HIYA!
Thank you for all the replies...
In response to your questions....
Yeah I am in Manchester.
When I got the guys they were 2 boys and a girl and the owners said they got on really well so just left them to it and it has been OK up to the other day... its a long story but I think the people I bought them from either were a bit daft or lied to me. I do have another cage if they fell out so I'm just seeing how it goes for now.
I'm not sure what to do with the Joeys as far as neutering goes. If I'm keeping them then yes I will do that but if they are going somewhere else then I'll probably let their new parents decide. I've got a few weeks to work out what to do. The more i think about it the more i think I will have to let them go. I will however make sure they go to a good home so if anyone knows anyone in Manchester area who is looking for Joeys I'd be happy to chat to them. ;0)
With my guys I was hoping to have a baby girl so one of the males (the less dominant one) could go live with her in a separate cage with her as he is only about 6 months old... but I'm pretty sure its two boys... although they won't sit still long enough for me to sex them both... theres deffo one boy and almost definatley two boys.
The babies come out every night within eyesight of the parents and last night was the first time they realised they could leap and climb to high places so it was a late one for me. Was fun though.
My bedroom is pretty much glider proof... I keep an eye on them... the first time i didn't realise there were so many things in my room that could fall off but they pointed out everything that could by knocking it off so its better now. They do like climbing up a big canvas i have on the wall and gliding down the the bed.
The diet is fresh fruit n veg every night, i keep it varied and they change their favourites quite often. Different types of melon are their current faves altho they didn't like melon much two weeks ago! The guys i got them from fed them Heinz 4 - 6 month baby food.. its a powder i mix with water.. I did get some advice this wasn't ideal so I've been cutting it back a little but they do really like it and they have always been fed that so I have kept it up for now.
Also the occasional chicken bits, pinky mouse, mealworms and locusts seem to go down well. Extra vitamins added to their food and water too. I did used to give them some nuts occasionally but was advised not to... my book says nuts are good but apparently thats not the case.
I've tried cottage cheese, lots of different types of yoghurt, a bit of cheese and tofu as advised in books but they wouldn't touch any of that.
Oh and some honey as a treat too and the iams cat biscuits advised in the care sheet in here.. but not too many.
I popped a few strips of old fleece through the top of the cage making a kinda jungle of fleece for them and they loved it... they played with it for a while and then after they had made sure it wasn't a monster.. .well thats what it looked like... they pulled them all through and took some to bed... that was a great idea! I'd give karma points to the person if i could remember where i saw it!
In fact I'd give you all karma points if i could remember how to do it.... i'll remember in future!
