How Do You Build A Degu Cage?
Learn to take care of degus by building them the best cage. Design your cage like a master with simple materials. Learn to make the cage more complex as your animals get bored. Keep your degus happy with their new cage. Purchase mesh or a mesh cage or purchase a glass or plexi glass tank. Ensure that the glass tank is the same width and dimensions as the mesh cage. If you are cutting your own mesh, you can trim it to fit the dimensions of the glass tank. The glass tank is for the bottom of the cage where the degus’ bedding is. This prevents the degus from pushing their bedding out the sides of the cage. If you didn’t purchase the mesh cage, and are using mesh, you need to shape the mesh into a cage—box shape. After you’ve done this, lay it over the top of the glass tank. The downside is not having a door on the cage. It is recommended that you purchase the mesh cage, then cut the bottom out of the mesh, and place the arrangement over a glass tank. This really helps to save the animals’
