Are Degus Right For You?
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This video is all about domesticated degus! If you think that a degu sounds like it would be a good addition to your family, please check out shelter search websites like petfinder.com or adoptapet.com to find a degu near you!
Please do your research and make sure that it is legal to keep these exotic pets in your home.
If you have more questions about degus, please comment down below and I would be more than happy to answer your questions!
I like the paw rating system, its unique and adorable. Good job!
Right? I thought it was ingenious!
I am from the country degus are originally from, but they don't sell them here lol the irony
ha ha
in your country its like rats??
So from Chile?? That's ironic 😂😂
Lol.
A lot of places don’t sell native animals
Had 3. 10/10, would recommend.
Hey, I know you commented this a year ago, but I got mine three months ago and I want them to live life to its fullest, do you have any tips?
@@siljeok3169 hi, i have one hes allready 4, tips are: make sure to give him activities like (wheel, little wooden house, ect.) He also needs water, food. Change his water every day. Hope i helped u
I have one degu
@@siljeok3169 They love atention. Put them in a place where they can get a lot of visters. Biggest thing is change up the monotny,And Mine absolutly couldn't get enoughof the wheel and Degu bath.(the dust stuff).
Oh and the nibble so if they bite you, don't take it personaly. THey chew on everything. It's why I recomend wood stuctures. Lot healtier for them to chew through wood then plastic.
I'm in love with degus, after watching this 🐹
Me too!
Most of my degus lived to almost 7 years old. I loved them. I was looking for a hamster but I found the degus in the pet store. I miss my degus dearly.
Make sure to have their teeth done with a dental tool, not clipped, if necessary.
my first degu was with me for 10 years and i have literally the same history - looking for hamster and ended up with degus and never regretted it:D once ill be able to give them the space they need, food etc (in my current house it isnt possible:( ) i will adopt more than 2 for sure! best pets ever
Facts
1. They can’t eat vegetables
2.they need to live in a group
3.they are known as desert rats
4.they are half squirrel
5.they can be let out of a cage but they must be supervised because they might bite a cable .
I have 2 and they are called billy and bob . And they will live up to 8 years.
Hope this was helpful. Btw when getting a pet always do your research.
@@Lizz235 hi, my degu is very shy, hes 4 but we still cant get him in our hands its becouse the owners that had him din't tame him but i still love him with all my heart🥺🌼
@@Lizz235 try to pet it's neck, that's the perfect spot and if you will do it daily, u will tame it easily. I have my degu for a while now and she loves laying on my hand while sleeping. Try to pet it when it is sleepy. Hope this helped
@@Lizz235 if you are getting a degu, get it least 2 as they are social:)
Degus are herbivores so they can most certainly eat vegetables but only as a complementary food source of course. I know this because thats my school assignment now but they should not eat fruits because to much fat will lead to liver injury.
when u said they might bite a cable, i felt that
I took care of degus as a child and dreamt of having one again. I fell in love with a little girl so I bought her. Then I went on finding a degu friend for her but most were unneutered males. Then I happened to find twin sisters and felt sorry for the twin left behind so I bought both. (No chance to adopt degus from other owners. The closest girl was 1000 km away.) Now I've been hunting for a large cage for the last 10 days. And hopefully during the next 2 weeks they can move into a new home.
Degus are cool. I have a male/female pair. They can eat grass, romaine lettuce, and carrots once in awhile. Mainly rodent blocks and timothy hay. They need dust baths not mentioned. Recently, you can get gray, black, and beige with various amounts of white. The male is a black dalmatian. The female is blue (gray). Singles usually loose their tail hair. That's why you keep them in pairs. 🐀🐾
I just had my local police department drop off one at my small rescue. I never see one. So I am watch your video. Thanks for making it.
I have two degus, they cannot eat fresh fruit or vegetables as it leads to diabetes, yea they do bite before they are tamed by their owner, they only take to one or two people in the family that they trust, always keep an exercise wheel in their cage just incase you can't take them out, any water bottle you have needs to have a chew guard on it, they need flat platforms in their cages as the wire ones cause damage to their feet, they need a sand bath at least twice a week, and do not put them in with other small rodents as they'll kill them, lastly take time with them and talk to them, they learn to chatter back their owner, if you still decide to get a degu you will love them but please do research before buying any pet and make sure you'll love them and be able to aford their needs, degus are expensive but they make for best friends.
Hope this helps
I am gonna buy one and this is Hella helpful. Can you tell me pls what you give him exactly a part from hay? I already have a rabbit
@@mdb2879 I give them good guilty Chinchilla pallets and guinea pig food, they can also eat sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds, about 2 of each a day and a glass tube water bottle as they're easier to clean, I hope this helps
Degus are herbivores so they can eat vegtables but only as something complementary but not fruits because just as you said it will lead to diebetes and other liver injuries.
