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Many companion parrot species originate from tropical environments with high humidity in which they bathe often. Even parrots from arid environments enjoy and benefit from bathing. Bathing stimulates preening and is essential for normal feather health. In fact, inadequate bathing and low humidity have often been linked to feather picking. Use this client education handout to explore bird bathing methods as well as Do\u2019s and Don’t\u2019s to encourage the pet bird to bathe or shower.<\/p>\n

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Many companion parrot species originate from tropical environments with high humidity in which they bathe often. Even parrots from arid environments enjoy and benefit from bathing. Bathing stimulates preening and is essential for normal feather health. In fact, inadequate bathing and low humidity have often been linked to feather picking. Use this client education handout to explore bird bathing methods as well as Do\u2019s and Don’t\u2019s to encourage the pet bird to bathe or shower. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":15969,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[652,924],"class_list":["post-3413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-feather","tag-water","content_types-client-education-handout","topics-dermatology","topics-husbandry","species-parrot","channel-resources-education","contributor-pollock"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTeaching Bathing Skills - LafeberVet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many companion parrots must learn basic bathing skills. 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