Cute Daredevil Degu Acrobatics

Degu (rodents that are related to chinchilla) at a pet store in Pyramid Mall, Ithaca, NY.
Fall 2006. Video taken by my roomate - ignore our random commentary (we call them "fish" as an inside joke)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Cute
• Animals
• Degu

[idparkinson]

Fish!! Is the woman stupid?

[JJTrials]

they must be bored out of their minds in that tank.... just a wheel to play with and nothing else... not supprised they all wanna play in it!

[Miamouse1234]

"Look at the fish!"  WTF!??! :-S

[4everDegus]

This is mean! I'm not saying the one who filmed it is the bad one, but the one who owns these degus, they get hurt!

[Deguoo7]

the only evil thing is this cage and this F**** wheel!!!!

so should degus not live!!! -.-

[mmatycoonDOTcom]

Whoever put that type of wheel in there is a complete dipstick. It'd be a miracle if they didn't get their tails trapped or break their legs.

[reichardt77]

evil^^ even my degs aren't such brutal^^

[AFnord]

Degus are a bit more work than rats, and they are not as "friendly" as rats. Rats are a bit more docile, while degus can be very energetic (like the ones in this video). Rats will bond a bit faster with you, and let you touch them, while most degus won't let you do it (mine did tough).

Both makes for wonderful pets, but remember that you need more than one. Get at least 2, preferably more.

[pandaburgar]

im not sure what to get i cannnot make up my mind to get a degus or a rat

[JMCIBFFL]

aww, they were sooo cute. your right! it really is degu acrobatics!!!!

[samthabeagl]

i have that same wheel my degus will try too run on it together