@@mdb2879 a friend
Back in the early 2000's we had 3 of them, shocked there not more common now ah days, they make great pets, the last one we had, Hoodini was his name and when me and my old man would play Guitar Hero, that little machine at age 9 would get on his wheel and haul to Song 2 by Blur, that littel guys loved music
I had one he was so awesome but he passway at the age of 9 and i miss him so much.😞😞😞
Awhh, mine is 4 i hope he Can live as long as ur's and even longer🥺
If Ur in the uk, use the website "pets for home" if you want one 😊
Ooo I kinda want a degu. Close to where I live there are two degus for adoption. (Yes i'm sure its adopting)
I have 2 degu's named Big Bubba And Hank The Tank
aww
I want a dego now!!!!!
I'm adopting a 6 moth old pair from someone who didn't know what they were doing.
Snowy Vixen, good job! It’s been a while since u commented. How are they doing? Any advice? I really want some and have bees doing tons of research!
I am getting a dagu
zachy plays I hopefully will geet 2 in 2 or 1 or 3 months
Did, you get your degu? If so, how do you like them?
tommorow i am getting them
me also
i have 5 they r awesome
I *really* want to get two degus but my mom is severely allergic to dander. Does anyone know if they are hypoallergenic?
Lmao. 7 people liked but nobody gave my man an answer! Here let me search it up...
Nope! Sorry,
Very little dander gerbils are good also x
We do clean there cage out everey Sunday
jo elson same 🙂
Love the "paw" system
Degus are very cool, impressive and beautiful rodent ♥️
Im getting two soon!
Did you get your degus yet? If so, how do you like them?
I'm an experienced Guinea pig owner and also im getting there with my rats too, I think degus would be a percect next pet for me.
i fins this video very helpful, thanks :)
I wish I could have one but I am badly allergic to hay D:
(Also can you do a video on sugar gliders?)
I'm sorry, allergies can be rough. :/
I'm going to be finishing this series on my blog, if you're interested in reading more about small pets. Sugar gliders are next up on the list. You can find all of the posts here: www.pocket-sizedpals.tumblr.com
have u tried orchard grass hay ? if not u should because my mom is allergic to hay and i have a rabbit and my mom hasn't sneezed or coughed or had an allergic reaction once.😊
It makes me laugh that in other countries they pay to have a degu or Chilean mouse, being that here it is the equivalent of a rat xd
Where ?
I’m debating on a degu or a chinchilla. They both sound interesting but I don’t know what to really decide on
You can NOT feed a degu fresh vegetables. It's not a part of their diet at all and if you do they could die very young :/
I believe spinach is alright and sweet potato and herbs
I’m hopefully getting two soon, but I’m so nervous because I’ve never had one before. So any tips peeps? Xo
I want to get them aswell, I saw that 2 are for sale at our local pet store and I've been wanting to get them since I saw them playing together🥰
I think some of those ratings should be inverted, e.g. space requirements. If they have large space requirements they should get less paws because they will be more difficult to house.
I just heard about these things
Ok I know im late but if your degu doesn't like being with another degu it's rare but it happens. My degu is a loner but she gets a lot of attention so she is ok👌
You should really add a rating for "Destructiveness". Spoiler alert: 10 paws!
Don’t use the five paw system it’s confusing who has 5 paws. 4 paws r good think of it
Where are the other videos
:)
is 6 hours away from you degu okay because that is how long I have school for
Beatrice Dias Gaming its fine honestly, me and my younger brother have 2. He is in school all day and I'm in university for 2 weeks at a time with 3 days being home and they don't forget me when I'm gone or anything just make sure you a pair at least and get a big ish cage with no mesh on the floor the floor of the cage can't be plastic either
My are active at night and very destructive biting the bars not toys
There are 5 degus on petfinder near me and I am really hoping to adopt 2 sometime
If you cannot play with your Degu a LOT, make sure you have TWO!! They are VERY SOCIAL and will literally GO CRAZY if you don't play with them often. Make sure any Degu you purchase has been raised with OTHER DEGUS. Again, if a Degu doesn't have a companion (or you) to play with a LOT, they will go CRAZY! I had a Degu for years, and she had 7 babies. It was so fun playing with the babies. They are born WITH TEETH and EYES OPEN and WITH FUR! It is unusual to see this as other baby rodents are born blind and furless. The babies would all crowd onto the exercise wheel and try to ride it at once. Lots of funny antics.
