soremi
Foraging Degu
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Post by soremi on Jul 16, 2016 13:58:41 GMT
Today I saw Alabama biting her foot. Blood was around nest and I quickly disinfect wound and put her foot to starch to stop bleeding. I think it's second time she hurt herself. First I though she just run too long in wheel ( she have periods when she spend all days in wheel) but now I think it was similar to today. I saw blood in nest take her out and her foot was bleeding just like today. Why is she doing that? She has Virginia to company, they don't fight, sometimes Alabama just telling her off when she fall on her from boxes. They sleep togheter and play togheter I don't know what might get her stress. Just a minut ago she was sitting on my laps and then she go and bite herself. I had bad feeling I might stressed her because I was crying, she sat on me, sleep on me and then hurt herself. Is this possible I upset her?
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Post by moletteuk on Jul 16, 2016 17:10:27 GMT
I don't really know if she could have picked up on stress from you...my degus couldn't care less about my feelings but I guess some might!
Can you see anything going on with the foot that might be causing her pain and making her chew it for that reason?
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soremi
Foraging Degu
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Post by soremi on Jul 16, 2016 19:03:40 GMT
No I check fer feet regulary. She had little crust after last wound and she eat it. Maybe it was too dry. I have no wire surface for her to hurt feet ( wals are wire but she doesn't climb on walls). Poor thing
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Post by bouncy on Jul 16, 2016 20:14:16 GMT
I wonder if she's injuring her paws (whether caused by excessive running or other), then trying to tend to it by cleaning the wound up herself? To me, a degu thoroughly cleaning its paw looks like it's eating its toes.
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soremi
Foraging Degu
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Post by soremi on Jul 16, 2016 21:05:01 GMT
Today she didn't touch her wheel. She is degu with every day mission, today was tearing paper and creating nest I don't think she can injure herself with that. Wound is on heel not on toes. I upset her by rubbing her near her ears, she smile take paw up and let me rub her tummy. But after that she tell me off and try to bite me (as usual). My boyfriend call that " I was abused and I liked that" behaviour maybe I stressed her with that? Last time she hurt herself house was full of people and degus was on their own, almost no time outside but today I was sitting with them and doing my job on computer.
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