Question about transports?

[LKPike]

I've been trying to get into animal transports for months, its usually volunteer but a friend of mine who owns the local doggie pound pays her transporters if they go far out. nobodys sent me any news on transports in my area though

[MyLittleMutt]

Ok, thanks to both of you. If I do find someone they would probably have to drive 2 hours or little over 2 hours meet me halfway.

If this does not work out. I guess I can always wait and see if anyone closer to where I live have any cockatiels.

I might put this in Pet General later. I need to find out for sure how far this person is first.

[catnapper]

By the time you pay for gas, you'd be better off just going to the local Petsmart and buying one for $30.

The travel would be INCREDIBLY stressful for the bird. 4 months old... is he done being hand fed? Have you ever hand fed a baby cockatiel? Talk about WORK! If you put the syringe in the "hole" in their throat and you'll kill the bird. Raising a baby from an egg is major dedication and you'll have to feed them hourly for the first few weeks.

[MyLittleMutt]

You are right I should go to Petsmart. I think there might be one close by. I haven't really checked yet.

I have had a cockatiel before, but it was my parents bird. He is still living. They never could handle him though, he always bit them. That is why I want find one has been handled alot.

[LKPike]

Petsmart wont have hand-raised birds, garunteed. If you want a friendly one, go to a breeder. The story on small pets in Petstores isnt any differnt than the dogs and cats they sell. I have yet to ever heard of or owned a healthy small animal from a petstore that also had a good personality.

[LKPike]

You do that because your a good person who loves animals and deserves a job working with them. Still doesn't make up for all the birds I see in Petsmart daily with crap stuck to their feathers, or the puppies who just reek of urine.

[MyLittleMutt]

Wow! I didn't mean for this post turn into a argument.

I'm going try Petsmart I found one that is about 1 1/2 hour way from me. I don't know how they are since I have never been. I think that will be less stressful then a 4 or 5 hour trip.

I'm still looking at breeders also. Just haven't found one yet or heard back from the people I have contacted.