Mmmmm, I have three Degus, they all live together colony style to make everyone happy. I have two females and one male. My male's name is Tabris, he was named...
hi if you don't receive e-mails from the group you wont get the pics you have to go to the home page click on edit and change it to receive e-mails mysty_ca...
hi, my name is angela, i live at the lake of the ozarks, mo. and i just adopted two little degu baby boys! a friend of mine came over today with an older degu...
I just got 2 female degus, and decided to name them "Rif" and "Raf". (I just call them both at once, and they usually both respond, so it's working. I'll...
Hi Michell, You probably won't want to hear this - but give them a week and you won't have shelves left to worry about anymore. LOL Plastic to 'goos is like...
Those particular cages are plastic. Degus can chew through everything but metal and glass. My degu...I bought him a plastic food dish. He's chewed it to...
mellissa.... i currently have two male degus.....we have been through alot with them so far (some problems....health,fighting,etc.)and are finally at a good...
aaron, thanks and let me know if you find anyone looking to adopt. as i said before they will come with their cages and i will send pics if anyone wants them....
The best cages I have found yet are Martin's (http://www.martinscages.com/default.htm). All my cages now are Martin's - the large gerbil cage is a nice size...
hehehehehehe illigal degus!!!!!! props to you for still having one though :D i dont know what i would do without them! My name is kathryn, i have one degu...
I am so sorry to hear about your divorce melissa. I asked my mother about adopting some of your degus but she said no more degus in the house :( You are in...
Oh maureen! i am never deleting that e-mail. i have been groing through a really rough time here at home and that made me grin for the first time in the last...
Congradulations!!!!!!! I was like that when i got my goo babies! Its great that you run a small animal rescue because they need help too! I hope to run a...
Ohhh the woes of plastic. Nither my chinchilla or my older degu pippy ate plastic but unfortunatly my younger degu bella passed on last night after chooking...
thanks! my little dears have decided that they like to shirt dive and then chip seems to like my armpit and dale likes to hide where he can stick his nose in...
Zulu has decided s/he is a picky eater, basically picking all the goods out of the food and leaving all the pellets. When it comes to my critters I've always ...
Maybe it is teeth trouble which is preventing Zulu from eating. Watch for drool and grinding teeth. It is quite treatable, but can be painful. Check the...
amber--you're in oregon, yes? who did you see for your goos? i have a great rat and cat vet, but he's not seemed too willing to take on goos, and has ...
as with my last reply, i'm still behind on emails, (but catching up!), so i hope i'm not reiterating too much of what you've already heard...i got rose hips...
hi! if you're dealing w/ mites, i have some info that may help, but since my experience is more with rats, you will want to double-check with a vet or someone...
hi, brad! i'm sure i'm adding my greetings to many! but welcome to the group! we hope you stay! i also have rats and degus; are you a member of the ratfanclub?...
i may be wrong here but as long as your degus is fit and well i havent heard of one starving itself to death ,maybe she is a bit bord with the food they do...
yes i agree with this teeth can cause them not to eat as joanna says look for drool and also eyes watering is a signe too that there is problems with teeth...
Sounds to me like you and Zulu are getting along great so far...It takes lots of time and patience....Took me a while to win Jack over. Zulu will more than...
Oh I couldn't live without Jack, either. I love him dearly. He's so much fun and so entertaining! When I move I definitely have to breed them so I can...
I may be fostering a chin. If I wanted to put my degus with the chin, would it be better if they were all the same sex or would it matter. Also, I would be...
joanna, hi. a litter over a year ago i lost a detgu and decided to get a chin for company. every thing i read said to just put them together and see how it...
Thanks. Hopefully this works out. I have so many animals right now, but I worry that if one of the degus dies, the other would be so lonely. One has had a...