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Post by claire on Nov 25, 2017 4:29:42 GMT
Aww she looks so sweet I wanna kiss her nose
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Post by moletteuk on Nov 25, 2017 11:28:14 GMT
Great news!
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 26, 2017 17:32:31 GMT
Lovely little sweetheart! So glad she is rebounding so strongly now!
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Post by klbishop on Nov 26, 2017 21:42:43 GMT
glad to log in today and find your goo is doing well x
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Post by misscatafer on Jan 5, 2018 21:51:57 GMT
Hello, just thought I would do a little update for you all. After Christmas we decided to completely revamp the cage as we had both sets in separate cages so it was a great opportunity. We have swapped the two groups over, so now Bella & Harmione are in the top and Boo & Toby are in the bottom. The plastic shelving is fully reinforced with glass so should be OK. I was a bit worried how the sisters would cope with less space, but surprisingly they are so much more relaxed! Everyone is so much more content with the new living arrangements.. They have been living like this for 9 days now and there has been no obsession or aggression. When we open the doors they all ignore each other, whereas before we would have 4 goos nose to nose yelling at each other. It must be the heirachy thing? As the girls are on top they assume they are top goos, whereas Boo & Toby are quite happy being beneath them. Obviously they all know they are sharing a cage, but this set up is definitely working better. Toby took a while to get used to the new space, which surprised me. He was a bit nervous and was just waddling around on his belly for the first 3 days... I guess he has never had such a large cage before or been on a separate level to Boo. Boo on the other hand is acting like a little pup! Darting around the cage perfecting her jumps, and she took to the flying saucer like a duck to water... We highly suspect she has used one of these before and muscle memory kicked in (Toby still can't work it out lol). Her leg is back to normal, she just has a few scars around her mouth, tail and of course her ear. Bella's toe hair doesn't seem to be growing back after her injury either. So overall we have a happy household! We have such a lovely relationship with all of them at the moment which is just fantastic
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Post by deguconvert on Jan 6, 2018 20:29:17 GMT
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Post by moletteuk on Jan 6, 2018 20:46:27 GMT
So glad things have turned around for you and them so quickly
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Post by misscatafer on Jan 6, 2018 21:16:32 GMT
To be honest I probably should have tried this months ago... But I've been feeling bad making their living space gradually smaller since getting Boo... And we all know what princesses they are!
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Post by misscatafer on Aug 16, 2018 6:01:51 GMT
Well, 10 months on from that terrible day, and things are brilliant Bella & Harmione remain in the top half of the cage and do not seem to know the other two exist. They obviously have their sisterly arguments, but nothing to worry about. Toby and Boo remain in the bottom half of the cage. At times when the sisters are chattering away Boos ears will prick up and she will go all still, but generally she is very settled. She is a different degu nowadays and removing the girls from her has taken years off her. It's funny that when I first took her on at 4 and a half I considered her 'elderly', yet now she is almost 6 and seems as young as everyone else! It was clearly the stress of her old environment and the introduction of the girls which was upsetting her. She used to lunge at us and sit bristled up all day - we see none of that behaviour now. She is left with a few scars around her mouth and that huge hole in her ear, but other than that she has no lasting injuries. Toby will still peek at the girls when sitting with us or when the doors are open, but they completely ignore him so it isn't an issue. With the perspex between the levels it is impossible for him to reach them anyway. No way will I be attempting to get these as a 4 again, things are fine as they are
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 16, 2018 9:27:30 GMT
Amazing how they bounce back
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Post by deguconvert on Aug 19, 2018 0:19:15 GMT
I am so happy for you and your four furbabies! It's truly delightful when all is happy and content!!
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