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Post by annanatya on Nov 25, 2018 20:32:51 GMT
I have 2 male degus and i’m planning on getting 1 or 2 chinchillas. My question is: are they gonna get along well? I want get them out to play at the same time. And if i have 2 male degus , will it be any problem if i get a female chinchilla? My options are : i’m either getting 2 female chinchillas (because someone is rehoming them at a good price) or i’m getting a male chinchilla. If anyone had chinchillas and degus, please help me out 😔
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Post by ntg on Nov 25, 2018 20:46:40 GMT
Speaking in wild animal terms they can get along, as they live in the same area but I wouldn't plan on getting them so they can play together. You're probably better off just keeping the playtimes separate since chins are mental when they're out. It's hard enough keeping an eye on just them at times, never mind the degus as well!
As for which one's youre better off with, it doesn't matter whether they're male or female as your degus shouldn't react to any chinchilla hormones. The easiest option would be to go for the bonded pair, with the single male, personally I'd recommend finding him a friend and attempting introductions as they are just as social as degus.
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 25, 2018 20:50:12 GMT
It should not be a problem if you have female chins . . . but I'm not sure I would get them out at the same time to play. Chins are distinctly nocturnal, while degus are diurnal, so their active times don't really coinside. You don't want to risk conflict between them. Yes . . . there are people that have degus and chins that get a long fine, but I wouldn't assume that all chins and degus will get along in a face to face situation. They shouldn't bother with each other from cage to cage, or even too much if one set is out and the other is in their cage . . . but I still wouldn't be too quick to give them the same time out together.
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 25, 2018 20:52:08 GMT
Cross post . . . What NTG said.
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Post by polly on Nov 26, 2018 6:25:53 GMT
Chinchillas are not nocturnal, they are crepuscular, most active at dawn and dusk. They should not be housed in the same room as Degus. They are a different species, with different requirements.
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Post by ntg on Nov 26, 2018 9:39:34 GMT
They can be kept in the same room together but should ideally be quarantined in a separate room for 30 days before being put in the same room incase the new additions are ill.
The not housing them in the same room only stands if an animal is ill with a teansmittable disease as they can pass infections on. In these cases you need to put the sick group into quarantine to prevent spread.
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Post by natnat899 on Nov 26, 2018 13:49:23 GMT
I have my chinchillas (male) and degus (female) in the same room, the degus have gradually changed their habits to fit into when the chinchillas are awake - I think it’s because Peanut makes such a racket on his wheel. They don’t get on very well when they meet face to face, and tend to stay away from one another, so I would recommend separate play times for safety.
All in all they pay very little attention to each other.
Quarantine is a good idea, just to be sure there are no nasties passed on to the degus.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 14:19:55 GMT
Chinchillas are not nocturnal, they are crepuscular, most active at dawn and dusk. They should not be housed in the same room as Degus. They are a different species, with different requirements. They’re fine being housed in the same room as each other. Their requirements aren’t all that different either.
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Post by deguconvert on Nov 26, 2018 16:58:19 GMT
Thank you for the correction, Polly . . . I know they are most active at dawn and dusk . . . I just didn't remember the correct name. Not having slept well over the weekend, the fact that I was simultaneously thinking of two different sleep patterns didn't strike me as odd at the time.
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Post by darthchinchi on Nov 28, 2018 16:58:42 GMT
Technically the chances of chins and degus running into each other in the wild are very slim. They cross the upper (degu) and lower (chin) area where they live. Personally I wouldn't let them run out together. It they cross in the wild they will probably avoid each other. But it's harder in the confined space we have for them i side, even though it migt be a livingroom. The fender should't make any kind of difference in how they tomerate other species. Personally I just wouldn't let them play together. They do not speak the same language, and with them not being able to truly get away from each other, who kows what might happen. Back in the day when my cousin took care of my chinnie when we were om vacation, he had play time with their gp. He loooved the gp. She hated him. He didn't get the signals at all... Luckily he was a lot quicker than her, when she tried to attack him. But she must have been so stressed, and we just couldn't see it back then. Him to actually, as she didn't act the way one would expect at chinchilla to act, when approaced by a lovable male
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