Degu Versus the Couch

I had to rescue Claudia degu today. Rescue her from the great depths of the couch! Don't ask me how she did it, I haven't a clue. One minute she was squeezing between the back cushions and the next she disappeared in to the couch. That's right, actually inside the couch!

The gaps between the back cushions go nowhere. They just lead down to behind the sitting cushions but she wiggled her way down through a gap barely big enough to fit your hand in and in a split second she was unreachable. Wandering around in the dark sealed interior of the couch.

She couldn't climb back up the way she got in so the only solution was to tip the couch up and remove part of the black plastic-like sheet they use to seal up the bottom. She started to squeak because she couldn't get out but with a torch, a box of millet (they love millet and know the sound of the box), and enough staples removed to make a degu sized-escape hatch, she eventually worked her way along and sheepishly climbed out. It was almost as if she knew she'd done wrong!

She spent the next 5 minutes getting a hug and composing herself but soon she was back to normal and back to enjoying her shoulder rides. I would have taken photos of the rescue but I think removing her was more important.

Never let your degus out on the couch unless you want to spend half an hour ripping it apart to rescue them!

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