Does pet smart sell Diamond Doves? (other questions, too)!

Question

Hi! I would like to know if anyone knows if any of the pet smarts sell Diamond Doves...

Also I would like to know:

1. Do the birds usually look in good condition.

2. Any information on Diamond Doves!

(I have everything I need except the birds and the food for them).

Thanks!

Answer 1

Have you purchased a book about Diamond Doves? You say you have everything you need except birds and food. You are asking for info on them so I assume you haven't bought a book about them? Don't go to Pet Smart for live birds. I have never been there that there isn't sick birds in the cages. That and they are high priced.

Go to Ebay and purchase a how to book on Diamond Doves. It will be the best money you have ever spent.

Answer 2

Yes they do, the one by me does. You would want to call around and see what stores have them in right now.  Different types of birds come and go.  As for how they look most petsmarts are good when it comes to caring for the animals.

Doves wings are strong, when it comes to self defense doves don't bite they flap their wings

Answer 3

yes, PetSmart has dimond doves sometimes. They are around 20$. You can tell if a bird i healthy by its leaving (not runny or green) also if it has ANY dicharge around his eyes or his eyes are glossy. The bird feathers should be well kept and he should active, alert and flying, jumping around on the perches.

Even if you see a healthy dove you should think before you buy. Are these birds babies? Are they hand-taimed or raise? You should find a breeder that has dimond doves. The babies DEFINETLY be young, hand-raised and tamed, healthy, and will make better pets.

I know that many people don't know enough about doves to own them but would like to. Doves need large cages to fly around and MIGHT be able to "wrist-tamed" instead of hand tamed. The doves cage should be large enough for at least 3 perches and toys to placed without crowding and so he can get around with ease and will have enough room to stretch his wing all the way out and climb up and down the cage. The cage should have at LEAST have half the cage having hersontal bars. If you plan on handling him get one dove, but if you just want them to look at get two females.

Here is some info on hand-taming just follow this info but remember to get your bird on your wrist. And don't use gloves. But here is MY way of training birds (lovebird and cockatiel)

To tame him give him about 2 weeks to get used to his surroundings.

In the meantime you can talk to him and give him treats. (do not put your hand in unless to cage food/water)

After the 2 weeks is up you can open the cage and tempt the birdie out with treats.

When he comes out pet him/touch him and if he lets you reward him and give him a treat. (do not touch under a birds wings, his butt, or his middle-lower wing area. That is like his private spots. Plus when praising him keep your voice soft and do not yell at him.)

after he lets you pet him you can put him back in and wait for tomorrow to continue.

The next day tempt him out again with treats and your voice. When he comes out practise touching him (birds LOVE head scratches!) if he lets you reward him.

Then you can start finger training! (remember this can take 1day-1month!)

Take your curved pointer finger and rub his lower stomach. (If bites don't pull away! I know it might hurt but this is his way of saying i don't wanna go up (ignore that for now) plus if you pull away he now knows how to get you away and will keep doing this. Birds also bite to measure the distance between your finger and his foot to see if he can step up!)

If he steps up say step up praise him and reward him. Keep doing this until he gets it then put him back in.

As soon as he masters this (this could take a 1day-month) you can start taking him off. Just say step-off and put your finger near the ground (shake your finger lightly if you have to get him off) when he does go off say step-down and praise and reward him.

Just master this then finger training is complete!

Next is bonding + tricks if you want!

P.S birds are right footed or left footed like we are left handed or right handed! to tell, see what foot he puts on your finger first or what foot he uses to get down with first!