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Post by jackdaniels on Mar 2, 2008 22:59:59 GMT
when am i able to completely clean the cage out etc (babies born on 29Feb (leap year  ) ;D at what age are they allowed to have a run around outside of the cage? |
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Post by jackdaniels on Mar 3, 2008 23:47:00 GMT
is getting a little bit smelly
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Post by kerry on Mar 4, 2008 23:08:56 GMT
i did mine after 2 days. mainly because the babies would have got through the wire. i took out some of their original bedding and put it in the clean home up a corner kind of nest fashion. it didn't seem to bother them. just be careful with wood shavings.
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Post by jackdaniels on Mar 5, 2008 10:27:34 GMT
will do have just noticed that the dad has a couple of little bold patches round his mouth is this common?
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Post by ra on Mar 20, 2008 18:13:47 GMT
You would definitely be safe at six weeks once the babies are weaned. In the meanwhile you can spot clean scooping out the worst areas.
I know I picked up the nesting box with the babies inside and put them in a large cardboard box with Mocha shortly after they were born. I thought I'd bought a male; was not prepared and knew absolutely nothing about dealing with baby Degus. I did a lot of things "wrong" but it all turned out well in the end.
If you have a nesting box where you could gather all the babies at once and then catch the parents to put in a large box or a smaller temporary cage just while you clean the big cage, it should be ok. The pups seem to be rather resilient.
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) ;D