The Degu Diaries

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!

At long last my 2013 degu calendar is now available to buy. It features 12 adorable photographs, thanks to my 3 girls, and is available from Redbubble.

I thought it was about time I introduced you all to my degus now that they are coming up to 5 months old and I can finally tell them apart. The cheeky little madam above is Myka and was originally called Dora the Explorer in the first few weeks that the 'goos' were welcomed in to my home. She's still a little explorer and the only degu who will quite happily jump on you every time you open the cage door. She loves to sit on your shoulder and preen your ears! She's also the only degu with a full bushy tail.

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.

"Green Tea & Sunflower" available as cards and prints from Redbubble There's not an awful lot of things out there for the degu owner. I'm talking greeting cards, prints, and other goodies we can treasure. As you know, I'm in the middle of creating a calendar but I've already got some degu greeting cards, postcards and prints available of images that will feature in the calendar.

This afternoon I attempted the photoshoot for October of my degu calendar. They say "Never work with children or animals" and I can honestly say that they are right! Out of 50 photos only around 5 are decent. I had wanted a photo of all 3 degus sitting huddled together between the squashes but I could only get them to sit still with millet. What's the problem with that? Well, they won't sit within a foot of each other when they're eating it!

I'm in the process of making a degu calendar which I'll be selling via Redbubble . I have 5 of the 12 photos ready but still need to take decent photographs for the rest. I had a brainwave this morning with the idea to make the photographs for December, July, and October seasonal.