katya
Newborn Degu
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Post by katya on Mar 15, 2010 18:53:19 GMT
we need your advice!
we have a lone degu, yes i know you shouldn't but he was on his own in the pet shop after being attacked by all his brothers & he has only got half an ear!
But, anyway we think he is lonely and we would like to know if we buy a baby degu and introduce him to the cadge what will happen? is it safe? can we actually do it? and jus please give us adive about it were stuck!
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Post by mja241281 on Mar 15, 2010 19:18:08 GMT
Hi, It is possible to introduce a younger degu to an older degu but it is not just a case of putting them in the same cage straight away. There has to be time spent next to each other and time together in neutral territory etc. The best place to look is on www.degutopia.co.uk this is the degu owners bible and has lots of tips and information. Hope this is of help and good luck. |
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katya
Newborn Degu
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Post by katya on Mar 15, 2010 19:21:54 GMT
Thankyou! so much!
when they get introduced in neutral territory could we then put the baby in the older degus cage?
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 16, 2010 1:37:44 GMT
No. It will take several meetings on neutral ground to be sure that they are truly accepting of each other, and then you will want to short visits in cage . . . an hour or two at a time. Then maybe over night . . . and on into full days when all is going well. Sometimes you will find that the two take to each other really well and things will speed along, sometimes being able to put them together in a 2-3 week time frame, but it can take longer as a general rule.
Do you know the sex and age of your lone degu?
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katya
Newborn Degu
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Post by katya on Mar 19, 2010 18:45:19 GMT
yes his a male and he is 9-10 months with him you have to understand though that he has being on his own and all he has known from other degus is violence and fear because they attacked him and it resulted in him having half an ear so this could make him a little scared.
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 20, 2010 1:05:58 GMT
I'm sure it would, which is why you would have to take things particularly slowly with their introductions. Cages next to each other . . . maybe as long as a month before you even attempt to let them have a face to face in neutral territory. So . . . lots and lots of patience on your part, and don't let yourself get discouraged. You will need to have a firm determination that is gentle but unyielding for an extented period of time. I think you can do it.
Being only 9-10 months, it is a little early to consider neutering, which is often known to really turn down any aggression toward other degus (in self defense, or for whatever reason). I don't know that this option has even occured to you, but if it has, he needs to be a full year of age first.
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Post by lee291970 on Apr 3, 2010 18:14:08 GMT
HI DONT KNOW IF YOU GOT MY MESSAGE WAS ON YOUR 15TH MARCH ADVERT IF YOUR INTERESTED AND NOT TOO FAR PLEASE LET ME KNOWX
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markh
Warbling Degu
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Post by markh on Apr 10, 2010 16:38:58 GMT
We have just got two babys to go with our lone degu we put a little lavender oil in the dust bath let the babys have a go then the older one then after talking to each other through the cages for a hour we let them get on with it they all smell the same and they got on brilliantly
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