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Post by katta94 on Jun 13, 2020 15:09:32 GMT
I decided to build a playpen which is safe enough for degus to be in w/o me looking after them all the time ( like a cage).. I wanted to share my creation.. It's not 100% done but ...finished enough for degus to be in atm.. it needs more shelves and a "roof"... I was able to get hand of some metal cake tins..which explains the funny looking wheel.. it workes..even tho it looks crap..  It's 1m high / 1m deep / 2m wide ![]()  |
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 13, 2020 20:00:40 GMT
WOW!! Looking really good!! If you could put a roof on there, and a nice wide shelf that circled the perimeter (you would need a roof they couldn't push up for sure), they would have a really great place to spend time outside of their cage. Well done!
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Post by katta94 on Jun 14, 2020 6:56:10 GMT
Yeah the shelf would need be a sepearted object..but that just make it easier to make i think... the playpen itself.. is detachable, since i wanted to be able to use the playpen outside also... for the roof i plan on is geting more Plexiglas(has be covered when in the sun ofc )..+ have something heavy on top.. I think about making an connection to the cage also... so the degus have access to the playpen 24/7.. I plan on building a something like play area, but for degus.. like something with a lot briges,climbing stuff.. xD An labyrinth would be cool too.. with a lot of holes and let it be dark in there...since my degus love to digg themselves under blankets.. |
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Post by deguconvert on Jun 14, 2020 8:48:36 GMT
Sounds like you have the building bug!
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Post by moletteuk on Jun 14, 2020 11:02:20 GMT
Looks brilliant, so much fun with all the toys and bits and pieces to explore Glad you managed to find a cake tin for a wheel  Connecting it their main cage should work great if you can do it, my girls had a permanent playpen attached and loved it. If you use it outside, especially with a plexiglas top, just make sure it is at least partly in shade so the heat doesn't build up. |
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Post by katta94 on Jun 14, 2020 15:47:59 GMT
Thanks to the links you guys gave me..i was able to find cake tins that didnt have crazy high skipping fee..
now my degus cant gnaw/eat up their wheel anymore :3
Yeah plexiglas have be covered when in the sun(outside) ..because plastic and sun is bad combo..
it's like magnifying glass+sun=fire..xD dont want burned degus..lol
I started builing mostly because i felt my degus needed more space..and also because their old playpen didnt work anymore..
They started gnawing on the cardboard playpen i had... well it took them a half year to figure it out tho XD
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