sona
Burrowing Degu
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Post by sona on Mar 19, 2013 20:20:11 GMT
Please don't read if you are of a delicate disposition as this relates to 'penis's' or whatever the male equivelent is called .....
When we got our degu's we were told they were female (P@H), however there is a gap between the cone and anus, so we reckon they're male.
We have however seen one of our degus sucking/cleaning a long thin piece of non furry skin (I assume it comes out of the cone). If you want to see what I mean, then another degu is deomstrating on youtube (not my goo) and can be found using the search words degu and masturbating.
Can I take this as definite confirmation my degu is male? Not having a female and unable to find differences between them apart from the gap between the cone and anus, I want to check that the females don't have something similar.
I know this maybe a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks.
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Post by ntg on Mar 19, 2013 20:28:52 GMT
Yep that'll be a boy... They can be rude at times  but on a more serious note, do both of them have the gap between the cone and the anus as the most important thing is that they are both the same sex and you don't get a surprise one day! |
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sona
Burrowing Degu
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Post by sona on Mar 19, 2013 20:35:14 GMT
Yep, both the same sex. Their under carriage looks the same and, well, the other one had an extension too, though not as big.  So yep, definietly both boys. Thanks for the confirmation. |
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Post by ntg on Mar 19, 2013 20:45:48 GMT
Great! It's when they start fiddling with each others bits that it gets a little disturbing!
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sona
Burrowing Degu
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Post by sona on Mar 19, 2013 20:52:09 GMT
lol! If they do, i'll be sure to give them privacy |
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Post by dusty on Mar 19, 2013 22:05:35 GMT
Yep, both the same sex. Their under carriage looks the same and, well, the other one had an extension too, though not as big. So yep, definietly both boys. Thanks for the confirmation. Both sexes have a protrusion, it is the gap between the anus and ureathal cone (that bit that sticks out!!) that determines boys or girls. Please check out the thread on sexing just incase ---( goes off to look for a link) |
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Post by ntg on Mar 19, 2013 22:11:16 GMT
dusty she says there's a gap between the cone and anus in her first post 
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Post by dyzired on Mar 20, 2013 2:34:45 GMT
Is there something wrong with my boys?? Moose will be 2 years old this month, and rocket is anywhere between 3-4 years old and I've never seen this before!
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Post by dyzired on Mar 20, 2013 2:34:56 GMT
Is there something wrong with my boys?? Moose will be 2 years old this month, and rocket is anywhere between 3-4 years old and I've never seen this before!
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Post by dyzired on Mar 20, 2013 2:36:29 GMT
Is there something wrong with my boys?? Moose will be 2 years old this month, and rocket is anywhere between 3-4 years old and I've never seen this before!
Edit: I apologize if my post just posted 3 times. Idk why my phone keeps doing that
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Post by ntg on Mar 20, 2013 8:15:04 GMT
Lol I doubt it, maybe they're just more polite and like to keep it for when you aren't around ours don't do it all the time Dyz, maybe yours just have less "frustrations" than ours? Either way, it's a blessing that you haven't been greeted by that sight! Take it and run lol. |
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Post by saddlers on Mar 20, 2013 15:18:58 GMT
Ours went through a phase of this in about October, but I have not seen anything since
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sona
Burrowing Degu
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Post by sona on Mar 20, 2013 16:01:09 GMT
Luckily they don't do it all the time. Only seen this 'extrusion' about two to three times since we got them just before christmas and they're about 7-8 months old. (If you believe the age P@H said - though they have grown since we've had them). |
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cusero
Newborn Degu
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Post by cusero on Jun 13, 2013 23:55:33 GMT
I got my 2 good from P@H and they said they were 'females' too!! Followed degutopia's sexinf guide and came to the conclusion that they're 2 boys, significant gap between anus and cone!
Same thing happened to me! I saw the red little tip sticking out on one of my goos and he was fiddling with it... It's been going on for a few days now. The other good is pretty chilled. Maybe one of them hit puberty earlier...?!
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Post by klbishop on Jun 15, 2013 11:09:38 GMT
Well done p@h as usual!!! Got my two 'girls' last march, noticed both doing the alone time fun time. I kept saying to the partner , they are boys that a penis..... No no they are both girls definitely. Had a check up at the vets, 'these are two lively fellas' Hard time to adjusting to not calling them the girls, and so much pink stuff had to be chucked, I'm sure I caused them self esteem issues! I have noticed I'm a lot less inclined to wrap them up in cotton wool, if they fall or fight now I'm a bit like, toughen up guys your ok!  |
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Post by pandapop87 on Nov 8, 2013 15:08:16 GMT
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of my boys do this, it's always when I'm alone with them, my partner doesn't believe they do it! I just hope they don't do it when kids are around as that could be difficult to explain...!
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Post by moletteuk on Nov 8, 2013 16:32:07 GMT
Top explanation or euphemism depending on company is 'they are cleaning themselves' |
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Post by ntg on Nov 8, 2013 21:18:40 GMT
Try not to listen *too* carefully. There's a very distinct noise that goes along with it...
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Post by dippyhippy on Nov 2, 2016 15:26:41 GMT
I freaked out the first time I saw this behaviour, but didn't witness it again until today when the other one started doing it too! My girls that is...I too got my Degus from P@H and was told 100% they were female, so I never had to pay for them. I think it must be a policy of theirs...
My *boys* are Nibbler and Monkey.
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 2, 2016 19:19:35 GMT
Your girls are . . . talented! LOL!!
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but on a more serious note, do both of them have the gap between the cone and the anus as the most important thing is that they are both the same sex and you don't get a surprise one day!
