I have a confession to make: I’m in love. And yes, I shamelessly used the kids to get pets. Pets have always been a great point of difference between Mr and me. I love all creatures great and small, and while he does so, too, he prefers them to be at some distance and not his responsibility. Me? I’d try to snuggle with the grizzly… So now that the degus are here, I’m smitten with them. But they are super cute and Mr also spends time watching them when he’s here, so I think they’re working their magic on him as well…
We’re currently at the “getting to know each other” stage. But we’re getting there. On Friday, when we cleaned Degustan, they hid behind their box and refused to come out for hours. Today they were running around in the side tract while we cleaned the main part and were pretty much ok with us being loud and moving next to them. We’re also using the oldest bribe that there is: food. Special treats are offered in an outstretched hand. So far, I’m making lots of progress with Candy, who today carefully sniffed my fingers several times, getting my smell, and who even dared to put a paw on mine. Katja and Celeste are still much shyer, though Katja is getting more adventurous by the day. Celeste…, we’ll get there.
Now, enough talk, here’s your fluffballs. You can see they#re getting more comfy with us by the increase in picture quality.
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Katja, taking a peek. The picture is pretty bad, still taken with lots of magnification through the wire of the cage, but sooooo dreamy. That#s her thing: Sneak out on the left side of the wine box, then take flight to Celeste who is waiting on the other side.
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Celeste, waiting for Katja. I’m getting really good at telling them apart. At first I though “fuck it, we’ll just randomly call them a name, how is anybody supposed to tell them apart?”, but when you spend time with them, you notice the small differences. Celeste is a big girl, and her light rings around the eyes and neck are larger than those of the others.
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Find that degu. Katja and Candy sneaking out from behind the box.
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Katja and Celeste. See, I was allowed to hold the phone in their face. You can pretty clearly see the size difference here.
Oh My, they are totally adorable. I can see why you’ve fallen in love. They’re larger than I expected and look absolutely ready to cuddle. I hope Candy, Katja and Celeste settle in quickly and learn that cuddles are nice.
Also, I think Degustan is a brilliant name for their home.
So cute! I’m sure it won’t be long before you won’t be able to take photos like this; all you’ll be able to get is very good close-ups of noses. They look like mischievously intelligent little beings.
Awww, I love their varying styles of eyeliner!
They are very sweet.
@ ^ Anne, Cranky Cat Lady : Yes, yes, they are.
I love the picture with the noses poking out from behind the box.