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Post by jayfox on May 17, 2015 18:47:41 GMT
Hi everyone, we recently purchased a pair of males, they are more entertaining than any other small animal we have had before, a lot more messy than any we have had also, I will be popping up all over the forum asking questions, thanks in advance
jase
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Post by moletteuk on May 18, 2015 10:18:48 GMT
Welcome, Jase  Hope you enjoy having a look around, check out cage info and feeding guide, particularly if you got your boys from Pets at Home. |
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Post by deguconvert on May 18, 2015 16:57:08 GMT
Hello and welcome, Jase! Congratulations on your new furry loves. They certainly are very entertaining. So much information on this forum, so do look through it all. Degus come with what can be a rather large learning curve, so if you have any questions at all, please do ask us.
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Post by jayfox on May 19, 2015 8:25:01 GMT
Thanks for the welcome, yes I did get them from pets at home with the cage they recommend but we are having a much larger cage delivered today which I will be building and adding pine shelves at the weekend It measures 92x64x160cm
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Post by moletteuk on May 19, 2015 10:31:35 GMT
That sounds good, and the PAH cage might come in handy as a spare.
Are you having fun getting to know your boys?
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Post by saddlers on May 19, 2015 10:53:06 GMT
Welcome to the forum, good to see you have picked up the main traits...entertaining and messy
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Post by jayfox on May 19, 2015 21:28:18 GMT
Getting to know them is hard as I work away, but the wife and kids have them jumping onto their hands and up their arms so I don't think it will be too long before they are out on their adventures around the lounge
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Post by moletteuk on May 20, 2015 10:52:18 GMT
That sounds good You might need to get a cardboard tube ready to retrieve them if they go exploring and think about a play pen or making the room safe, hiding electric cables, waving goodbye to pristine skirting boards and so on  |
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Post by newtothis on May 22, 2015 20:20:46 GMT
Welcome to the world of degus!
I have one of those metal Marshall play pens for my three but I have recently had to invest in a cover for the top as they keep crawling up over the top to escape even though the pen is about 3ft high with only 1 horizontal fitting.
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Post by jayfox on May 22, 2015 22:09:30 GMT
They love the new cage, slightly bigger than we thought but very happy, if I knew how to post photos I would
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Post by moletteuk on May 23, 2015 11:09:46 GMT
You need to use a photo hosting site like Photobucket. Upload pics to photobucket and then just copy and past the IMG tag, which is the last one in the boxes of code showing for each photo. Literally just paste the code text into your reply box on here.
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Post by jayfox on May 23, 2015 14:38:02 GMT
 Thanks for the how to with the photos |
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Post by moletteuk on May 23, 2015 16:39:36 GMT
Great! Nice job with the cage |
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Post by nat on May 25, 2015 13:28:49 GMT
Hi all we recently adopted a pair female degus that are approx 1&1/2 year old ..
They are very messy and highly entertaining but i will be asking for lots of advice if thats ok
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Post by lilac55 on May 25, 2015 19:32:06 GMT
hi all i have just lost one of my degu today they were both male the other one looks so upset and missing his mate i dont know what to do please HELP
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Post by moletteuk on May 25, 2015 19:45:54 GMT
@ nat welcome to the forum, no problem with questions on here, there aren't any silly questions about degus. lilac55 Do you literally mean escaped and lost, or did he die? I'm sorry for your loss if he died. Probably best if you start a new thread and tell us more about your situation. |
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Post by nat on May 28, 2015 17:42:17 GMT
Hi can people please let me know what toys ect that there degus like ....
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Post by uglibug on May 28, 2015 18:48:30 GMT
I think it varies from goo to goo. Our girls seem to like anything that makes a noise, our older boys are furry chewing machines, anything they can munch on they like and our younger boys are a bit of an odd pair; they like their wheel and seesaw but just seem incredibly picky about what they want when. We recently bought them a stuffed toy which was flavour of the week until for some reason Brian went nuts on it and tried to kill it!!
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Post by moletteuk on May 28, 2015 20:12:57 GMT
Check out our accessories area for some ideas deguworld.proboards.com/thread/18716/accessories-bedding-toy-ideasMine love chewing all things wood, but mainly fresh twigs and branches, they love chewing and eating the bark. They also love nesting, and spend time making and maintaining their nests. And they love anything and everything food related. Other than that its wheeling, saucering and sleeping. |
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Newborn Degu
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Post by nat on May 31, 2015 22:00:08 GMT
Hi all im after advice we have adapted the degus cage today and added a run .... which they had fun in but they have started fighting every time one goes near the other (especially near the rear end) they are making noises i havent heard is a normal behaviour or should i be worried
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