Degus
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RB5Bird

Original Poster:

502 posts

219 months

Monday 6th October 2014
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So, anyone else got some of these fascinating (and annoying) little creatures?

Will get some pictures of mine up, when they smile, and play nice.

RemyMartin

6,759 posts

229 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
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Don't have any but have always been slightly enthralled when I've seen them at the pet shop. Looks like they would be a lot of fun.

reaper668

495 posts

233 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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I have a pair of 3 year old males. They are great pets. Really friendly and inquisitive. I love the way they talk to each other, at times it almost sounds like bird song.

RB5Bird

Original Poster:

502 posts

219 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014
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Right, hope this works.
The boys.



Little monkeys, they kept wearing out those wheels, so I used a bearing from when the cambelt was done on the Scooby, I bonded it into the centre of the wheel. It works a treat, and is much quieter than an original (until the one that isn't doing the running is trying to eat it as it goes round - VERY annoying).

Sammo123

2,176 posts

205 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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Whenever I have to pop into Pets at Home I end up standing and watching these guys running around like loonies. They look like great fun and keep my 15 month old Daughter thoroughly entertained.

Turn7

25,391 posts

245 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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There was a longish thread on them a while back. The op was quite knowledgeable iirc.

HarryFlatters

4,203 posts

236 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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My wife and I keep gerbils and have always fancied some degus. They look like they'd be a lot of fun smile

RB5Bird

Original Poster:

502 posts

219 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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Always had gerbils before these. They can be really fun to watch, and are VERY friendly, they've never bitten me - or even tried to. But, just sometimes they can be the most annoying creatures on the planet.

Think I will be getting gerbils next as an in-between animal. Will keep the cage, as I made it myself, and get some more degus in the future. They are about 5 years old now.

Windlepoons

252 posts

197 months

Saturday 11th October 2014
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My two are 2 years old now, one likes to sit on my shoulder. The other isn't that interested in me unless he thinks he is getting a treat, he is however very protective of the cage and tries to attack the dog through the bars when ever she goes past.

They are quite messy and I am sure they have a competition between them on who can kick their poo out the cage the furthest.





Edited by Windlepoons on Saturday 11th October 02:50