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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!

She's also been taking bites out of the outer edge behind the metal trim. Somehow I'm going to have to try and train her to stop. Gently tapping her and saying 'no' isn't working so maybe imitating the 'ouch' squeak will. It's worth a try.

Thankfully it didn't take too long to repair. I had plenty of metal trim left over from the initial cage build so all I needed was to cut a piece off and use a bit of adhesive to stick it place. Don't worry. I confined the degus to the lower section of the cage first which they weren't happy about at all.

Hopefully I won't have to do the same on the other side of the cage.

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  1. Smithomatic8 January 2013 at 18:33

    You know degus! Of course they will! ;)

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  2. Unknown9 January 2013 at 10:33

    LOL Yeah, you're probably right. In fact she just took another chunk out of the outside edge again this morning. I probably should have used a wider metal angle but I had a budget I needed to stick to when I build it. It's only Myka that does it. I've told her I'll take her teeth out (not that I would) if she continues but it's just falling on deaf ears LOL

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