they're very warm and i need a better way to cool them down. i put an ice cube in a paper towel for them to lay on.
what else can i do???
there is no ac in the room they're in and i feel so bad they are overheating. what else can i do?!?!
oh yeah and i can't put them in ice water because their fur can't get too wet.
2007-07-08 08:59:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
i have an ac in my upstairs rooms but the ac isn't on now i just put it on at night. even then i'm afraid it'll be too cold for them. also my mom never wants them upstairs since they make so much noise but i'll bring them up since they can't tolerate the heat. thanks for everyones help i'll definitly take all your answers into account.
2007-07-08 09:10:10 · update #1
Get a small table top fan, set on low. Put a bowl of ice behind it, and this will help cool the air. You can freeze a wet hand towel and give them that to lie on as well. They don't tolerate heat well.
2007-07-08 09:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are they in a wire cage? you could put a fan in the room. or move them to a room w/ ac?? since sounds like you do have ac in another room. i liked the previous idea about the frozen washcloth, just make sure they dont get stuck to it. what about one of those frozen pouches like you put i lunch boxes? get a couple of those and you can rotate them as they become melted
2007-07-08 16:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by glitched74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get marble slabs for chinchillas who really can't stand heat in most pet supermarkets. You put them in the fridge to cool them and then put them in the cage. If you have two you could keep rotating them.
2007-07-08 16:06:58 · answer #3 · answered by Marline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i put old water bottles/soda bottles (avent baby bottles) in the freezer obviously with water in them. then i cover them with an old sock so the bedding doesn't get all wet. switch them out every few hours.
this is what i do for my girls (rats) and it seems to work. i also have a fan in the room their in.
hope this works for you, err your degu
2007-07-08 22:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a waterbottle in the freezer and then when it's frozen put it in their cage. That way it won't melt all over them.
Also, could you move their cage to another room?
2007-07-08 16:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by altaira 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wet a wash cloth and put it in the freezer flat. Then let them lay on it if they want.
2007-07-08 16:02:10 · answer #6 · answered by Tanya 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
give them an ice cube too lick on.
it will cool there body down internally.
2007-07-08 16:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by Joseph / Maccabee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i really wish i could help on this question...i had never seen one & i typed it in a search & they are soooo cute...can you take them out of their cage awhile? & sit in front of a fan? good luck
2007-07-08 16:09:27 · answer #8 · answered by yahooligan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy a small clip on fan to put on their cage
2007-07-08 16:02:57 · answer #9 · answered by GabriellaStarz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