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Is dish soap safe for cleaning my bird's cage and their health?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Cockatiel | Male

Can u use dish soap to clean out your birds cage and is is healthy

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Answered By Todd Cecil

Veterinarian

Published on March 17th, 2019

Thanks for reaching out. The answer is, depends on the dish soap. Wildlife groups have been using Dawn dish soap on oil spill birds for decades. It is assumed they are rushing to treat lots of animals in a hurry, and therefore not getting a thorough rinse. They probably ingest some, but seem to do okay. Good luck.

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