This video presents an overview of the different considerations when offering water to your pet birds.

• Ensure optimal water quality is provided – bacteria, parasites (in certain countries), pesticides and heavy metal toxicity can be extremely harmful to your birds
• Accessories – Choosing the right bowls, bottles and dispensers and positioning of the accessories
• What type of material is best for water dishes and dispensers – metal, glass, plastic
• Water bottle/dish hygiene
• Teaching your bird to drink from a new water source such as a water bottle
• How to provide water while traveling
• Monitoring water consumption to alert for possible health concerns
• Diets which may trigger excessive water intake
• Considerations for the aviculturist – the pros and cons of automatic watering systems