Calendar Beach Scene Outtakes

The calendar is almost complete but I'm having a few lighting issues. The only room I have suitable to set the scenes for the photos gets around 2 hours of direct sun now that the days are getting shorter. I'm having to redo a few of the months too because they don't gel with some of the scene.

I'm hoping that I have a budget lighting solution sorted (just have some reflectors to make from foil and card) and I can take the remaining photos at the weekend. July's beach scene was a bust first time around.

After the initial bathing in the chinchilla sand I did get a few good photos which would have been spot on had it not been for the low light which made everything come out dark and spotty. Hopefully I'll get some decent ones at the weekend so I can get the calendar up for sale.

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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!

The Degus Have Moved In

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Degu Versus the Wooden Wheels

When I bought wooden exercise wheels for my 3 girls I knew I was taking a gamble. Degus love to chew wood but in the back of my mind I was hoping that they'd realize that wheel destruction meant no running. After all, they are rather intelligent little rodents. Close up of damage After 6 months of little to no interest in chewing the wheels I thought I was on to a winner and had the only non-destructive degus in the world. This afternoon, after a morning out walking I came home to wheel destruction. Degu damage to Wooden Exercise Wheels 4 hours earlier they weren't particularly bad. Just some light gnawing around the edges and on the stands. Now they resemble something that's been, quite literally, blown apart by a grenade. It's like they woke up this morning and thought, "Right, degus. We're going to start chewing these wheels and we're not going to stop until they're gone!" It's a good job I didn't pay full price for the ...

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