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The Big Degu Cage Build - Part One

Let's hope the cage build goes easier than getting the materials delivered. Ordered before 6PM on Wednesday for next-day delivery. It got to 7:15PM before the driver called to say he'd be about 10 minutes. 10 minutes later he called again to say he'd broken down and everything would be delivered Friday. Friday came with the expectation of the delivery arriving early morning. Wrong. 6PM the driver called to say he'd be about 15 minutes, then he got lost, and then when he finally turned up I was short of 2 lengths of timber. Nightmare.

This weekend is pretty much the last chance I have of making my cage before the new Pets at Home store opens. I used to have to travel an hour by public transport to the Metrocentre but one is opening in South Shields on 17th August and it's a lot closer. I'm planning to have the cage built, almost furnished and the bedding / substrate in so I can get my 'goos' and a few last minute items on open day. I basically have this weekend for the main build as my little helper has a fully booked diary for practically most of the next 2 weeks.

Update 4th August — My remain wood came before 9AM this morning. Excellent!

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