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Post by ashpash on Feb 9, 2024 20:09:56 GMT
All 6 of my boys were raised together and are aprox 1.5 years old. Never had any issues before. 2 weeks ago I noticed the little guy was hurt and hiding. Took him out of the cage and found out he was injured pretty bad. Took him to the vet and they said he was really beat up but had a strong heart, only needed pain meds and antibiotics. I kept him separated since then in a smaller hamster cage to heal up. Now I've been sharing the salt bath with him and exchanging hay from each cage. I also took one of the clothes the little guy had into the bigger cage.now I have placed the hamster cage inside the bigger cage to try to reintroduce him without any harm..can someone tell me if this is aggressive behavior? It's the one gut that is acting different. The other would just go snif him and chatter a bit..im just not sure on this behavior.
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Post by ashpash on Feb 9, 2024 20:10:43 GMT
Can I add the video here? I'm sorry I thought I could to show behavior.
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 10, 2024 19:18:05 GMT
Hi, I'm not an introductions person, so hopefully someone else will reply, but you need to host the video somewhere else, like youtube, and then put a link to it in your forum post.
Is it the goo in the hamster cage that is aggressive when the hamster cage is in the other cage?
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Post by moletteuk on Feb 19, 2024 15:24:26 GMT
It would be better to put the degu in the small cage just alongside the big cage, rather than inside. If you put it inside you are giving a pyschological advantage to the degu in the big cage as they can climb on top of the small cage and basic lord it over the relatively trapped degu. It's best for them to meet at the same height. Toes can also be bitten if a degu climbs on the smaller cage.
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Post by bouncy on Feb 19, 2024 16:26:50 GMT
Ditto Molette, I would like to see the video before commenting.
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