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Post by savvy on Dec 16, 2016 18:31:09 GMT
Hazel should start to feel a bit better now. The cost wasn't bad either.
Glad they both OK.
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 16, 2016 20:02:26 GMT
Great Does that mean Coco's teeth were fine?
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 16, 2016 20:25:23 GMT
Yes coco teeth are fine:) glad there home
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 16, 2016 21:24:05 GMT
Are blackcurrant and apple forage ok?, I also got some natural touch for degus.
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Post by deguconvert on Dec 16, 2016 21:27:28 GMT
If you are talking about the leaves and branches, yes they are. The fruit, not so much.
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 16, 2016 21:46:04 GMT
Yes that one..
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 16, 2016 22:40:20 GMT
Natures touch
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 16, 2016 22:52:29 GMT
What I've done is brought some nature's touch and blackcurrant&apple and mixed it with her hay, also put nuggets in a bowl..does that sound ok?
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Post by deguconvert on Dec 17, 2016 0:56:24 GMT
Sounds really lovely!!
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Post by yasmin on Dec 17, 2016 1:31:39 GMT
So happy to hear that Coco is fine and that Hazel's dental work went well.
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 17, 2016 2:23:56 GMT
Shes not really touched the nuggets yet, but she been eating bits of the forage:)
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Post by bouncy on Dec 17, 2016 8:48:15 GMT
Give her time, she'll be chowing down soon enough
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 18, 2016 16:33:31 GMT
They still haven't touch there nuggets
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Post by savvy on Dec 18, 2016 16:44:45 GMT
Have you tried them with some treats or seeds?
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Post by degulover21 on Dec 18, 2016 18:17:34 GMT
I've ran out.. She eating forage bits tho, could she have lost interest of the nuggets
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Post by deguconvert on Dec 18, 2016 20:24:49 GMT
Degus are well known for losing interest in their nuggets for a while, then picking them up again.
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 18, 2016 20:37:57 GMT
You could try Hazel with some soft food if she seems hungry but is struggling, veggie baby food or home mashed veg.
You might need to try some different nuggets if they have both lost interest, it's good to offer more than one type anyway.
I strongly recommend lots of forage and the Ratrations seed mix, they are good for dental health. If you want to make your own seed mix focus on fennel, coriander, celery, dill, poppy, sesame, nigella, linseed and hemp.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2016 21:40:34 GMT
My two Pinky and Perky went off their nuggets for months, love them again now lol, they didn't lose weight they made it up in other food departments. Poppy has to be in the mood for nuggets >.> she doesn't eat very many at all unless I JUST leave nuggets in her cage, if there's other options she'll go for that and just pick on her nuggets.
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Post by savvy on Dec 18, 2016 22:30:16 GMT
It may sound silly but mine will go for a nugget as a treat every now and then, when I offer one through the bars. I think because all of mine have been adopted and previously only given nuggets and forage to eat and I give them seed mixes and all sorts of other tasty things, they don't look at nuggets as food anymore.
Bumblebee kicks them out of the cage now. Dixie just ignores them.
Like us, their tastes do change over time.
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Post by bouncy on Dec 18, 2016 22:33:35 GMT
I took mine off nuggets as soon as I got them, and they've been thriving since.
When Scaredygoo had his last trim, he had a mix of ground almonds and hazelnuts, milled flax, and oats to help get weight back on and get him eating. After a couple of days, he was eating normally. After two weeks, he'd put on the weight he'd lost.
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