Post by shigatsu on Mar 15, 2005 17:22:33 GMT
Since I'm still new to degus, I have some questions that I'm am curious or whatever about. I have had them for about 2 weeks now (Taisuke and Mario). They are both males. Ummm, my questions...
We're trying to find a treat that they'll just love so am wondering what kinda treats, foods make your degus go crazy? We've given them carrots, dried rose hips (a treat from the pet store), and a few other veggies... but they never really cared that much for them.
They fight a lot sometimes, but never too serious, but it still bothers us because we are concerned that they may start fighting harder. Usually, it's Mario (we think) who starts them, but Taisuke doesn't really care - he lets Mario bug him for a bit, then gets pissed off and turns and pushes him back... How long does it take (usually) for them to establish dominance?
On that note, how do you learn to tell them apart? We've learned some differences in they're behaviour and what not, but sometimes it's just so confusing. Taisuke is the more timid one, doesn't like to fight and gives a good shove when he's pissed off. He takes more naps too. Mario's a little more carefree and wants to establish who's boss. Somedays though, they both are more outgoing and so on.... They also like to nibble on us, and if we let them do it for too long they start getting a little harder. How long has it taken you to completely earn their trust (in other words tame them)? They're still a little anxious around us and don't like to stay in our hands for very long, and sometimes won't go in our hands. Ummmmmm... Also, the last thing I think (phew). Lee (my bf, the other person in the we) thinks that they only fight when we're at home, because they are always nice and quiet and getting along when we come home from wherever we were, or when we're in another room, we don't tend to hear them brawling. Anyway, sorry the message is so long! Thanks for any info you may have!! ^_^
We're trying to find a treat that they'll just love so am wondering what kinda treats, foods make your degus go crazy? We've given them carrots, dried rose hips (a treat from the pet store), and a few other veggies... but they never really cared that much for them.
They fight a lot sometimes, but never too serious, but it still bothers us because we are concerned that they may start fighting harder. Usually, it's Mario (we think) who starts them, but Taisuke doesn't really care - he lets Mario bug him for a bit, then gets pissed off and turns and pushes him back... How long does it take (usually) for them to establish dominance?
On that note, how do you learn to tell them apart? We've learned some differences in they're behaviour and what not, but sometimes it's just so confusing. Taisuke is the more timid one, doesn't like to fight and gives a good shove when he's pissed off. He takes more naps too. Mario's a little more carefree and wants to establish who's boss. Somedays though, they both are more outgoing and so on.... They also like to nibble on us, and if we let them do it for too long they start getting a little harder. How long has it taken you to completely earn their trust (in other words tame them)? They're still a little anxious around us and don't like to stay in our hands for very long, and sometimes won't go in our hands. Ummmmmm... Also, the last thing I think (phew). Lee (my bf, the other person in the we) thinks that they only fight when we're at home, because they are always nice and quiet and getting along when we come home from wherever we were, or when we're in another room, we don't tend to hear them brawling. Anyway, sorry the message is so long! Thanks for any info you may have!! ^_^
one is cherrios and the other is checks cereal. make sure they are plain though. I actually used some nail polish on one of the degus head untill I could tell for sure who was who. They realy hated this though for the first few days. Tried everything to clean it off. But I only used a very small amount so it would ware off quickly. hope this helps a bit. Good Luck
