Should i be concerned?

[xcasper17x]

Ok so i made my degu's an extension to their little crappy cage and added a cabinet to it to stop them from being bored it has 4 parts now. It has the cage part which they originally started with and 3 parts on the cabinet. Top with toys in it, middle with toys in it and bottom which is FULL of hay. So here is my point, I got told by the pet shop owner that they don't sleep that much BUT i have added the cabinet part and they have been in and out all day but since about 12:30 (Its now 03:05) they haven't come out of the hay part i was concerned about one that was in there earlier so i checked on him and he was fine just buried in the hay part asleep but they are both in there now and its been nearly 3 hours and i haven't seen them come out of it. I heard one "Chirping" earlier but apart from that there has been no action from them. Should i check on them and should i be concerned? It is kind of a ball ache checking on them because it means getting the hay all over my floor but if that's what is needed then that's what i will do.

When i say it is FULL of hay i mean it is jam packed as i thought it would be a good idea for them to tunnel in and eat it if they wanted.

I just heard one moving about in there but should i check on the other just incase or will he be fine? He seemed a bit p*ssed off earlier when i woke him up so if its not necessary then i dont want to do it again.

Please help!


EDIT: I just checked on them and they are fine but before this thread gets removed or closed is it normal for Degu's to sleep for that long? I got told they don't sleep that much :/

[dylhendoog]

Mine sleep quite a lot, i took them to the vets recently and the exotics vet said they are perfectly healthy degus. You shouldn't worry about them until they start showing symptoms of illness. It may just be that they are comfortable and relaxed in there new area

[xcasper17x]

Thanks for the reply. They seem to be ok, I think its just because it is quite dark and chilled in there. It does look pretty comfy i wish my bed looked as comfy as theirs lol. They are chatting to each other and they keep coming out every now and then now i checked on them. I think that's so i don't check on them again though i think they got mad haha. I will just let them be and let them sleep. I have a solution to them sleep for this long though, i think its because since i got them a few days ago they haven't had much sleep because they have been really sceptic about my dogs as they keep going to the Degu's cage so i think they might just be catching up on it and maybe getting settled into the idea of my house being their home

[dylhendoog]

Yeah, don't worry about them being tired just yet I poked Dougal today because He was flat out and I though hed died he was really mad at me for waking him x

[deguconvert]

I suspect they are so tickled with the fun of the hay section that they just don't want to leave it!! It will be such a new experience for them, and having the option to dig and eat and explore to their hearts content must be irresistable. I would say that you've just made them SO VERY HAPPY!! They probably feel like they're in heaven!