Yes its the crazy animal woman here, I have 10. If it isnt one species giving me hassle its another.
Today its the degus, they are driving me MAD.
We have had them for around 6 months, we rescued one on her own and they arent supposed to live alone so we adopted her 3 sisters to keep her company. They are interesting, odd little things, and DS adores them but they are pissing me off. And it isnt really their fault!
Firstly I must admit I am just tired of seeing a whopping huge cage in my conservatory. And the cleaning, feeding etc. But I took them in and so that is my responsibility.
But they wont stop throwing their sodding poos all over the place. They pick them up and throw them. And straw. I do clean but I am so fighting a losing battle. The area around their cage is always covered in straw and poo. You clean it up and 5 mins later there is more. I just dont know what to do its driving me mad! The poos are hard btw like rabbit poos so they dont splatter. I am just feeling very put out by it all. My other 6 animals are very well looked after and I do their cleaning but it doesnt seem so bloody invasive as needing to sweep poo up 3 times a day in your conservatory!!! I dont know what to do. DS loves them, and is (in diagnosis process) ASD and if I rehomed them he would be soooo confused. And I would feel terrible. But I just am so grossed out by the mess. I did of course research them thoroughly but no one, and I mean, NO ONE tells you they throw poos out of the cage! There are flies!