Caring for your Degu

 

  

 

Adopting Degus are a big commitment due to the financial, care and time commitment. If you are considering adopting a Degu please read the following information carefully for to decide if they are the right pet for you, and consider the welfare of the living creature that would be wholly dependant on you.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Degus live in the wild in large family groups, sometimes in the 100's. If left alone a Degu will become depressed and die, no matter how much you interact with it. Therefore it is vital you keep more than one Degu in the same cage. Any pet shop that allows you to buy Degus singular should not be relied on for any advise on any animal. You should not allow any Degu to live alone!

 

It is recommended you keep same sex Degus, as 12 weeks after birth the females are ready to bare pups, and without prior breeding experience it is highly discouraged to keep opposite sex pets together. Male Degus may show signs of fighting (mostly play fighting) but if bought from the same litter at the same time will become life long companions. Females are calmer, although due to Degus becoming more popular and therefore pet shops are breeding more and more, it may be difficult to find a pair.