zofia
Warbling Degu
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Post by zofia on Sept 26, 2012 10:55:23 GMT
Hey everyone I have recently bought myself 4 male degus and believe they are just becoming teenagers and very naughty they seem to be becoming tame fairly quick but haven't been able to pick them up properly yet!I only have one question and that is everytime I open the cage they all try to jump out is there any tips to stop this?I let them out into a homemade pen everyday(always an escape artist to keep me busy)but as I work shifts it can be a little annoying to have to worry everytime I open the cage up any help will be much appreciated thanks : ) zofia
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Post by Lrak on Sept 26, 2012 11:38:22 GMT
Welcome to the forum  sadly i have no advice for you on this one as mine try to do this all the time aswell . |
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Post by ntg on Sept 26, 2012 12:56:29 GMT
From what I've heard, the bigger the cage the less they try to escape. But I can't see that happening when we get the upgrade lol! They just naturally seem to want to explore, which isn't good when they're in a room with a lot of wires!
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zofia
Warbling Degu
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Post by zofia on Sept 26, 2012 13:12:49 GMT
Thank you : ) I didn't think there would be much I could do the cage is about 5 foot tall and 3 foot wide so not sure its the cage size I suppose my bestbet is to keep trying to tame them so when the do go for an adventure I can atleast put them back in abit easyier they are fairly tame already they will jump in my hand with food and stroke them for a short time I have only had them for a month so its great to hear about others degus : )
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Post by deguconvert on Sept 26, 2012 13:57:47 GMT
Hello Zofia and welcome to the forum! Do you have doors on the cage at different levels? If you do, have you tried opening one on a higher level? They will normally hesitate before leaping, which should help you to control them.
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zofia
Warbling Degu
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Post by zofia on Sept 26, 2012 14:10:31 GMT
Hi no I just have 2 large doors but my partner made the cage so I will make him do some changes and add a few more doors thank you : )and we normaly put the food on the top 2 levels so will be easier to put the food in : )
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Post by moletteuk on Sept 26, 2012 14:45:38 GMT
A cardboard tube is the best way to put them back in, most degus never like being picked up but can't resist going into a tube. Perhaps you can train them to wait for a treat, or keep them busy with a treat like a millet ball from a millet spray, anything that will keep them still for a minute.
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zofia
Warbling Degu
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Post by zofia on Sept 26, 2012 21:20:59 GMT
Brilliant thank you the tube trick will come in handy : )
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sadly i have no advice for you on this one as mine try to do this all the time aswell .
