Is she pregnant??

[akosmyna]

We got the 3 degus when they were 5 months old. There was two females and a male. They are now about 9 months old.

One of the females (lola) is fatter than the other two. The male (cookie) is the smallest. I am not quite sure what the mating bark sounds like....but one of the degus did make a loud, repetitive squeak for atleast 20 min. in early January. I am almost for sure it was the male. At the time I thought nothing of it.

I did give Lola some toliet paper and cardboard and she quickly took it all and build a nest...but I have never given her these materials so I dont know if she would have always done this. Dont get me wrong I have search many sites and well...I just want someone else opinon.

Can anyone give me any advice? does anyone have a picture of a pregnant degu to compare? if she is pregnant should I keep the male in her cage?

Heres her picture:

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by the way, she is about twice the size of the male

[buzz]

have you got scales? The easiest way to tell if a female is pregnant is to weigh regularly as in theory you should see a fast increase in weight. A pregnancy is highly likely with all the exposure.

[akosmyna]

okay! thanks..and I am not supposed to handle her If I think she is pregnant. Right....

[akosmyna]

I dont have anything to weight her with...does anyone have any suggestions to what I should buy?

[buzz]

Digital scales is your best bet. Pregnant degus shouldn't be lifted no. Its ok for them to walk onto your hands but you shouldn't touch their stomach or grip them around the stomach.

If its possible could you take her to the vets without stressing her out too much. Or even just phone a vet and ask them questions over the phone and ask if they think you ought to bring her in for a check?

[akosmyna]

yeah..will try and get a vet..I think I have a number that I wrote down ..just in case

here another picture



click on it and it will come up bigger...and to really see it click it again once the new window comes up!

oh and thanks buzz...you have been really helpful

[akosmyna]

I have tried weighing her...i cant coax her into a jar...she is quite frighted.

I also have tried a box and many treats. Still no luck.

she wont run on her wheel anymore (not that she much before) , now all she does is sit in a corner of the cage, behind her nest. Sometimes she will get up and grab some hay and set it in the nest. She used to be snuggly, but latly she has been very grumpy. She is drinking and eating, so I not to worried about that.

Her sister,(deliha) who is also in her cage, doesn't really touch the nest she is more of a wheel girl (eats, sleeps, and pretty much lives on her wheel! lol). She is still Slim, unlike Lola

I guessing if she is pregnant that her pups will be born in early April...

anymore advice on anything I am doing wrong, or just suggestions are very much welcome! ;D
as I only want the best for my goos...

thanks for reading, akosmyna

based her picture above...does anyone think they have a guessestimate on how many she could have...or if you think she is just fat....

[Lala]

She looks like a fatter version of Coke & she's acting like Coke too & I think she's pregnant!

Umm, when was last in contact with a male? You could roughly estimate when she'l have the pups from then!?

[akosmyna]

last contact with a male wasn't very log ago, about a week ago. We had gooton them from a family, who sexed them wrong. She was maybe 5 months when we got her...at first she and her sister were a "males". On the internet, I found a site that said how to sex degus. Apparenly, we had 2 females and one male on our hands....

I dont really know what the mating bark sounds like, but I think I might of heard it in early january At like midnight...the male woke me up he was screeching so loud!

Well, I hope her sister isn't pregnant, as I could have major problems with the inbreeding!

Dont get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the little pitter patter of tiny goo paws, but I really wont want them to have so many problems, that is painful to be alive each day! thanks lala for posting!

[Lala]

Not a problem!

If they've been together longer, they could have mated before, so it is quite difficult to tell. Especially as she's quite big now too!

Sorry I can't be of much nmore help

[akosmyna]

it's perfectly fine! I understand that your going through questionable birth, too. Right....

Anyway, I will keep all posted on her.

[remmie]

she does look like quite large and is showing all thesigns of pregnancy good luck!!

[akosmyna]

Thanks for the imput remmie

[akosmyna]

Hi everyone! Does this mean anything....

Right now lola is laying down in her nest, she lets me pet her, but she isn't really leaving the nest...her sister is coming back and forth between the nest and her usual sitting place..

[buzz]

I've sent you a pm if you haven't noticed yet. Hope everything is ok with lola.

[akosmyna]

She IS a pround Mommy!! see "scared degus! Baby Question"

please I would love answers as soon as possible!