I've started putting lots of play things (toilet paper, tissues, hay) on TOP of their cage to make them work to get it. They love it and it's a godsend when...
Hi Ilene Thanks for the tip on drying veggies - my boys wouldn't eat a carrot if their lives depended on it. Even the girls have gone off the idea lately. I'll...
That's degus for you - they're a bit like cats in that respect. They will only come to you in their own good time, and only if you're offering what THEY want! ...
My degus dance. When they hear a song they like the get up in their hind legs and wave their little front legs . . . hehehe its so cute . . . now if Pippy can...
I use much the same rule, testing everything I'd give to my girls on myself as well. (I don't care how silly I look chewing on cardboard or leaves! It's their...
hahah i can relate to that ... hay) on TOP ... godsend ... watch TV! ... gives them ... stuff. ... of ... so i ... get ... down ware ... dunno ... today! ... ...
omg thats the cutest thing iver ever herd. lol. thats freekin awsome. try to get yours to walk on 2 feet. its fun. ... their hind ... cute . . . now if ... ...
Lol that will take some work. my degus have me wrapped around their little paws. kathryn ... _________________________________________________________________...
Hi Michell I think what Maureen was saying that anything along the lines of flower petals and leaves that chefs coat in egg shite and sugar (to make them ...
Hi Michelle Yes, I know about the diabetes, and my degus don't get fed sugary stuff. When I said "if humans can eat it, so can degus" I was referring to garden...
OMG! I just saw my typo in my original post! HONEST that was meant to be EGG WHITE! (Why do the s and the w have to be so close on the keyboard??) Ilene (who...
lol lol lol - I didn't spot it, so perhaps I should take reading lessons next? ( And no, I don't fancy the egg shite either! ) Maureen ... From: Ilene To:...
I found when I was giving mine sweet potato that I had more problems with their teeth (mine get molar spurs). I have since stopped and they get just a blend...
hehehehehehe i am so glad that there is some one on this list as bad as me over the years i have made some really bad mistakes but thank god they were funny...
sorry, as usual, behind on emails, so hope not too much repetition! but, if they are fleas, i would recommend trying ivermectin before something harsher. i've...
hi, y'all! i just had a scary/funny thing happen with my goo girls the other day, thought i'd share. i've been giving them toilet paper rolls with some paper...
amy, here is a thought if they really like the tp tubes and you would still like to give them to the degus for toys. befroe you give them a tube cut a slit...
LOL How funny! I can't remember how old your degus are - are they still young or are they full grown? I know my older pair would have a hard time getting...
Hello, Iīm new here and I would like to introduce myself. My name is Dunja and I got my first degus in February. I didnīt mean to get them but a friend of...
Are Mongolian Gerbils just the regular kind? I have three boys as well. I do rescue too which is how I adopted my two same-sex pairs of degus. Luckily they...
Good Day Dunja, Welcome and congratulations on the babies, I would help but we are in WA and would love to have a new line of degus. We have a dog, two cats...
well my flea treatment didnt work still in the house , yes i am interested. i wont be around a pc this weekend be in the mountains, but i will be around one...
Hello to everyone! My friend have a female degu with behavior problem. When she speak softly (nicely) tu her, degu start tu nibble a hair from her hands and...
hello all Since we have not been able to find someone to take our 4 girls, it looks as though we will have to take them with us, which really is alright...lol....
Great, that you decided to keep your degus. When we moved to the USA from Europe, we brought our two cats and rabbit. It was exciting and I felt bad for the...
Hi, the degu needs a same sex companion very badly. It probably wants to groom your friend. Degus should never be kept alone, thatīs very important. The...
Hmm, you could still give them toilet paper tubes, if you sliced the toilet paper tube first before putting it in. Then they couldn't get stuck inside it....
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