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Post by teemu on Nov 14, 2022 0:07:29 GMT
Oh no, today I realized that they did shave her belly so they could do the ultrasound, after all. That probably added to the misery a lot!
But she's been calmer now after she got back home and things have been the same. She's not super pleased with how I've limited her food pellets, but she seems to be accommodating admirably. Just happy to be back home, in the end.
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 15, 2022 20:07:18 GMT
I expect that that is a rather itchy and prickly situation!
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Post by savvy on Nov 17, 2022 0:47:01 GMT
Bit draughty too!
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Post by teemu on Mar 3, 2023 16:37:44 GMT
After Posso passed away, I've been thinking more of how I might possibly introduce Pipari and Pulla together. Unfortunately, I'm really skeptic about the possibility. It's sad because Pulla has shown that he really appreciates company. He basically begs me for attention all the time now that he's alone again. So does Pipari, but she absolutely will have nothing to do with other degus.
Pipari basically makes it as clear as possible, in all ways she can, that she does not want anything to do with anyone else. Her and Pulla's cages are next to each other, but while Pulla is often interested in what she does, she basically behaves so that as long as she knows that nobody will try to get in her cage, she totally ignores them. They might as well not exist, in her opinion.
It's also really scary for me to even consider trying to have them share any space for any amount of time because Pipari behaves in abnormal (for a degu) ways, has attacked Pulla before with intent, and is now a lot bigger, heavier and faster than him. He's not so young any more, he was never that agile, and his back issues mean that he is not quick on his feet. So if Pipari goes at him, he will likely try to run, but he won't be faster. And while I would of course be there and keep close watch, I'm still really uncomfortable with the idea of exposing Pulla to something like that. He takes things like that really hard, if there's any conflict...
So at the moment I think Pipari is fine being alone. It is sad that she is like that, but mostly in the sense that it's sad that she has had traumatic experiences and has developed to be like this. I'm more saddened for Pulla, who has no mate or friend any more. I would maybe consider getting new cagemates for him, but at the moment it's not really feasible to obtain a fourth cage unless absolutely necessary. So it's a tough situation...
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