The Big Degu Cage Build

The Big Degu Cage Build - Part Seven

Made the door frames today with just enough time to cover one of them in mesh. Would have liked a little more done but they were just so incredibly time consuming.

We were originally going to glue and screw the doors but we couldn't figure out a way to drill pilot holes through the butt joint efficiently. Instead, we glued and stapled them with a staple gun you use for upholstery. The seem solid enough as it is and the aluminium trim will help strengthen them even more.

I'm still in the middle of an order of cat and dog paintings for Whitby Galleries and my extra paper arrived this morning so I better crack on with finishing those tomorrow. I'm aiming to get the mesh on the rest of the doors and the inside of the bottom section, back, and sides primed over the weekend.

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The Degus Have Moved In

This morning 3 little degus became the newest members of my family and they're the 3 cutest girls ever! I was up until midnight filling and dressing their cage ready for them to move in and they are loving it. 2 of them still think that there are only 2 floors and not 4, and all 3 have spent most of the day running in their wheel. Just before I settled down to write this they were all in a 'goo pile' on top of their cabin. It's a little dark in the room for a decent photo and I don't want to use the flash so I'll have to wait until there's a little more light to get a photo of them huddled together. They are all still a little flighty and scared of the camera but I managed to get a few decent photos of them. Don't have any names yet as I'm waiting to see what kind of personalities they have. My brother wants to call them Penny, Amy, and Bernadette… The Big Degu Theory! UPDATE — Here's a little video my brother recorded. :)

Dozing Degus

I can't believe I've had my degus for a month tomorrow. I've been a little busy with work this past week but I thought I'd take time out to share a little video my brother took of the girls chillaxing on Saturday afternoon. About 30 seconds in I open the door for a better view. Enjoy!

DIY Cage Versus the Degu Menace

Every time I open the cage door Myka Degu takes a bite sized chunk out of the edge of the MDF. It's a little bit of an oversight on my part as I didn't think It would need protecting as they can only get at the edge when the door is open. I've left repairing it for as long as possible but the tools had to come out today as it's too bad to ignore any longer. I actually watched her pull a piece off with the door shut!

The Degu Diaries

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