Post by deguconvert on Jan 26, 2008 7:15:51 GMT
WELL!!!
Here we go, an update for you. Peek is doing just fine so far. There is no hair missing, and he is full of spunk. He is devouring his food, roaring around his cage like his tail is on fire, and in general being a lot like what I would imagine a goo on steroids would be like.Here comes the
part.I was holding poor Reep . . . he is rather dejected about being apart from the other two. Since he was lonely, and I was HOPING that I would be seen as neutral ground, we brought out Peek to visit too. Well . . . two shoulders and three sniffs later I, and the inside of my shirt, became the convenient location for explosive Degu war.
At this point I would like to pause to ask you all a question . . . do any of your male goos emit a strong odor that is like a cross between musk and pine resin? All of a sudden, just as I managed to salvage my skin and separate the two boys, a powerful odor (along with a surge of warm liquid
) assaulted my nose. I'm not sure which of the goos let it loose, I suspect it was both, but PHEW!!! What a stink!! Is this a dominance thing too? Testosterone? Scent gland? Steroids?? Anyway! LOLPeek was the instigator, and it was clear that I am NOT neutral ground. I have decided at this point that what I may need to do for a while is switch Snug back and forth between the two hostile goos so that they all get at least some social time with one other goo. So Peek is alone and is busy swearing through the bars, while Reep is with Snug and both are quite content. In fact, Snug got a thorough grooming like I have never seen before. This was the first time I have seen a goo rolled over on his side while the other meticulously combed and chewed away at whatever it is they comb and chew on. Poor little Snug would squeak every once in a while, but he seemed more than happy to endure it all. ;D Snug would just really like the other two to get over themselves and be happy.
Hopefully that will happen yet!
