Got Kioko and Washi's cage set up yesterday. It took longer than I had planned. It's a flimsy homemade rectangular box, no frame, two openings cut in and doors with wire-loop hinges. I was only able to use one door, they had the second one zip-tied closed. I found out it was because the door isn't big enough! The door I could use was really down low, I couldn't even reach the shelf to put food there, and it's the best place. So I modified the other door to open on the side, and it works much better. Gave them a pouch, corner hammock, bridge, tunnel and hanging toy from the new cage set. They loved it! Played a long time, no fussing. I put their fleece rope and feather toys, one with bell, in too; I heard the bell quite often throughout the night.
I didn't get Shikoni's cage done, I had too many other things to do -- laundry, cookies, and then a drop-in visitor who stayed til suppertime. I'll do it today and then take some pictures.
I had an escapee this morning! I opened the door to check the food bowl, and got distracted for just a minute, and Washi got out!!! My room is not glider-proof. I tried to catch him, have you ever tried to get a glider off a wire mesh cage when he doesn't want you to? Impossible. Then I remembered what I did with Shikoni when he was new; I put a mealworm into a pouch and held it close. It worked; in about half a minute Washi was in the pouch crunching away. I took him into the bathroom; he actually got out of the pouch and ran around a little while -- on me! He wouldn't get down onto the floor, he crawled around all over me then found the pouch and that was all she wrote. I took him home. Didn't bother Kioko this morning. Gave them a little honey in a dish.
Shikoni wasn't in a playful mood either. I took his nest into the bathroom, sat down and held it in my lap. After a minute he came out, climbed up my arm, then down onto the floor and to his favorite place. We played hide and seek for two cycles, then he didn't peek out -- his cue that he's done. I fetched him, back into the nest and home. He liked the honey though.
Dinner last night: we had stir fry chicken and shrimp. I gave them vegetables (frozen): broccoli, asparagus, carrot, red bell pepper, yellow squash. I cooked their chicken in the microwave, and two shrimp each, sliced apple and a small piece of orange. This morning: all three boys ate every bite, just tiny little scraps left.
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