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Post by canadiancomforts on Sept 7, 2012 16:19:09 GMT
I hate intros. I do My name is Erin and while I do not have a Degu yet I am in the process of help a friend rehome her 7+ year old Female. She will be staying with me for a while and than possibly going to another home (but I have a feeling she will end up staying with me). I have never been a slave to a Degu but I am a slave to 4 male guinea pigs, 1 male cat and 1 male turtle. I love rodents and this little girl pulls on my heart strings. She had a female cage mate for the last 7 years but recently her cage mate passed away. Her mom does not want to get her another pal and wants to "downsize" her pets. (I personally do not like that ) I have a friend who MIGHT take her but she lives an hour north of me and my friend is 4 hours south of me, so I get to be a mid point for this little girl. If my friend changes her mind about taking her, I guess I'll end up keeping her because I am very picky about who I rehome pets to and at the age she's at she may only live a year or so more. Well thats me. I've printed off the beginners page as well as some others I have found online. I will mostly be a lurker until she gets here (no date has been set yet). *waves*
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Post by moletteuk on Sept 7, 2012 16:45:14 GMT
Hi Erin, welcome to the forum How sweet of you to take in this degu, it sounds like you'll have no trouble getting the hang of things if you are already resigned to becoming a degu slave
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Post by canadiancomforts on Sept 7, 2012 16:59:24 GMT
I usually do become a slave for pets really fast. As a mum its a great way to show my kids how to be a good pet owner and I just LOVE pets but I do have my limits and know them (now LOL 2 years ago would have been a different story). lol
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Post by dusty on Sept 7, 2012 19:51:26 GMT
Hi Erin, feel free to lurk ;D ;D ;D, thats how most start out.
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Post by canadiancomforts on Sept 7, 2012 20:43:09 GMT
Thanks I am one of those nuts who likes to learn all she can about any pet before hand.
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Post by ntg on Sept 7, 2012 21:42:00 GMT
That's the best sort of nut! At least you know you're prepared then. The sort that don't learn before are often the ones giving pets up because they didn't know all their requirements (or how big they can get in the case of reptiles).
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Post by deguconvert on Sept 7, 2012 23:59:06 GMT
Hey Canadiancomforts!! Welcome to the forum!! I'm an Oilers fan from my childhood, but now live in Flames territory, so I keep that quiet . . . except when I'm teasing my family members. It's lovely to greet another Albertan . . . there are less than a handful of us here. I hope you will enjoy learning about degus here, as well as picking the brains of the other members. Don't be afraid to ask questions either . . . goos can be so weird, which means they generate weird questions. LOL! So . . . ask whatever you want, we won't be shocked.
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Post by Lrak on Sept 8, 2012 8:08:12 GMT
Welcome, im sure you will find everything you need here
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2012 18:57:26 GMT
Hey, welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll love it here, it's really easy to feel comfortable and soon become addicted. I only joined about 2 weeks ago, maybe less. And I already have a lot of posts! If you need any help feel free to ask and post pictures We like pictures
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