my new goo yay - Paw Talk

ifiwasahamster · #1 10-04-2008, 01:18 PM

Hello everyone

Today i innocently walked into pets at home and looked at the adoption area this gorgeous little lonely face looked back i fell in love

apparently his previous owner gave him up because he faught with his brother and they said they had tried to mix him with other goos but he faught again although they had only spent 3 weeks trying to mix him which isnt enough as we all know

anyway i had a spare cage as i thought one of my goos was pregnant but 3 months have passed and nothing so i think he is just a bit chunky bless him

i will try to mix them as i had 4 boys already but if it doesnt work he can stay in his own cage it seemed such a shame for him to be alone and there being a huge empty cage at mine so i adopted him

they wouldnt even handle him in the shop so i got him into the box for them he has been lovely he hasnt even nipped me he comes up to me when i talk to him and he hasnt stopped running around he looks like a different goo to the one i saw in the shop he has even taken food of me i noticed when i got him home he has chewed the fur of his whole front right paw most likely out of boredom hes really friendly and im so glad we got him he looked so miserable in the shop i hope that i can make him feel better it broke my heart in the shop to see him

i just couldnt wait to tell you all about my new baby goo i have named him bowser

Kendalle · #2 10-04-2008, 03:26 PM

awwww. YAY. im so excited for you

MañasMom · #3 10-04-2008, 03:44 PM

Poor little guy, that's a really sad story. Some people shouldn't be allowed to have pets!!

I'm so glad you decided to adopt him and give him the life he deserves. I'm sure he'll soon realize how much better off he is, and will thank you for the rest of his life! Congratulations and THANK YOU for adopting this little guy!

pinkzzz · #4 10-04-2008, 05:53 PM

Awww That Is So Sweet I Adopted My 2 From Pets At Home The Woman Took Them Back Because Her Son Got Them When She Was On Holiday And Put Them In With His Guinea Pig And It Tried 2 Kill Them When I Had Them Nearly All Their Fur Had Gone But Their Fine Now As You Said Some People Should Not Be Allowed Pets

ifiwasahamster · #5 10-05-2008, 03:18 AM

thanks everyone for your kind words

he hasnt even been here a day and he came out on to me last night i just opened the door and sat by it and he did the rest he had loads of cuddles and even comes to kiss me and he talks to me too he is just wonderful he seems much happier than when i saw him in the shop he hasnt stopped exploring i have ordered his wheel and it should be here by wednesday so hopefully he will enjoy it

im never gonna let him down i just hope i can restore his faith in people and give him the life he deserves i will try and get some pictures on here of all my gorgeous boys

MañasMom · #6 10-05-2008, 08:00 PM

Aaawww. There's nothing like the gratitude of a Degu to make your day happy!

kokuhaku14 · #7 10-05-2008, 08:19 PM

im glad you adopted instead of buying from a normal petshop. Ive done that with several of my pets, and so far, all of the pets I have adopted seem to be more gentle and loving than all those ive purchased, only exception is my goos, and they are just incredibly sweet.

pausil · #8 10-09-2008, 04:25 PM

Great, good for you! I agree on the pet shop issue, mine are from private owners as well and very healthy and happy-pet shops just aren't natural...

pausil · #9 10-09-2008, 04:25 PM

some of my friends bought pet shop animals (even cats) and all were very ill and thin.

pausil · #10 10-09-2008, 04:27 PM

BTW, a lot of countries have banned pet shops from selling actual pets, just supplies, because of animal rights, and while I don't think those fish or feeder crickets mind too much, it just isn't right for most animals. They seldom are well cared for...

pausil · #11 10-09-2008, 04:27 PM

Keep those pics coming!!!

ifiwasahamster · #12 10-09-2008, 05:42 PM

i agree with you there some pet shops just dont have a clue when i got my first two the advice they gave was awful they were giving them rat pellets that had chicken in them i will try and post some pics tomorrow ive got some ready i just need to load them on

Amethystbelle · #13 10-10-2008, 12:00 PM

aw congrats on taking him in

I've been caught out like that too myself, you just can't help yourself. I agree the missing fur is probably either through stress either from the fighting or being on his own and being dumped in a new alien environment i.e Pets at Home or from boredom or could be a little of both as they don't exactly give them much to do in there :s

ifiwasahamster · #14 10-10-2008, 03:13 PM

thats so true all he had was a rope bridge i have never seen a goo truly depressed until the day i saw him he is a completely different goo now he is happy and friendly and has reacted to my other goos brilliantly i hope one day they will meet face to face and have a goo pile

also rambo only had a bendy stick thing he has been great too he doesnt like other goos so he has a tank of his own as he is much happier like that he has loads to occupy him and he has let me hold stroke and kiss him no problems at all today i was watching him have a snooze and he nearly fell of the ledge he was so cute

Amethystbelle · #15 10-10-2008, 05:44 PM

Thats why i take in homeless and rescue degus as a lot of them have absolutely nothing in the world but a bare cage and a food bowl if they are lucky and you take them in, give them a nice cage and the difference in them within a couple of hours is huge

I'm afraid i had words with them in my local pets at home about the degus being depressed, both had missing fur off the paws and the cage was empty apart from a water bottle and a bendy stick bridge. No food, no hay, no nothing well apart from the wooden cat litter stuff thats dangerous to use with degus as it swells up in the stomach

On the plus side since my little rant they haven't had any since