suze
Newborn Degu
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Post by suze on Nov 12, 2010 0:06:43 GMT
This time last year we bought 2 "brothers" form Pets at home. A couple of months later we took one of the boys to the vets because he was getting fatter and we suspected he was a girl. Sure enough he/she gave birth to 7 pups. We took the mum and pups to Pets at home (after the appropriate time) and the vet there sexed the pups. We brought home 2 males pups to go with the dad. So now we had 3 boys (the dad and 2 sons) All was well until they started to squabble and we noticed one of the "sons" was getting fatter. yes you're ahead of me, they had given us back a boy and a girl to go with their dad, the dad had mated with the girl and now we have 5 pups again. we are having to keep the 2 males seperate as the dad was seriously attacking his son and there was blood everywhere. We have tried to put them back together but the dad seems to keep attacking his son !! my question is this. My daughter wants to take the mum and dad and the pups to the petshop, keep the attacked male, as hes quite sweet, and get a new male from the petshop to keep him company but i'm concerned the new male might not get on with the male we already have. is that a possibility? can anyone make any suggestions on how to resolve this recurring nightmare?
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Post by nickymills30 on Nov 12, 2010 7:08:04 GMT
Firstly i wouldn't be taking the babies to the pet shop. Sorry if i sound rude, but you will have no idea where they are going.
Maybe because it;s so early, but how many of each sex do you have?
From reading, what you;ve put, you;ve all ready got 2 male babies together? so could you not keep those 2? You may find, once the girls are not in the house, the males may get on, but you might have to re-introduce them slowly, which is what you;ll have to do, if you get another male, from the pet shop.
Hope this makes sense lol, oh and where about are you?
Good luck hun xxx
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Post by puzzle29 on Nov 12, 2010 9:25:32 GMT
I agree with nickymills30, there not really much point giving up the males you already have, and its probably mating season, and they're fighting over the female xxx
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 12, 2010 23:28:16 GMT
When did the father start attacking his son? Knowing how long ago that started will help to know if there is any chance of resolving their conflict. The longer it has gone on, the less likely the father is going to be able to get past it. The baby, well, you might need to give him some time alone, but I think you should be able to introduce him again to a new, and younger pup. Have you been given any "coaching" on how to tell the genders apart? deguworld.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&thread=3145 That link will give you a good starting point to learn how to accurately sex your degus. There are concerns about turning in degus to P@H as many our forum members have history with them that isn't all that positive. They don't have a very . . . consistent track record for the training they give their staff and that has meant that degus, and likely other animals, are not given the right care for their needs. Do you know of an animal rescue anywhere near you that you might be able to take your degus to?
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suze
Newborn Degu
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Post by suze on Nov 15, 2010 1:41:38 GMT
i was worried if i took the "attacked" male to the pet shop they wouldnt take the time to introduce him to other degus and he would end up on his own. So we put the female and the babies in the cage next door and put the two males back together. With the female gone the two boys snuggled up and have got on like a house on fire. Wierdly the previously attacked male has been showing his assertiveness and now seems to be top dog. It means the mum is bringing the babies up on her own but she seems happy enough. We will keep any male babies once they are old enough to be seperated from mum and can be sexed and our friend who looks after them when we are away will take the mum and any female babies so alls well that ends well. thanks for the advise
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 18, 2010 6:54:26 GMT
I'm so glad to know it has all worked out for you and for your friend. Hi hope that your friend will thoroughly enjoy having them. At least they know what they are like, having looked after yours for you while you are away. It sounds like a good match all the way around!
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Post by nickymills30 on Nov 18, 2010 7:55:22 GMT
that brills news hun, so glad its worked out xx
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