octodondegus site no longer exists?

[nibbler]

I wanted to read the Beginners Guide to Degu Keeping, the pinned post in the Beginners section, but the URL for octodondegus.com goes to a strange site about 'batting gloves'. There is nothing about degus. I see this URL being referenced quite often in other posts. Was this site once run by a degu expert, but have they given up on it / lost control of the URL? Would be a shame to have lost all that reference material...

[cookiemeister]

Huh, yeah, the whole website seems to have disappeared... Wonder if one of the admins can shed some light on it?

[Maravilla]

We actually don't know what really happened. This is a pity as it was a great site made by a great guy - Jordan.
A more simple version (without the original design but probably all the important information) of it can be found here: web.archive.org/web/20120215093827/http://octodondegus.weebly.com/how-to-build-a-degu-cage.html, so at least not all of the valuable information got lost.

[moletteuk]

Thanks for reporting this, I altered some of Jordan's page links so they go to archived versions now, but I'd missed this one. I've now altered the link in the Beginners Guide to Degu Keeping so it takes you to the information. I'll put it here too web.archive.org/web/20120221103926/http://octodondegus.weebly.com/ten-steps-to-keeping-happier-and-healthier-degus.html

We are also working on an all new Beginner's Guide, so keep an eye out for that.

[nibbler]

Great, thanks for the archive link, I should have thought of that. Thinking of building a degu cage now! For my gerbils I once ordered a load of carefully measured cuts of acrylic, glued them into levels and perches of various size and then attached those to the sides of an aquarium. I thought it turned out quite cool, an all-transparent habitat! maybe I'll post a photo one day.