite enjoys it!
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Sep 1 2010, 01:15 AM
The spray bottle is good as parrotlets don't "bathe" like our conures do!!! drats :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: They're lucky if they get the ends of their beaks wet, whereas the conures plunge right in :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

Did the cage come with the birds Rebecca?

It looks like it may be a bit rusty, rust is very toxic to parrots. If it is rusty you probably won't be able to clean it up well enough & may have to get a new one if you can afford it. I am looking for a new cage at the moment as my old one is going rusty & once the rust starts I've never been able to get rid of it completely :question: eek

Anyway, how tame are they? Can you get them to step up onto your finger? Can Jerry grip with his feet? He seems quite happy in the photos, birds adapt very quickly :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:
They are fairly tame. Ben, the bigger one quite readily steps up and is sitting on my shoulder as I type this. Jerry can grip my finger with his feet but is a little more nervous, but also settles with me after a few attempts.
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Thanks for the spaying advice I will try that out this weekend when I clean their cage nodding
Edited by Rebecca, Sep 10 2010, 02:33 PM.
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I am glad they are coming round :) i am sure they will love the spray
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Sounds like they're doing great! :)
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When I started spraying Squeak I sprayed more water onto the bars of the cage he would then go mad rubbing himself all over the bars getting himself damp. Remember that unlike a lot of parrots Parrotlets don't seem to like to get soaking wet they prefer to be just a like damp also make sure there are no drafts and the it is warm when you spray them and never do it last thing at night as they need to be dry before roosting for the night.


here are some damp Parrotlets
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giggle Oh my that video is so sweet!!!! what a character!!!
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