Basic Things To Know About Your New Pet Dove

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Any birds like doves are best to be put in quarantine when first brought to your home. Before exposing your dove to handling, they should first get used to their new environment. To help your new pet adapt in its new surrounding, here are some basic and important information that you need to know.

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When you have your new dove, you should keep them away from stress and place them in a warm and quiet area with an ample amount of fresh food and water.  Through this, they will feel secured and comfortable with such simple effort.

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The quarantine should last at least three weeks before exposing your pet dove to handling, noise, and stress. You also need to remember that when handling your pet dove,  you must use your two hands because they are stronger than they look.

They can quickly shrug their wings and kick their feet off showing an abrupt attempt. So, choose perches and supplies that you need for your lovely pet dove.

Food And Proper Care

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The basic requirement to attain the best state of health for your pet dove is to know their proper diet. You should know and be educated about what your pet dove eats.

Usually, doves eat a mixture of seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables. But you should take note that there are some fruits and vegetables that doves are not allowed to eat, which includes avocados and fruit seeds. Your pet dove should also have access to grit to properly digest the seeds they eat.

One of the most important considerations in petting a dove is the availability of nearby medical attention. It is best if there is a nearby specialist for your pet dove in case of emergency to avoid further damage of its state of health.

Creating A Proper Habitat For Your Dove

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Unlike parrots, doves don’t climb up the cage bars. They move around the cage by flying around. For that reason, doves need a large cage. If you have the money then by all means, buy the biggest cage you can afford for them to be able to fly around and exercise as much as possible.

Doves also need varieties of perches and toys, which will help them exercise their feet. And again, don’t forget to give them more space so they can move around from perch to perch then to the food dishes.

Since Doves’ cage need to be large, it would be hard to find a relative space inside your house to fit the cage. If you really want to have a dove but don’t have enough space inside your house, then try to make an outdoor cage that is weatherproof. Try to keep the cage off the ground and away from the things like drafts.

Dust Control

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If you handle your dove inside your house, please take note that they naturally produce a dust that coats their feather. Dove use the dust to preen their feathers where it becomes airborne with movement of their wings.

It is necessary to clean your house regularly when you are raising a dove inside your home. For the produced dust may get into your furniture, appliances and may also irritate your lungs.

To avoid this, having a HEPA air filtration unit that would have you a forced heating system but you will have to change the filter weekly. Another good investment when you have your pet dove inside your home is a cold water humidifier that will make the dust low like in a winter season. Just make sure that the filtration stems do not blow directly on the birds or create a drafts.

Take note, keep your dove’s cage clean to prevent bacteria from dried feces to become airborne. As much as possible, change the paper cage weekly to keep the cage clean.

Keeping Your Dove Pet In A Proper Temperature

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Doves don’t want to be placed in direct sunlight. Too much heat exposure may lead to the death of your pet dove. If you place your dove outside your home, make sure that their cage have a shade where it can stay into when the sun is pointing at the cage..

Take note that the heat from the sun constantly changes direction. So you need to make a shade for your dove where they can transfer when the sunlight changes its direction.

You will know when your pet dove is feeling hot because it usually spreads out its wings away from the body and will constantly need more water in the body. For this reason, do not forget to put some water to drink in its cage.

On the other hand, when your pet dove is feeling cold, it fluffs its feathers up to insulate itself from the cold. Shivering helps your pet dove feel warm.

What you need to do is to help them adjust with their surrounding temperature but avoid an abrupt change of temperature.

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One thought on “Basic Things To Know About Your New Pet Dove

  1. Bird Nature says:

    Thanks for the useful information. Pigeons are wonderful pets, they are gentle, sociable, and quiet but good. But I have a small question that should I cover my dove’s cage at night?

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