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Post by taz13 on Mar 30, 2005 5:26:49 GMT
I tried the egg carton trick with Ears and Fat boy. Make note, my fellow degu owners the trick is evil. I put the carton in, it was like world war three started. They knew something was in there, so the were beating each other up to get to it, then if one was trying to open it, he would get ambushed. Then they were swing the carton at one and other. Finally, it broke open, like a pinata. All the treats fell out, then the scramble to see who got the most. Then the looting of one and other camps. It was nuts
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Post by ra on Mar 30, 2005 16:08:17 GMT
OH how I wish you had that on a video! Your description of them whacking at each other with the egg carton was too much!
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Mar 30, 2005 21:09:10 GMT
the trick is evil. Thats a little mean taz13!! True, if more than one degu wants the treats it is a case of who can get the most in their mouths at once, but it is also a mind stimulating activity! designed to amuse and occupy the degus! Someone should have told your degus that it wasnt to be used as a weapon! I cant be held responsible for the mindless behaviour of a few misbehaving degus! Onto a serious note, did you use tissues to pack the treats in? that makes the whole game last longer. And with my degu family they spend ages getting the tissues out, then when they get the treats they have to run off and hide them from the others. Someone should tell Marmalade that its not a good idea to bury treats in the food bowl! someone else is likely to find it! A variation of this game is to take the inner from a toilet roll, half fill it with tissue, then a layer of treats, then a further layer of tissue. You can also add a rope of tissue, attached around the tube, and hang this in the cage.... Now thats a real degu pinata!!!! ;D I urge you to keep up these games! You know its fun really! SUNSHINEMEG ;D
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Post by ncratgirl on Apr 26, 2005 0:23:09 GMT
Degas seems to want to eat tissue so I no longer give it to him! I totally want to try this idea (though I'm vegan so I don't have egg cartons, so I'll have to give the tube idea a whirl. Maybe I could stuff the treats in with hay instead of paper. My guy can be such a weirdo sometimes.
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kpepsi
Warbling Degu
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Post by kpepsi on May 20, 2005 14:09:08 GMT
I was just wondering what kind of nuts do you give them? since we are not supose to give them too many sunflower seeds and peanuts I heard were a no,no. I was wondering if your giving them some other kinds of nuts or if what I heard was wrong. So much mixed info when it comes to feeding. Thanks
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Post by Aimeelou on May 25, 2005 10:40:34 GMT
Hi taz13 Tryed the egg carton trick and my girls just looked gormless at it! It took them 2 hours to realise there were treats inside!
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Heddy
Foraging Degu
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Post by Heddy on Jun 1, 2005 7:44:57 GMT
Hi taz13 It took them 2 hours to realise there were treats inside! Next time they will know, don't worry! And they will be really efficient! ;D
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Post by Aimeelou on Jun 1, 2005 11:57:53 GMT
OH MY GOD!! you were right! They new what to do this time!Words fail me.
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