degus!!! :) :)

[johnandjade]

so we ordered the new 'degubah system' last night, it's around 3x larger that the one we have. trawled the forums it its the best cage to buy from what i can tell
Little Zoo X-Trail Rat Ferret Chinchilla Degu Cage https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JEYOIH4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_ZF84wbG6TYG2S

 

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the little guys were busy last night collecting trophies...

a toilet roll tube and a chew toy,
really impressed they made it all the way up with them!

 

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baldrick is now a poster child

 

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homeward bound to build up the boys new cage, AKA 'the degubah system'

 

[johnandjade]

almost done

yeah I can fit through the doors!

 

[spud's_mum]

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yeah I can fit through the doors!

Looks great!

 

[johnandjade]

forgot the final pic!

the boys love it , and hamish will come over and take a treat from me now

 

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the instructions were a big help

NOT!

 

[johnandjade]

so.. we think hamish is a girl... and pregnant!! I really hope so, a couple months and we should know for sure.

 

[johnandjade]

fido was kind enough to donate his window box to the degus as a new sand bath.

 

[johnandjade]

hamish now spends a lot of time lying down up there... which is a sign of pregnancy. 'he' also looks pear shaped, and the bits look female from what we can tell. a couple times a while back we heard baldrick shouting for around a half hr... which they do after mating! it's really looking like pups

luckily we have the old cage now as a seperation period is due after birth as female is highly fertile right after.then its baldrick to the vet to be nutered (sorry pal ) and they can live as a family! the males help to raise pups , we will have another cage for the male pups and rehome to friends that would want as known they would be looked after.

fingers crossed!!

 

[johnandjade]

bowling with baldrick, he got a strike first time!!!

 

[spud's_mum]

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hamish now spends a lot of time lying down up there... which is a sign of pregnancy. 'he' also looks pear shaped, and the bits look female from what we can tell. a couple times a while back we heard baldrick shouting for around a half hr... which they do after mating! it's really looking like pups

luckily we have the old cage now as a seperation period is due after birth as female is highly fertile right after.then its baldrick to the vet to be nutered (sorry pal ) and they can live as a family! the males help to raise pups , we will have another cage for the male pups and rehome to friends that would want as known they would be looked after.

fingers crossed!!

How exciting
Can't wait to see the little ones

 

[johnandjade]

hamish


either fat or pregnant, hopefully the latter

 

[johnandjade]

and wee baldrick, who has a boo boo we think it's 'chafed' from chewing the cage bars, it now looks a little flaky wich I read means it's healing?

jades ordered lots of fun new stuff for the new cage so hopefully that will reduce nasty cage chewing. he doesn't appear to be bothered by the bald patch at all.... i may have to re name him 'bald rick'

 

[johnandjade]

so what do do after all the hay has been eaten from the ball... easy! jump inside

 

[johnandjade]

so hamish now seams to moderately tamed . we are still unsure of 'his' sex, one more month should tell!

 

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hamish

 

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baldrick