"Starlight"  wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:56:09 GMT, "notmolly"

> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Starlight"  wrote in message
>>news:0de511140978g1t5o9gqvg6r4hqcu0pq0p{at}4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:38:05 -0500, axl  wrote:
>>>
>>>>LindaY wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>I did notice her eating last night so I'm not as concerned.
I hope she
>>>>uses the water bottle, which I haven't seen, although I
know in the pet
>>>>store they had a larger version of what I have. My finches
drink a TON
>>>>of water, maybe parakeets dont need as much?
>>>
>>> Parakeets definitely don't need as much water.   I use the
"test tube"
>>> water feeders for my 2 finches and 2 parakeets.    I change the water
>>> in the budgie cage every other day just to freshen it.   Sometimes it
>>> looks as though none is gone!    The finches get 2 tubes of water
>>> changed every single day, and they're both close to empty!
>>> Becky
>>>
>>>
>>All birds should be given fresh drinking water EVERY day.
>>
>
>
> Why?    In the tube feeders, there is no contamination of the water.
> It's not placed under any perches where droppings will fall, and the
> birds can't/don't bathe in it.   It gets filtered, cold water placed
> in it every other morning.  It's been that way for 7 years with no
> problem, and my birds are healthy, happy and active.
> Becky

That is the whole point in the bottles. The water is fresh longer because
the birds can't get it all dirty. As long as the bottle is not growing black
fungus your fine. My Macaw was bottle trained when I bought him. I bought
one of the bottles, expensive damn thing, and I should have known better.
Since he is left out of his cage when we are here he within days learned to
take the damn thing off the cage and toss it on the floor . It's too bad
they are nice. If we are gone for the better part of a day both of his water
dishes are full of junk, but I had to relegate the bottle to the "junk
drawer". For birds that can't take them off the cage though they are great,
and the water stays clean.
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