i went to pets at home today to get some bits and bobs and saw a spray for bidgies that contains tea tree oil that is meant to be good for their feathers.

I put it in my basket but then put it back becasue i thought id ask on here first to see if its safe and worth getting?

 

Anyone tried it?

I have a spray by Canopy Scientific, called "Bird bath." It has no soap or anything, but it does have what Canopy Scientific calls "preening oils." I only use it every once in a while, but it doesn't seem to do them any harm. I'm sure someone else will have something more enlightening to say, and may contradict me. I'll learn something too!

i saw a lotion you add in water too but i thought the spray would be easier. I just freaked out a little when i read - keep away from eyes and nostrils! I can't risk anything happening to Goobylicious.

Mine doesn't say that!!! :fear

 

As for your question of "worth getting" I really don't know. I'm fairly certain birds don't mist themselves with frilly preening sprays in the wild, but I do like to pamper them with little gifts. Not that they give a rip. Ungratefuls.

Well I am no pro but If it says keep away from eyes and nostrils it might not be the best idea? How would you spray his head? Or maybe he would preen himself after being sprayed and get it in his eye somehow?

i hate the fact that pet shop products always have such vague descriptions and ingredients on them. most of the honey bells dont even have any listed ingredients. there are always things like 'fragrance' and 'mild detergent'. or 'a nutritious mix of seeds with honey' yeah right, so helpful.

 

when peanut first went through his polyoma and lost all his tail and wing feathers i bought canopy 'molt ease' spray. its ingredients are purified water, preen oil, aloe vera and shark liver oil. i know aloe vera is good for budgies so i bought it. i dont use it often. it says to remove food and water containers from the area and i just spray it straight onto his back, just one or two sprays do the trick. i sometimes used use it instead of his normal water mist bath every so often.

 

i dont think its a good idea to spray anything near a budgies head, be it water or a preen spray. the mist can aggravate their breathing a little bit anyway and make them sneeze. i havent had any problems with the molt ease. i think it depends how spoilt little man is!

 

i bought it for peanut because it might make his feathers a little more comfortable and stop them itching so much.

I haven't had any problems with the Canopy Scientific stuff, and it seems to work well without being toxic. I've never used the "Molt ease" though. Now I'll know it's good if I ever decide to buy it. Thanks!

I just use good old water, as mine use their own oil glands lots and thats the cheapest preening and best oil I can think of.

 

I make an exception in Peanuts case he needs a little helping hand!

I bought some stuff like that when I first got the budgies but on thinking about the one you put in bathing water-surely they will also drink it? So I stopped doing that. I have sprayed them with it but now I really only use water. Except for Budgy2 and I do use it on him to try and help. But again he could ingest it while preening I suppose.

 

Julie

Ive just bought some of that Budgeover, and i think its good. Grahams just comming out of a big moult, and beginning to get his teenage markings bless him.

Its made his feathers pretty clean and shiny.I watered it down a bit, as then i can spray him a little more than it says on the bottle.

I give all my budgies a bird bath instead of spraying them because they can have a bath when they want to. i have tried spraying them but they don`t like it. i know you can get a produce in the uk called plume spray by johnsons but i don`t like to use it as i feel that it not a natural thing for the birdies.

i hose my budgies.... :(Laughing out loud):

 

of course on a light mist (outside) on sunny days !!!!