Degus - Something new to play with

[whitetiger123100]

@HannuGirl10 , my family has bred degus for over 10 years. I also never said that they couldn't be alone, some degus do fine being alone, but degus are colony animals like CHINCHILLAS, and prairie dogs, and prefer to be in a group to feel safe and secure. I understand your confusion, taxonomy is a very confusing thing, but even though they look like rats, and squirrels, they are not related. Almost all rodents have the same characteristics, but not all of them are related.

[HannuGirl10]

@HannuGirl10 squirrel*

[iloveguineapigs1204]

hi, that video is great.im thinking about getting degu please can i have some ideas of something new to play with

[illkillyoubitch]

none of mine like a ball... they just try and chew it. walk around only a tiny bit, but can tell they don't like it. And chinchillas are like 3 times or so bigger than Degu's... I didn't know that until I seen one in Petco though. Just had to make seperate comment as it wouldn't give me the option to reply to people.

[illkillyoubitch]

man I wish I had something like this for mine... I guess I could make something. I have one Degu that is by himself though :( he was together with another but he kept biting his tail then act friendly then sneak up trying to cuddle and bite his tail again... LOL little bugger I wish he had a friend though I feel bad.

[AquaPearl10]

@MILK3CoOkIEsXxx Can you read? :| They are Degu's

[StevenC818]

Where did you get this?

[axeleelman]

they look SO much like chins

[iPopcorn]

@MILK3CoOkIEsXxx how retarded. they are degus. :l

[webgeek198]

@MILK3CoOkIEsXxx i used becuz its relly cute name

[webgeek198]

@MILK3CoOkIEsXxx there degus the ya idiot

[FrogAndFox]

of course the first thing they do : EAT IT! :D

[NightwishRaven999]

@MILK3CoOkIEsXxx why cant you read the freakin title ? these arent chinchillas, they are degus ; )

[wtfuhit99]

hey im thinking about getting 2 degus just a few things i want to ask : i like music so would i have to have it quiet ? and also what size cage would i need for 2 young degus ( my parents are going to build a large wooden cage with a glass front in.. basicly the same as yours.) thanks..

[onixspider]

i really love watching all your degu videos, youre such a dedicated degu parent!

[nkoleczek]

i have 2 gerbils they are extremely over weight i try to give them running wheels and they wont even run in a ball, would this swing be a godd idea to try?

[NightwishRaven999]

@nkoleczek

Running balls are very stressful for small animals. Its closed up with no way out and the animal cant stop running since the ball will continue to roll on the ground until it hits an object or a wall.

So I am not surprised the gerbils dont want to run in them. A swing will not help them lose weight.

I dont want to sound nosy, but are you controlling their intake of food ? What size cage do they live in ? How old are they ?

[elijahlucian]

hey so you said they chew on the branches .i read somewhere that they cant eat birch wood, is that true?

[NightwishRaven999]

You read this on Degutopia...the only site on the web that claims birch wood is unsafe.

I will pm you about this shortly.

[elijahlucian]

how long before they ate it?

[NightwishRaven999]

I still have the basket intact. My degus have not eaten it. They only chewed on it in this video since it was new and they were curious. They concentrate their chewing on the wood branches instead.

[elijahlucian]

ah neat. yeah we just got 2 degus for the first time. but they are in seperate cages right now because they were fighting.

[NightwishRaven999]

Sorry to hear, I will send you a pm shortly.

Perhaps I might be able to offer a bit of advice with this problem.

[nallan1988]

Haha sooo soo cute, they all seem very interested in it :)

[xbeckieboox]

yay you should make em a zip wire...weeeeeeeee!!

[NightwishRaven999]

Lol ! Not a bad idea ; )

Nice to hear from you again Beckie : )

[verycooljake]

ur best off using metal but it cannot be sharp

[Spencertheguitargod]

where do you get baby degus?

[verycooljake]

you can get degus from any pet shops there on in mansfield in england its called mansfield pet stores i think

[PyjamaL0rd]

pets at home also sell them

[outlawedge23]

this is kinda weird. awkward silence.

[MrRubendeRuiter]

awesome idee

your degus are vrey cool

[NickYorkieDog]

FAV*

[bodzilla33]

Super idée pour occuper les petits todons !

[NightwishRaven999]

Je sais, il adore se balancer dans le panier. Je le place dans leur cage de temps en temps : )

[CrazyduckylovesOz]

Really great idea...shame about the palastic handles though. Maybe you could use metal chains or clips or something, thats what most swings use in pet shops.

[NightwishRaven999]

I replaced the plastic with three metal wires. But the basket is only in their home once in a while.

[HCsusanaSBA]

Woow good idea :):):) :D

[richthetrojan]

That's cool, they look like they are having fun, swinging and chewing, shame about the plastic holders else that would be perfect

[chickenfu76]

cool were u get that cool

[DeguLover4ever]

thats a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!

it looks like they are having fun.

you have alot of great ideas for toys.

[watermaster1994]

mint i luff it!

[seamouse88]

thats a great idea, i might making something like that for my degu's.

[NightwishRaven999]

Lol...thats true ;)

[yoyomax12]

So cute!

The little bugger immediately chew anything new in their cages!