I posted a couple of times asking about separating my male degu (Diego) from the new mom. Please, someone put my mind at ease....Do you think he'll be ok for...
Has anyone else noticed a new degu mommy physically shoving a baby away from her while others are nursing? She is VERY vocal during all this. And bites at...
... ################################################################# Hi Carol: The male needed to be separated from the female [and the newborn kits] for only...
Hello,I'm new at this too,but degu female have four sets of teats.(8 teats)I can't tell you much because mine had eight and was a really good mom for her first...
hello,I had a male in with mine once.They fought but they never hurt each other.Right now(I know it's horrible)my male is right next to the lil male cage.He ...
Hi Carol How old are the babies now? (This might be an important factor, as I'll explain.) As degumaniac said, you only actually needed to remove the male for...
Hi again Carol Degu mothers (and fathers too!) are pretty clumsy-looking around the babies - I swear mine almost landed on the babies numerous times in their...
Thank you both for your info. The babies are 2 weeks old and we have been handling them regularly since birth (mom doesn't care & she gets a treat). I picked...
Hi Carol If Diego attacked Carmine the day the babies were born, it is almost certain that Carmine IS a male. Diego would have been wanting to mate, and at...
LOL, you could always try making little degu bows for the baby girls, and dickey bows for the baby boys ......... that should help you tell them apart! (Have...
I actually got out my cake icing colors...not so watery...and we're getting ready to try that. I can't remember but there's either 3 boys and 2 girls or the...
Well, I finally got new wheels for the chinchilla and the two degus. . .I had absolutely *no* success in finding anything that would work to make wheels for...
Hi Carol I wish you luck - we only tried it once, and I got more on me than on the degu - and it doesn't wash off either! Maureen ... From: Carol To:...
Well, their hair is done....they look really funny. I did find out that there are 3 girls and 2 boys...too bad for Daddy Diego unless we keep them all(HA!). ...
my 4 goo brothers live with ban-ban, my male chin and ive been very lucky because they have all got on really well since they were all introduced to each...
We checked the babies this morning and they are still as active as before and Mommy is still pushing them away. My theory is that if they were getting NO milk...
Hi Carol, how are you doing with the babies? I bet they're soooooo cute. I heard somewhere that the daddy degu can also take care of the little ones, but it's...
Hi, Though we have not bought from this person, we have considered some of his cages. Just make sure that the wire openings are not too big for the goo's to...
I need advice. Here's the scenario: Two female degus (sisters) living together peacefully. One pregnant. Mom has a litter of 8. The two share parenting...
Hey, Wendy, Yes, they are all the same sex. All females. Four days now. . .and still scrapping going on. Although, its severity is sloooowly growing less. Just...
Hello,I have five male degu pups going on seven weeks old.They've been away from their mom for almost two weeks.They seemed to be doing fine.Their eating is ...
I have not had this happen to degus but in kittens it is a very bad infection. Could be an upper respitory virus, very serious like pnemonia or a fight and a...
Hi Gail. I'm glad you and your goos like the chin spin! Don't worry, they'll eventually figure out that they both need to run in the same direction. Even...
Maybe I missed something in a prior post but, where do you get these Chin Spins? I have a Chin and Degu and my Chin is too big for the wheel to run in ...
Ok,I'm now convinced that it's a cold. I took and gave the degu pups nesting materials.Four of the pups were better by this evening,but one is bad off. He...
... ######################################################## Hi Hilly: Yes, I agree. From the symptoms and circumstances you described, your Degu most likely...
I also have the 11" Chin Spin for my 3 goos. I've had it for about 9 months now and they use it constantly. It is definitely more expensive than most wheels...
Well I thought I would come on line and give you all an update but first I want to say a big thank you for all the love and support you have given me, and...
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