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Post by bouncy on Nov 4, 2020 16:16:14 GMT
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Post by moletteuk on Nov 4, 2020 16:58:48 GMT
I'm very sorry, sending hugs. Rest in peace lovely Boo x
(You used your best judgement and your loving heart to decide, so the time was absolutely right)
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 4, 2020 20:51:42 GMT
OH MY!!! My heart is so broken for you and your family and Pricilla!! I'm so deeply sorry, Misscatafer!
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 4, 2020 21:06:05 GMT
I hope I am not asking too soon . . . but I expect it has been on your mind since you learned what was happening with Boo.
Do you think you will try to introduce Pricilla to the other two girls?
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Post by misscatafer on Nov 4, 2020 21:37:27 GMT
Hey DC, no not at all, it has been a consideration of ours. I just can't believe Boo passed less than 2 weeks after getting Priscilla.. I just did not anticipate this happening, I truly thought Boo had a while left yet.
So we have a plan in place... Sort of. I've explained the situation to Priscilla's previous owner, who is extremely understanding and has agreed to have Priscilla back if we can't successfully pair her with our girls. She understands that with our setup unless she goes in with the girls she will be completely isolated here, at least at her old home she had the company of an elderly male degu next door whom she used to speak to and sleep next to through the bars, and had 24/7 free roam time with her humans and a couple of rabbits.
So we have now ordered the savic Royale Xl, it is actually arriving tomorrow. I was unsure about this when we ordered it at first thinking "is it too soon", but honestly I'm so relieved. Everytime I look at Boo and and Toby's cage I just burst into tears, it's so so upsetting. So we will setup the new cage for the girls hopefully tomorrow, get them in and split it appropriately for Priscilla. I have contacted a scrap metal company who will collect the old cage next week.
Then I have the difficult task of trying to introduce Priscilla to the girls. No idea where to start with this really... I'm thinking maybe trying Harmione (alpha) and Priscilla first in the bath... Or maybe using the old cage as a meeting place... Or using the new cage as a meeting place.. Still need to figure it all out.
If it doesn't work out I'm not going to push it, it will sound bad but I have a lot going on right now. I'm pregnant, have a very busy toddler and am still living with parents, plus I'm due to move in 4/5 weeks whilst we are still in lockdown.. So I really don't have the time for arduous intros and cage splitting and all that... I'm sure you all understand xx
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 4, 2020 23:41:32 GMT
Totally understand, love!! May I ask some questions, because I'm not sure I have what you are saying straight.
Will you be dividing the new cage straight away, and then putting everyone into it? How do you intend to divide it . . . with a level in two halves so they can meet face to face? The old cage you are referring to, is the home build that you wish to remove, or the cage Boo, Toby, and now Pricilla occupy?
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Post by savvy on Nov 5, 2020 0:05:35 GMT
I'm so very sorry my love, but I think you made the right decision for Boo.
Rest in peace little one.
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Post by misscatafer on Nov 5, 2020 8:14:12 GMT
Yes we will divide the cage stright away into two halves, top and bottom, unless we see any other way of doing it after it's built. Then the girls will occupy the top half and Priscilla will go in the bottom. I will attempt intros in some format, then if it doesn't work out Priscilla will unfortunately return to her previous owner, and the girls will have the entire cage. Hopefully they'll accept her then they'll all have the cage together, fingers crossed. Rob will build two more full levels and replace the shelving with wooden slide out shelves. We'll probably cover the entire back and sides in perspex again like we did with our old cage to reduce fall out. And yes the old cage will be taken away. It's sad as me and Rob put so much work into the old cage, but it's very rusted in places, the perspex got damaged in the last move and it takes absolutely hours to clean out. I can't wait for the new doors in the Savic Royale, it looks amazing and should cut the clean out time down significantly
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Post by misscatafer on Nov 5, 2020 8:20:29 GMT
I'm so very sorry my love, but I think you made the right decision for Boo. Rest in peace little one. Thank you Savvy, extremely difficult decision to make. I miss her so much. After she passed I examined the tumour and I couldn't believe how large it was. It was behind the entirety of her ear and coming out of her ear, it was even below the ear down to the jawline. It was obviously behind both eye sockets and was significantly raised between her ears... So she really didn't have long left. Priscilla is really down today poor girl, she'll have lots of fuss today!
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 5, 2020 21:24:19 GMT
It's got to be so hard for her . . . having beautiful, wonderful companionship for a blissful 2 weeks . . . and now alone again.
I truly and desperately hope she and the two girls will fall madly in love with each other!
Is there a way to make a level split in half so they can have an area to be side by side in the cage . . . even if that means that for a time Pricilla has less space?
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Post by yasmin on Nov 7, 2020 5:12:49 GMT
Sincere and most heartfelt condolences.
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