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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chickadeedeedee" data-source="post: 1530225" data-attributes="member: 31336">*NEAR disaster* yesterday! One of the Swallows accidently landed in the water bowl we have out for Maurice!  :eek!::eek!::eek!: The poor guy was absolutly soaked 100% beak to tail but did manage to get out himself. Luckily the bowl was shallow and he didn't drown but he was soooooooooooooo cold and shivering!|<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />|He was quickly taken up and dried with a hair drier and fed LOTS of nice warm cereal with meat. I was afraid I was going to report of a tragedy this morning but we tucked the now dried non- Michael Phelps Swallow in warmed towels and a heating pad plus fed him warmed food through about 4:00 AM.  I'm happy to report he's a happy camper this morning and seems no worse the wear for his great adventure.  :t:We did move the water bowl for Maurice into the cage that was once home for Maurice. It is open and he will once in a while venture inside for a nap. Since he's free to go in and out, he'll have his water there.  The Swallows are safe from falling in but .... we may be *training* Maurice to be comfortable going into configned areas / cages.For now that's the safest solution and we'll try to modify things a little so the Swallows are safe from falling into water but Maurice does not need to enter a cage to get his water.Yet another work in progress.  ......  :'D</blockquote>

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