Post by Sunshinemeg on Jun 4, 2006 20:43:48 GMT
Im sat here, with laptop in front of me, watching 24 on tv, with all the doors open as its so warm. I can hear the degus in the next room squabbling, and I know exactly why they are so fed up with each other. So I thought I would share their behaviour with the forum, and see if anyone else has experienced similar.
The boys had their cage revamped about a month ago now. The old bed box at the top was taken out, as they had moved to a house at the bottom of the cage, and were sleeping there. But since the major change around, they have all taken to sleeping in the large food bowl at the top of the cage! Dont ask me why, its not big enough for them by any means, and so they have to pile up two and two to sit in it!! And its usually the two babies that are at the bottom of the pile!
They like sleeping in the bowl so much these days, that I can go into the room, open the cage and lift out one of the babies with them still looking at me sleepy eyed!!!
So the reason for the squabbling? I filled up the bowl tonight as usual, but that means they now cant sleep in it. So what do we do if we are a little degu wanting to go to bed in a bowl full of food? Well eat the food out the way of course!!!
So why the squabbling? well if you are a little degu having to eat all the food out the way so you can go to sleep, you still dont want the other degus in your family getting any at the same time! Hence for the last hour the squabbling frequently interspersed with the sound of degu food falling three floors after being kicked out the way!!!!! ;D
The boys had their cage revamped about a month ago now. The old bed box at the top was taken out, as they had moved to a house at the bottom of the cage, and were sleeping there. But since the major change around, they have all taken to sleeping in the large food bowl at the top of the cage! Dont ask me why, its not big enough for them by any means, and so they have to pile up two and two to sit in it!! And its usually the two babies that are at the bottom of the pile!
They like sleeping in the bowl so much these days, that I can go into the room, open the cage and lift out one of the babies with them still looking at me sleepy eyed!!!
So the reason for the squabbling? I filled up the bowl tonight as usual, but that means they now cant sleep in it. So what do we do if we are a little degu wanting to go to bed in a bowl full of food? Well eat the food out the way of course!!!
So why the squabbling? well if you are a little degu having to eat all the food out the way so you can go to sleep, you still dont want the other degus in your family getting any at the same time! Hence for the last hour the squabbling frequently interspersed with the sound of degu food falling three floors after being kicked out the way!!!!! ;D