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Post by liyah512 on Mar 25, 2012 22:58:48 GMT
Hi There,
I have a male and female goo. I caught the male, Stewart, mounting the female, Daisy. She hasn't really taken an treats lately and has been digging/rearranging the bedding and also carries the bedding to different locations. Can anyone inform me of what a female will do when she is expecting?
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 26, 2012 4:08:06 GMT
Degus have a 90 day gestation period and for the most part will show no signs at all for the first 60 days. Then you will usually notice a gain in weight that increases dramatically the closer they get to deliver. About 2-3 weeks from deliver you can often find the nipples showing on the sides of her belly . . . not on the flat of her belly, but more just up the flank of her sides. She will be drinking a lot more, she may be grouchy with the other degu(s) and even you, she will be hungry, and will begin to move about less as it becomes more and more difficult for her. If she can manage it, she will try to hold off delivery (when her body tells her it is time) till it is quieter in the house.
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Post by liyah512 on Mar 27, 2012 13:55:26 GMT
Thank you for the input. It's hard to tell if he is mounting her or just laying on top of her lol
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Post by moletteuk on Mar 27, 2012 18:32:37 GMT
Can I ask if you are sure you have a boy and a girl? Same sex pairs also mount each other for dominance, and also lie on top of each other just because they like it  |
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Post by liyah512 on Mar 28, 2012 2:14:20 GMT
I have looked at how to tell the sexes of each gender and I have one whose bits are close together and the other who has a bit of a space between, which would be a boy and girl :-)
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 28, 2012 4:23:57 GMT
Close together so that she looks like the figure 8 is female . . . the one that if outlined in pen would look like the slot in a door knob for an old fashioned key, that's the male.  |
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Post by deguconvert on Mar 28, 2012 4:26:11 GMT
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Not the best of keyboard artistry, but hopefully that helps. LOL!
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Post by yasmin on Mar 28, 2012 20:07:05 GMT
I didn't realize it at the time but, looking back, my females started nest building (stuffing their wooden hut with paper towels and bedding) when they got pregnant. Now that the litters are 4/5 months old, they barely use the wooden hut anymore — choosing to sleep on top of it instead of in it — and they do not line it with bedding anymore.
Do they have a "hut"/nesting box?
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Post by mommakirk on Aug 4, 2013 18:41:40 GMT
I haven't been on for some time, lots of stuff going on family, health and of course goos. I am wondering what the early signs of labor are? My girl Tiny isn't tiny any more, but she is acting different today. She is talking a lot, her eyes are half open her fur is a bit lifted, and she seems to be dragging her hind end. I tried to pick her up to give her a look over but she very loudly said no. She seems to be find with the other goos in the cage, but Im wondering if I should take her out. Help anyone?
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 4, 2013 22:14:00 GMT
I'm sorry I don't have personal experience of a pregnant degu, but if she is unable to walk normally then I would get her to a vet. The chattering and fluffed up fur could also be signs of distress.
Normal signs of being near to time are resting and minimum activity and being a little short tempered, not wanting to be fussed with.
(Also make sure she is separated from male before she gives birth to prevent further pregnancy)
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Post by mommakirk on Aug 4, 2013 23:56:12 GMT
Our Tiny had a stillborn, I believe it was part of the last litter. It was at least 3 times the normal size. Tiny seems walking fine now, I think what she was doing was trying to help the baby out by dragging her belly. She seems to be resting comfortably.
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Post by ntg on Aug 5, 2013 1:14:40 GMT
Hi, you might want to get her to the vet just incase as if there are stillborn pups inside her then it could lead to an infection in the uterus that can be fatal.
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