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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 7, 2011 13:48:40 GMT
I am looking to get 4 babies and I want to make the right choice of gender. I dont want to put them through the stress of neutering or breeding ,so dont want mixed group.
Also which gender is more effectionate to humans?
kind regards
Nicola
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Post by degus123 on Mar 7, 2011 13:57:35 GMT
That is a good question. I have 2 males and they are on the whole are affectionate. Around this time of year males do get fairly moody/protective etc as it is breeding season. Not sure if females are the same because do not have any experience with them.
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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 7, 2011 14:07:00 GMT
thanks for reply
I guess will see what female owners say about thei degus,they may not be different ,it may depend on where they are brought from.
I breed Guinea pigs and used to rabbits as well generally the males are usually the effectionate ones,the females were bitters .
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Post by amie on Mar 7, 2011 15:40:05 GMT
There was a post on here not so long ago (perhaps a couple of months or so ago) about the same topic which went into quite some depth about the difference between male and female behavior (you'll have to forgive us lot for being crude about what the males get upto somtimes.... lol). I can't find the thread at the moment, but I'll keep having a look for it as if nothing else, it'll probably make you laugh.
I think it was a smiliar title to this thread if any other members are better at searching than I am! lol.
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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 7, 2011 20:05:14 GMT
thanks for your reply, I will have a look through and see if I can find it.lol.
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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 7, 2011 20:19:28 GMT
I found the thread!
Females it is ,now I chance need to look for a breeder near me
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Post by degus123 on Mar 7, 2011 20:20:58 GMT
Have a look through the adoption zone on here, in case you find someone close to you that is giving some away.
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Post by amie on Mar 7, 2011 20:55:38 GMT
LOL! That thread put you off males?  |
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Post by nickymills30 on Mar 7, 2011 21:15:39 GMT
from my experience, the only big difference i found with females, over males, is if you want to introduce new goos. I;ve had a bigger success rate with males than females, and do find my boys are more loving then any of the girls, i have had xx
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Post by Cherpi on Mar 7, 2011 23:21:17 GMT
I'd go with boys, I can't remember what tipped my scales but something must have because I was determined to get boys |
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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 8, 2011 13:30:29 GMT
Do baby boy Degus from same litter still fight,even if they grow up together? Do they always fight for pecking order ? lol.
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Post by degus123 on Mar 8, 2011 13:35:23 GMT
Yes they will fight every now and again (does not last long at all, seconds to a minute). And is not an everyday occurance. Anything worse and you would seperate them. Their first breeding season is usually the worst time for fights etc. Two Degu brothers will mount each other for dominance, again this is only every now and again. If they are used to each other then this will assist in making fights less common to a degree, as the submissive one usually knows to back off etc.
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Post by grumpy89 on Mar 9, 2011 19:47:14 GMT
mine are all brothers and yea they fight, but it hasn't been anything major, just a bit of dominance fighting when we got them and 'bickering' every now and then over who got the biggest bit of almond slice!  |
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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 10, 2011 13:37:50 GMT
I am very confused what to get,are the boys more effectionate? do they smell more than the females like rats?
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 10, 2011 18:43:24 GMT
I got girls for the reduced risk of serious fighting. But from reading around the forum I don't think there is a major difference between the sexes with degus, I don't think it's like hamsters, rats & mice where the girls are usually more active and boys are more laid back, at least I hadn't come across that until Nicky just mentioned it above!
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Post by Whizz on Mar 10, 2011 19:11:41 GMT
I personally have boys. I don't know why I wanted boys, I just got them really!
Boys fight sometimes, but this is simply to work out who is boss (I believe girls also do this, but not as much). Boys do have a tough patch, when they are going through puberty as they often get in moods and will fight a bit (I am going through this right now, sometimes I want to rip my hair out! But I love my boys forever!).
From reading the forums, boys do not smell more than girls. I have boys and they don't smell at all!
As I only have boys, I can only tell you about male behaviour. My boys are very affectionate and are quite active, but do love a good nap!
In my opinion, there isn't really any difference between behaviour with males and females, it's just what you prefer and what you can get!
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Post by bunnyluv on Mar 10, 2011 20:50:22 GMT
Thankyou all for your info,I am going to get either sex aslong as they come from someone who loves the goos and handles them.
I will keep looking on adoption for some near me.
Thanks again lol.
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