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Post by keithdonna on Aug 12, 2016 23:16:36 GMT
For the last couple of days one of our Goo's has woken up from his afternoon nap squealing. It is almost as if he is in pain, but there is no sign of injury and he potters about doing Goo things the rest of the time, just for a few miss after a sudden wake up. The other two actually look worried for him too. Anyone experienced this ?
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Post by deguconvert on Aug 13, 2016 0:17:54 GMT
I can remember my degus having nightmares when they were young . . . less than a year in age. Then they seemed to stop.
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Post by uglibug on Aug 13, 2016 6:19:40 GMT
Our goos sometimes have nightmares and wake up screaming. I don't think it's anything to worry about, I presume anything that dreams can have them, mums dog certainly does: legs going ten to the dozen and crying out.
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Post by randomname on Aug 13, 2016 12:45:16 GMT
I've had goos wake up extra grumpy, they wake up whining & making the "get away from me" noise. They tend to settle after a few minutes to themselves. The others would look at him weird, like "What? What did we do?" Would think all animals have dreams of one sort or another. Rats & rabbits do the twitchy thing, hamsters do funny facial expressions & twitch their legs. My previous cat, Cat, used to fight in her sleep - she'd puff up & do the yowl from hell - I'd wake up freaked out, but she was still sound asleep.
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Post by deguconvert on Aug 13, 2016 18:55:55 GMT
Randomname, that sounds NASTY! Our home used to be a hotly contested territory between a number of neighborhood toms, and I can remember many a night waking up completely alarmed and hearing the yowls of anywhere between 2-4 males having a standoff immediately below the bedroom window.
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Post by goolover on Aug 13, 2016 20:20:36 GMT
We had many a night when our girls would make little squeaks until they squealed and ran out of the bed and jump up the cage levels before they kind of came to their senses. Still happens now and for goo's who have such a good and peaceful life, I wonder what they can possibly be dreaming of!
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Post by Emziedee on Aug 13, 2016 22:17:56 GMT
Garf does that too, but I just assumed he was having some 'quality time' with himself LOL feel bad now if he was having nightmares instead.. Probably dreaming Riley stole his pea flakes
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Post by bouncy on Aug 13, 2016 22:55:15 GMT
I think the only nightmare my lot have is when Scaredygoo is in a bad mood lol
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Post by Emziedee on Aug 13, 2016 23:26:19 GMT
I think Garfs nightmare is no freetime to run around... Unfortunately for him, that's going to happen next week when we're on holiday, as partners mum is too afraid to let him out. Poor sod
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Post by bouncy on Aug 13, 2016 23:32:57 GMT
Awwwwwwww mind, it's not as if he's short of space! For various reasons, mine didn't come out for three days. Didn't seem particularly bothered.
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Post by keithdonna on Aug 14, 2016 6:41:39 GMT
He squeaks for a few mins but like you guys say the others look concerned at first but the just get in with whatever they were doing. Seems to be a common thing.
We're trying to get the boys to trust us before we let them out. Spent a logic time trying to catch our old two and don't fancy moving this sofa around quite so much.
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Post by bouncy on Aug 14, 2016 7:33:41 GMT
Could you goo proof first? Having the chance to crawl over you might help the trust? Right from the start, I would open the door and they'd make their bid for freedom. They've always gone back in of their own accord (or they get a dandelion root so they take it back to bury.
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Post by keithdonna on Aug 14, 2016 20:44:41 GMT
I could goo proof the room, open a door and put up a ladder for them and make it so they have to pass me, I'm a non threatening way to get out, possibly holding a treat or two for enticement. Then I could just keep an eye out them and let them return to the cage when they want, just wary of how long it will take and how good our old Goo's were at getting past my goo proofing.
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Post by Bexi87 on Aug 14, 2016 21:43:56 GMT
I've also used the carpet tubes to catch mine when they used to have free run of the room. Now I have a cat they are limited to their run but the tube always comes out for any kind of degu movement!
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Post by keithdonna on Aug 14, 2016 22:14:02 GMT
I have a nice long piece of tube ready. With some fabric rubber banded to one end to make catching easier. Found wicket in particular got wise to the tube trick very quickly. Chewbacca was as dumb as a post though and would go in to any tube you out down no matter what he was doing, instinct and curiosity just kicked in within a few seconds.
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