When you are ill (when you have a cold or the flu, for example), check for ketones every 4 to 6 hours. And check every 4 to 6 hours when your blood glucose is more than 240 mg/dl. Also, check for ketones when you have any symptoms of DKA.
Strikingly beautiful and intelligent, the Victoria crowned pigeon, or Goura victoria, has been bred in captivity for hundreds of years. Originally from New Guinea, Victoria crowned pigeons are the largest living pigeons, reaching lengths of between 28 and 30 inches from head to tail. They are said to live up to 25 years in captivity.Thinking about having one as a pet? Consider this information first.
The western crowned pigeon was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Columba cristata. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the western crowned pigeon was most closely related to Sclater's crowned pigeon (Goura sclaterii).