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Post by moletteuk on Jan 18, 2023 11:29:37 GMT
Love the names! Glad Clint is doing so well. Bummer the cage is no good.
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Post by savvy on Jan 18, 2023 12:05:35 GMT
Yeah, its certainly a disappointment, but not a disaster. It was collected this morning and the aventura should be arriving either tomorrow or Friday, so Sphene can have her whole cage back again and the Blyth Babes can have more space.
Clint has now settled into a pattern and is not eating everything as soon as its put in his cage, but he still dives into every meal. His toes don't look quite so swollen either so I hope the new diet is doing him good.
Sphene has gained a little weight, but it looks good on her.
The Blyth Babes are now really active! Lots of chasing, humping, boxing, chattering and eating, all of which I would expect.
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Post by deguconvert on Jan 19, 2023 2:06:20 GMT
Did the BB girls come from a large litter? I am wondering if they have been adjusting, not only to their new surroundings, new other degus, new foods, and new human, but also to the absence of their litter mates and all that entails. It sounds like they are growing more comfortable and maybe a little bit of spiciness 😉😍 as well.
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Post by savvy on Jan 19, 2023 20:57:36 GMT
I think there were only 4 in the group, but one was injured so she was returned to the breeder. They came from a pet shop so its hard to know.
I think the trouble is a combination of hormones (at least one is on heat as she's driving Clint crazy,) cage size as they were confined to half of an aventura cage, and trying to sort out their dynamics. They are now in their own aventura cage, next to Sphene. They are all very interested in each other, with Sphene watching them like a hawk; I know she's longing to be with them, poor girl.
I did attempt a face to face with Sphene and Freya yesterday, but Freya attacked Sphene. I'm going to try her with Willow tomorrow after they've all calmed down from having so much space.
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Post by moletteuk on Jan 21, 2023 14:15:09 GMT
Do you have any options in mind, Savvy, or are you waiting and seeing for the moment? Do you think Clint might be strong enough to be neutered at some point, or might you consider splitting the Babes up to put one with Sphene?
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Post by savvy on Jan 21, 2023 16:02:18 GMT
None of the Babes are receptive to Sphene, so I'm going to book Clint in for a check up and see if he's fit enough to be neutered.
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Post by savvy on Jan 22, 2023 11:35:05 GMT
But at the moment he seems happy enough - I think it safe to say he likes it here, lol. For the record, he won't use the heatpad if there's anything on it.
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Post by savvy on Jan 29, 2023 11:37:33 GMT
Quick update:
The Blyth Babes, aka 'The Hooligans' are being hooligans, lol. They have all been on heat and while Nervous Nerys is still very nervous, Willow will occasionally take a treat through the bars, and Freya the Warrior Queen has anger issues.
Clint has settled very well, and his weight has stabilised at 281g. He has lost a bit since the installation of his wheel and spends most of the day on there. He has stopped pouncing straight onto his food though so I think he now knows food is plentiful here.
Surprisingly Sphene has gained weight and is now 225g, up from 217g, occasionally topping the scales at 228g. Not sure why except to say that Clint has only been here 3 weeks and he's the only male in the vicinity so its not him, lol.
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Post by hpdegus on Jan 31, 2023 23:54:17 GMT
It sounds everyone is doing wonderfully And hah, glad you can't blame that one on poor Clint!
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Post by savvy on Feb 11, 2023 12:53:12 GMT
Freya the Warrior Queen is in trouble. After me spending two months trying to get a meter reader to come to the flat to read the meters, he walks past the cage only to have Freya the Warrior Queen hurl herself at the bars hissing and growling! He quite liked the degus too, lol.
Does anyone know of any degu anger management classes, lol?
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Post by bouncy on Feb 11, 2023 14:22:45 GMT
She can have a chat with Spidey?
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Post by savvy on Feb 11, 2023 18:18:34 GMT
I think it was when he asked if she was a hamster that did it, ROFL!
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Post by savvy on Mar 1, 2023 20:30:14 GMT
Well after a stressful couple of days Clint has taken to his bed.
On Monday night the boiler broke down so no heating or hot water. Council refused to attend until the next day as they don't see vulnerable people spending a freezing cold night in a damp draughty flat with no heating as a being either a priority or a problem. Newsflash! They do now! Heating was fixed 14 hours later and the degus spent the whole time pancaked on their heatpads.
Last night the hooligans decided to shake their wheel so much they loosened the knuts and rattled the cage - until well after 5am! So no one got much sleep that night.
Because Clint was a little off this morning, I booked him in with the vet for this evening. He's been given a clean bill of health, he's just tired, and was very well behaved. But he did try to chew through his carrier case.
He was fine when he knew I was there so I think memories of his past played a large part in his determination to get out of the carrier.
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Post by bouncy on Mar 1, 2023 23:18:23 GMT
What?! He managed to get through the BDDT?
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Post by savvy on Mar 1, 2023 23:20:49 GMT
What?! He managed to get through the BDDT? Lol, no he was in the savic carrier as it was raining. But I think he'd have had a pretty good go and getting out of anything. Its not easy trying to explain to a taxi driver why his back seat is covered in chewed strips of thick blue plastic, lol.
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Post by savvy on Mar 7, 2023 11:17:46 GMT
Sphene's been at the vet this morning after a bit of a worrying weekend with swelling in her left eye. She's OK, no sign of anything at the moment so monitoring. In the meantime, the hooligans have trying out their best Charlie's Angels pose....
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Post by savvy on Mar 15, 2023 11:58:48 GMT
When they want to snuggle, but they're not actually talking to each other, lol.
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Post by savvy on Mar 22, 2023 0:57:52 GMT
DO NOT DISTURB! Lol.
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 23, 2023 20:48:29 GMT
AWWWWW!!! Melt my heart!!
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Post by savvy on Mar 29, 2023 16:30:26 GMT
At least Freya has learned some manners and eats at the table like a nice girl, lol.
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