The Brazilian Parrot Who Sings In The Shower | Showering Enthusiast

Daily Mail:

Pet owner Nick Paton has helped cure his parrot of a chest infection - by taking him into the shower.

Nick, 33, takes Tocky the parrot into the shower cubicle with him every night for 20 minutes while he washes.

Maroon-bellied conure Tocky had been suffering from a chest infection and his normal squawk had been replaced with a wheeze.

Conures are native to Brazil and live in a humid habitat, but the dry British air had caused Tocky to develop a slight cough.

In the rainforest the two-year-old bird would be able to breathe in humidity to clear his chest and so needed some moisture in the air.

A vet suggested engineer Nick and wife Karen, 34, take the bird into the bathroom or shower to help shift the infection.

The shower proved to be a big success and after two weeks’ of ablutions Tocky’s chest is now clear.

But Tocky now loves the shower so much he squawks when he is not invited, so Nick has kept up the routine to keep his pet breathing easily.

Nick, of Jersey, said: “Because Tocky’s system is designed for a rainforest he needs regular moisture in the air…