Do they wee and poo when u let them out there cage?
Hey i was just wondering id anyone knows my problem with my degus
Recently i noticed that he went from really thin to really fat, it might have to do with his food, since i mixed some treats in it to encourage him to eat, not too much though, but enough for both of my degus. And just now i saw that his poop is a lot paler than normal, does it have anything to do with the treats? He’s acting like normal, sleeping a lot, running around chewin* on his toys, etc. But I’m kinda worried
Unfortunate update #1: i think that he- i mean they might be pregnant i’m not sure about the gender since my other degu literally tried having seggs with my *may-be-pregnant* degu
Unfortunate update #2: she just gave birth WAY too early-...
Do you have more updates?
@@klarabarunovic9841 not to worry, he’s fine, also I realized my pets are gerbils, not degus. Not getting pets from that pet shop again lmao
I just got two of them today I never even heard of them until today when I saw them at the pet store ♥️
I know a place to get them I've seen them there before but I'm not sure if they're still there
same! :(
Same,I saw 2 adorable ones recently
I used to own chinchillas but they both passed away unexpectedly which I'm very sad about, but apparently, chinchillas dying unexpectedly have happened to others before. Are degus known to do this too? I'm trying to decide if I'm ready to move on from my chins but I found a pair of degus that need a home on craigslist and I really want to adopt them. But I wouldn't be able to take the heartbreak of another animal dying unexpectedly.
You will notice 3 days earlier that they are losing energy and sleep more every day do you can prepare for that, my degu died calmly with smile on her face
Bluecross has them
Can anyone advise me please i have kept hamsters which i find really easy to clean and guinea pigs also but when i kept pet rats the smell of their poo was overwhelming even though i cleaned them out every single day How do Degus compare to this thanks for any advice you can give x
They dont smell
I wouldnt give them that much for tameing I've been tameing a pair of rescue dagues for 2 years now there quite hard to tame and out of lots of animals I work with I can say there bites hurt the most the pain can last for weeks because if there mouth bacteria . the ones I work with are tame not but are still cage agreesive . just be Carefull if you get them these fuzzballs are close to my heart and I don't want to see more for adoption
Mine would always bite me so hard because they had a bad owner before :( they are so sweet now and give me kisses and let me hold them !! It’s only been a couple months 💛
@@brittany5872 so how did u do it
How often do they need a sandbath?
AvahXoX MSP once-twice a week I think
twice a week, I guess
I'm gonna be honest raichu looks like degus
I really would like to get a degu but I go to my dads every other weekend for the night so I wouldn't be able to play with it that day. would that be ok for him. my mum or step dad would feed him but it would be only every other weekend so wondered if he would be ok?!?!
Daniel Mason you don't need to play with them !
That would probably be ok as long as you play with them a lot all of the other days
One of my degus is 6, well sh*t
tbh degus are the best hamster pets
Ive had a degu but something happened to him :( im going to get a degu in the future tho :)
I have had a degu for about a year now. I still can't trust him to run in my room because I don't trust myself. But he used to have a friend who passed he is now alone Do you think i should get another degu to be with him?
moo moo Gaming you should always have at least 2 degus, even better would be 3
YES please get one they can die of lonelyness
Can they be housed in a c and c cage?
I'm not sure my warning would be though is they are escape artists so just beware of that I would recommend a critter nation
i have a degu
where do I get one
amberthesuperfox pet store, rescue, internet, breeder
You can only get two if u want one
I am getting a drug in the end of June yay.
I love your videos.
I am getting a drug today
They look yummy
I've been doing reasearch I want one!!!
You have to have two or it wil die
I'm well aware thank you
I would have thought the higher the rating the less requirements there would be.
Oh my god! Your profile picture is the exact picture I use for my group chat profile picture
I got bit by one at school
Probly meant a rat they look a lot like degus
2000 subscribers without any videos lol LMFAO
1 hour is so short :(
would you recommend a degu as a pet for a high school student?
pease reply as I am collecting information for different animals
thank you
Aimee Nutmeg there not the most interactive animal and would like to be alone they can also be hard to tame if you have a lot of experience with small exotic animals like chinchillas and super gliders I would say yes if not no...these guys can be cage aggressive and quite expensive as you have to always have 2 or more
defu
The whole video is the dang "paws". No actual footage of a degu. Dissatisfaction
Follow our Degu tiktok @buckyandkronk 😊
Don’t get a degu I have 3 Thayer are the worst pet u can get
_Doberman_Pinscher_Boy_ why do you say that? Explain please....
can you make a coat out of them?
i hAVE A DEGU I LOVE HIM SO MUCH
only one?