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How do budgies bathe themselves, and should I actively help them?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female

How to bath my budgie

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David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on March 18th, 2018

You should NEVER bath your budgie actively, you should only provide her a water dish on the bottom of the cage, wide enough for her to have a bath on her own, if she wants or need to bath herself she will do it, you should never try to physically bath her or help her bath herself.
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