Degus will sleep in the Strangest of Places

My degu girls have been part of the family for 3 weeks now and they still don't have names yet. To be honest, I'm still finding it a little difficult to tell them apart so I'm still using nicknames. Although I must admit that Jenny Mac and Dandelion are growing on me for 2 of them.

As you can see from the photo my 'goos' are settling in quite nicely and have finally discovered that they can gnaw on practically everything… Just check out those edges! I was starting to think that I had the only degus in the world who didn't chew. You'll also notice that one of them likes to doze in the most impractical places around the cage. Make that two of them, as this photo was taken just after the other one had gotten up for a stretch.

There are plenty of places for a quick snooze. How about the chiller shelf? It's big enough for all three of them and it's up top out of the way. No. How about the balcony of the 2 storey chalet? No. The wooden bridge/tunnel? No. These 2 decided they'd take a nap on a 2.5" wide piece of wood that forms a sort of pirate's plank with a ramp attached. Really?

I leave you with this. Now that they've found their teeth, how long is their wooden wheel going to last? Answers on a postcard please!

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