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Post by degulord on Jul 7, 2018 9:02:37 GMT
Hello again, It has been a while so i thought i'd post my latest addition to the cage. It's a "degu tree"  My two degus do not get to run around the house too much, because me and my fiancee don't have that much time. Some additional playground seemed like a good idea. The main part is a huge curvy birch branch with extra smaller branches screwed onto it and a total of 6 meters of rope. I placed a flying saucer too, but my little friends did not discovered it yet Photos can be found here: drive.google.com/open?id=1zY5Y4Pb9oDOSx7a48UYkURNWRjS03-ioAny ideas what could be added? |
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Post by bouncy on Jul 7, 2018 17:06:29 GMT
I love it!
I would place a couple more hammocks in there, like the yellow one. Degus like to think they're the best at climbing, but aren't! It would reduce the distance of any fall.
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Post by degulord on Jul 7, 2018 18:15:45 GMT
I love it! I would place a couple more hammocks in there, like the yellow one. Degus like to think they're the best at climbing, but aren't! It would reduce the distance of any fall. Great idea. I will do that. They seem a bit clumsy at times, but overall they seem to do not seem to have any issues getting around the tree. One thing is quite odd tho... The new hammock seems to have the role of a toilet more than a chill/sleep zone  |
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Post by deguconvert on Jul 7, 2018 23:31:50 GMT
I like it to, but was also thinking about the potential for falling a fair distance. If I may offer a thought, I think if it were mine, I would turn it on it's side, so it lays horizontally rather than standing vertically, and place it on the top of the cage to make it look like a capital T. I would put down tiles or something to make the side that would then become the floor a solid surface, and then there is no more risk of a long fall, but there is a really long surface and tree on which they can run and climb and do whatever they wish.
That said, I expect that spatial considerations may be why you made it a vertical feature.
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Post by degulord on Jul 8, 2018 4:14:18 GMT
I made it vertical because of lack of space. I live in an apartment From your reactions i see that falling could be a big issue? From what i have seen so far they do not have any problems. They climb all around the tree and the sides with ease. I will make more surfaces as i was planing to do originally, but never thought that they would be so necessary. |
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Post by bouncy on Jul 8, 2018 8:40:08 GMT
I never knew it was such an issue either, especially as Spidergoo used to climb up and down the outside of their first cage (2m). Mine have also fallen huge distances (oops!) and been fine. If I put it into terms of Billy Dunlop (RIP) - going around a track at stupid speeds, you can come off, slide along the tarmac, and walk away relatively unscathed. Road racing means you have other street furniture. When you come off, you initially slide down the road, then have stuff to hit like lampposts, roadsigns, buildings, kerbs, to name but a few! As a result, you're much more likely to suffer breaks or, in Bill's case, fatal injury. As a forum, we don't recommend a fall potential of more than 50cm, but I also appreciate the fantastic job you've done and your need for compactness, so start with a few strategically placed hammocks, and see how they get on    |
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Post by deguconvert on Jul 8, 2018 19:26:31 GMT
That's what I thought. I'm not judging you at all. We have to live where we live, doing what we can to make it work as well as we can. You are definitely doing that.
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Post by claire on Jul 15, 2018 5:11:14 GMT
That looks amazing!!! Prevention better than cure where height is concerned. Few hammocks will also give them more chill areas |
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Post by degulord on Dec 12, 2019 12:06:53 GMT
Hello, Don't judge me for bringing up an old post From the time i posted the photos of my new cage pretty much nothing has changed. I have read many concerns that degus are bad climbers. Well i can tell you that is really not the case. My degus (Hepatitis and Schnapps) have no problems climbing and jumping on branches and ropes. If a shortcut is needed - they use the cage walls instead. What is more, people in my country's degu FB group saw these cages and long story short: people started buying cages from me Here are a few examples of my creations: drive.google.com/open?id=1Ejcscy2s4R9VnZ2xnt6SnCRuUagAWCeuPerhaps they will help other people to come up with ideas for their cages. All cages have water resistant plywood floors, all frame corners are protected with aluminum. Doors from bottom to the top. They are lightweight, even the biggest cage can be easily carried by a single adult. |
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Post by moletteuk on Dec 12, 2019 15:50:05 GMT
Happy to get an update on an old post I think your cage construction and shelves look good. I would say the length looks a bit short - we recommend a minimum of 100cm. |
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Post by yasmin on Dec 18, 2019 1:41:53 GMT
Wow - love your cages. |
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Post by bouncy on Jan 7, 2020 20:38:05 GMT
Happy to get an update on an old post I think your cage construction and shelves look good. I would say the length looks a bit short - we recommend a minimum of 100cm. Yeah, they do like to get up a bit of speed! Lol |
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