About to become a degu owner

[sky]

Hi everyone,

I have been reading these boards for a few months as I get ready to introduce degus to our family.  Last night I built the cage and ended up with a very excited little boy who wanted to put in everything we have bought so far.  Still a little way to go before it's ready, but not long now.  We can't wait.

Thanks for all your advice so far.

Sky

[deguconvert]

That looks GREAT!! How many degus are you getting? Do you plan to use a substrate to cover the trays?

[bouncy]

Welcome! Same questions, and where are your goobies coming from?

[sky]

Thanks, I had a very proud little boy as Mummy built it by herself (quite proud of myself too). In answer to your questions,

We are planning on 2 degus, probably from Pets at Home (eek) as I have tried local adoption and for sale websites, but there are not many around and any enquiries I have made have been ignored.
I have sawdust and hay to go in the trays and edible mats for the shelves, just waiting for nearer the time before I put all of that in.

[bouncy]

Which county are you in?

The only word of warning I would give about P@H is to make sure the degus' bits all look the same also, do you mean sawdust, or woodshavings?

[moletteuk]

Welcome

Here's our beginner's guide so you can check you are all set deguworld.proboards.com/thread/19754/beginners-guide-degu-keeping

And do check out our rescue links at the top of the adoption board, the facebook group on there are particularly active.

[sky]

Thanke moletteuk, I found the link for the Facebook page, made contact and am off to meet potential degus in the next couple of days. Getting very excited now 

[moletteuk]

Very exciting Just a little warning to always try and check the sexes for yourself.

[deguconvert]

How to sex a degu . . . deguworld.proboards.com/thread/13070/degus