nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Aug 21, 2019 9:43:20 GMT
I’ve spotted adventura style cages on Amazon for £150 with shipping. I’ll include the link, it has exact sizes. I’m thinking about 2 of them, side by side in my room (goodbye sleep 😂). Can youse tell me if they are suitable for 3 in one cage and 2 in the other, or what adaptations I can make to make them suitable? They are the biggest I could find. www.amazon.co.uk/Cozy-Pet-Chinchilla-RC03-Highlands/dp/B071LHSXQB/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=cozy+pet+rc03&qid=1566380547&s=gateway&sr=8-1Alternatively, could you provide me links to more suitable cages if those ones aren’t good enough? Since it’s an emergency, funds are a bit limited at this stage, I can afford £300-£400 for cages right now. Preferably less, but I realise that’s not exactly realistic. Ideally, I would like something off the ground a bit so I can create a basement ‘digging’ level out of Perspex or something. Thank you!
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 21, 2019 10:01:17 GMT
They are suitable for 2 or 3 degus. There is the one you linked, the Aventura and Liberta Explorer II, all very similar, I think Aventura only has single doors and the trays may be deeper on one than the others, I think the Cozypet one is cheapest. You can extend the half shelves into full shelves and you get quite good space doing that. Cheekyfilly's extended half shelves deguworld.proboards.com/thread/19881/aventura-modifications-completeMy only slight concern is that I think there will be more of a gap between the two cages, but I'm not sure how much gap as I've never had that size of cage, and I'm not sure how difficult it is to join the cages if you did get back to one big group.
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Aug 21, 2019 10:05:25 GMT
I think if I take the wheels off, which I would do anyways, that they should butt right up against each other. However, I could join them with a metal tube if there’s any space between them and/or cinch them together with metal clips (if they ever stop fighting and get one large cage)?
I’ve had a look at lazy bones as well, but their biggest cage is markedly smaller than the cozy pet.
I might actually have to rearrange my entire room 😂
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Aug 21, 2019 10:09:55 GMT
I’ll remove the ramps entirely and add ledges instead so they can get level to level and increase their space marginally.
My only issue is substrate. Do you put substrate on every level? What do you use? I’ve been using dust free wood shavings on the bottom of the hutch and isotank (half the top). I had to add in Corex on the outside of the mesh to keep the shaving actually in the cage. I guess I might have to do similar with the new cages. Or change substrates
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 21, 2019 10:24:20 GMT
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nika
Foraging Degu
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Post by nika on Aug 21, 2019 10:41:05 GMT
I really like the way that cage is set up. I’ve been eyeing up some chunks of wood that I keep passing, but I have no idea how to determine what sort of wood they are so I’ve avoided bringing them home. How do you tell so that you don’t accidentally poison the degus?
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Post by savvy on Aug 21, 2019 12:36:22 GMT
I have two Adventura cages, and they are great for modifying. However, if you remove the wheels, you will need your remove the stand the cage sits on as it will leave effectively 4 spikes sitting on the floor and destabilise the whole cage. The only alternatives to this would be; 1. Have the cage base on the floor; 2. Place it on a low, but suitably sized cabinet. The first option would very much depend on flooring, other pets, etc. The second option may give you additional storage space below the cage for food stuffs etc.
Also bear in mind that keeping the cage moveable is a God send for cleaning everything they throw out the back of it.
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Post by savvy on Aug 21, 2019 12:39:07 GMT
I really like the way that cage is set up. I’ve been eyeing up some chunks of wood that I keep passing, but I have no idea how to determine what sort of wood they are so I’ve avoided bringing them home. How do you tell so that you don’t accidentally poison the degus? Kiln dried pine is great. B&Q will cut it to size for you if you can get there.
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 21, 2019 13:59:05 GMT
The best way is by looking for any remaining leaves that go with the wood, and then cross checking with what the bark looks like. Nearly all native broad leaved tree wood is safe, off the top of my head only horse chestnut is not safe, you would need to be sure it's not a planted ornamental type tree, things like laburnum are way off limits.
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