Bird Bath Box for Cages
Bolts through the bars, so it does not get tipped over.
It bolts through the bars rather than sitting on the floor, which is the difference between a bath and a puddle. A free-standing dish gets tipped within minutes.
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- 18 x 10 cm basin, 4 cm deep
- Two thumb screws through the cage bars
- Notched rim to grip wet feet
- Only 60 g, so it does not load the bars
- Options add rattan or jingle balls to float in it
Contents: Basin only
Why you'll love it
Made for happy, healthy pets
Fixed beats free-standing
A loose bath dish gets stood on, tipped, and emptied into the cage floor within an hour. Two screws through the bars is the whole difference, and it is why this shape has outlasted better-looking ones.
Shallow on purpose
Four centimetres is enough for a budgie to duck and flick and not enough to be a hazard. Deeper baths look generous and get used less, because small birds will not commit to water they cannot stand up in.
It doubles as the messy-food tray
Dry, it takes soaked seed, chop or egg food, the things you do not want in a hopper. Wash it between the two uses rather than switching straight over.
Good fit if
- Birds that bathe readily and soak the cage floor doing it
- Keeping feather condition good between moults
- Cages where floor space is already taken
- Budgies, cockatiels and similar small birds
Look elsewhere if
- Your bird ignores still water and only responds to a spray
- Your cage has no suitable bar spacing to bolt through
- You cannot offer it in the morning
Why bathing matters
Bathing loosens the dust and old feather sheath that accumulate between moults, and it helps a bird preen effectively afterwards. A bird in good feather condition is usually one that has been able to bathe regularly, and poor condition often traces back to never having the opportunity.
Indoor air is also drier than most birds evolved with, particularly with central heating running. Regular access to water helps with that, and many birds will bathe several times a week given the chance, which is a good sign rather than a mess to be managed.
Fixed beats free-standing
A dish on the cage floor lasts about as long as it takes the bird to stand on the rim. Once tipped, the water is in the substrate and the bath is a dry dish, and repeated soakings of cage litter is both unpleasant and a hygiene problem.
Bolting through the bars removes that entirely. The basin cannot be moved, so the bird can put its full weight on the edge and bathe properly, and the water stays where you put it. Check the fixing occasionally, since a bolt that has worked loose lets the basin tilt.
Timing and water
Offer it in the morning so the bird is completely dry well before the room cools in the evening. A wet bird overnight loses heat rapidly, and that is a real risk rather than a theoretical one in an unheated room in winter.
Use plain cool water with nothing added. No soap, no bathing solution, and nothing warm, since hot water strips the natural oils from the feathers. If a bird ignores the basin entirely, try a fine mist from a plant sprayer or a shower perch, since many birds only respond to falling water.
Position it where the bird already spends time rather than in a corner it rarely visits, and away from the food dishes so the splashing does not soak the seed. Give a hesitant bird several days with it in place before concluding it has no interest, since anything new in a cage is treated with suspicion for a while.
In the box
Everything you need
- 1 basin
- 2 thumb screws
- Rattan or jingle balls on the ball versions
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The details
Specifications
- Basin
- 18 x 10 x 4 cm
- Weight
- 60 g
- Material
- Plastic
- Fitting
- Two thumb screws through the bars
- Suits
- Budgies, lovebirds, cockatiels
Emptying and cleaning
Take it out and empty it after each bathing session rather than leaving standing water in the cage all day. A bath that has been used becomes drinking water for a bird that cannot tell the difference, and it collects droppings, husk and down within hours.
Scrub it weekly with a brush and hot water, since a slippery film develops on any wet surface faster than expected in a warm room. Rinse very thoroughly if you use anything beyond water, and check the bolt fixing while it is out of the cage.
Good questions
Before you buy
Birds chase them round the water, which is usually what persuades a reluctant bather to get in. They are an add-on to the same basin, not a different bath.
Low, and not under a perch. Anything mounted below a roost collects droppings, and a fouled bath is worse than no bath.
Common, and usually about placement and light rather than the dish. Try it near the front where the room is bright, fill it 2 cm deep, and leave it for a fortnight before giving up.
No. Hand wash, as hot cycles warp the thin plastic and the screws are not stainless.
Two to three centimetres for a budgie or cockatiel. Small birds stand rather than swim, and a deep bath is both intimidating and a drowning risk for a young bird.
A fine mist from a plant sprayer, or a perch in the shower. Plenty of birds ignore still water entirely and bathe enthusiastically in falling water.
Better not. Standing water becomes drinking water and collects droppings and husk within hours. Offer it in the morning and take it out once the bird has finished.
Last reviewed August 30, 2026