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Post by freakyl on Sept 9, 2005 18:24:51 GMT
Just wanted to know what everyone elses opinion was. What does everyone think the best feature about their degu is? for me personally i love the way they bury their food i think its soooo cute.....  |
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Post by diet otaku on Sept 9, 2005 18:41:58 GMT
the best thing is when they swipe their nose... swipe again... swipe swipe swipe... and then they start furiously rubbing their face and nose and then stop. like their nose itches or something, and they just can't seem to scratch it. XD
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Post by swebb on Sept 9, 2005 21:19:31 GMT
I love listening to them at night, when the rest of the house is quiet. I also love how they sit up on top of their house to look around - like little prairie dogs! :-)
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Sept 10, 2005 12:03:36 GMT
I love their personality. I have 4, only 2 are actually brothers, and they all have such wonderful personalities. All so different, but they all love each other, and get so upset when I take one away! its sweet to watch!
meg;D
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Post by themoosevodka on Sept 11, 2005 0:20:24 GMT
i love when i put my hands up to the door of the cage and he leans on them with his front little paws and nibbles but then he bites harder and it hurts, but i dont mind beacuse he makes the cutest noses and plays with his bedding ^_^
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Post by Aimeelou on Sept 11, 2005 11:12:12 GMT
I love it when mine go to sleep. All 6 spend about 10 mins organising them selves so they can all get in the smallest nest box! By the time theyve done, all you can see is upside down heads and arms and legs sticking out! Strange, but cute!  |
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Post by worthym on Sept 11, 2005 16:19:43 GMT
So many things I love about mine - can't just pick one thing... I love the way they will listen to me when i talk to them, and will come to see me when I open up their cage door. They are adorable when they are all squished up trying to get some sleep, and all I can see is a big degu pile. And I also love the naughty tricks they get up to, like tipping their food bowl over on purpose so i refill it with nice food for them, instead of "nasty" chinchilla pellets. Oh, and finally I also think that the way they talk to each other, and chirp and squeak, is great too. I'm just smitten |
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Post by thatllbe on Sept 21, 2005 15:49:13 GMT
my favourite bit about my male is when i tickle his belly and underarm area and he holds his arm out of the way and the further i tickle the higher he stretches back until he fell over one day! he also likes his ears tickling too!
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Post by shigatsu on Sept 24, 2005 6:06:05 GMT
Far too much to list!  ^^ When they barry (I'm having an issue with spelling today, I just can't seem to  ) stuff. When they scratch their little arm pits and their little arm goes up in the air! Some of the silly things they do (too much too list) so I'll just say personalities ^^ Eating with their little hands (one of my favourite things with all creatures (except humans, haha) that do this. Especially when they only use one, it's so cute ^^ When they drag their toys around (for eg, their toilet paper and paper towel rolls).... That they listen when we talk to them or sing to them. That they'll follow us around (sort of since their in their cage) when we walk by and stuff sometimes. That they try to communicate with us. That they're music critics (haha), both Lee and I are musicians, so sometimes we screw up or are just making an annoying sound effect and they'll complain at us. If something doesn't sound right (like making a wrong note in a song, they'll often notice and complain!) ^_^ When we play "real" music (cds, mp3s...) they never complain. ^_^ |
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Post by themoosevodka on Sept 24, 2005 20:55:28 GMT
eeeeeeek i had a "conversation" with moose today! that for me is deffinately the best bit, talking to moose, he is so darn cute!
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Post by rie73 on Oct 9, 2005 14:04:50 GMT
I love the way my degus talks and chirps to each other - it is soooo cute.
One of my degus lies on his back sometimes in his hammock and I would love to tickle his belly!!!!
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Post by diet otaku on Oct 9, 2005 18:01:40 GMT
now that my degus have a new cage and a new wheel, my favorite thing is when they're both running on the wheel, and then they stop and spin around and around and around...
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Post by ra on Nov 4, 2005 21:29:18 GMT
Their never ending curiousity and dogged determination. Both Mocha and Tanzania are game to explore anything new. Mocha facinates me by gathering up all the loose toys, shells etc and trying to fit them all into the downstairs box. I have watched Mocha try to fit a wooden carrot chew through the door of their cardboard home. She tries one way and then another - eventually she lifted the corner of the house and stuffed the wood chew in that way! I often find toys and treats in the sand bath too!
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Nov 10, 2005 9:51:22 GMT
The best bit recently was last weekend.
We have a large landing upstairs in our house, with an added section for two extra rooms. I sectioned off this with a large sheet of wood to form a play area about 1 metre by 2.5. I sat in there with them, a few big cardboard tubes, and just let them run around as they liked.
To start with, any time I try to pick up Dougal, he runs away squeaking. He doesnt like being held still when he has to explore! But after about 10 mins, he worked out me sitting crossed legged was useful. He climbed onto my knees, waiting for Dillan to go by, then pounced on him! Then a new idea arrives - lets use meg as a real lookout - lets climb up on her head!!!!
It had me laughing so much, he didnt hurt at all, just sat on my head feeling brave and high up!
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Post by Aimeelou on Nov 10, 2005 14:35:56 GMT
Taquila does the same- but she sits up on her hind legs, bit too trusting somtimes!
The only problem is if she decides its ok to poo on top of there too!
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Nov 10, 2005 14:41:17 GMT
HAHAHA
lucky for me Dougal has a tiny bit of self control. He actually doesnt seem to poo very much when out of his cage at all! strange!
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Post by Aimeelou on Nov 10, 2005 14:50:10 GMT
(Sigh) Oh i wish she would, but she just dont care:)
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Post by ra on Nov 10, 2005 17:35:40 GMT
Hey what's a little Degu poop amoung friends?
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Post by Sunshinemeg on Nov 10, 2005 17:47:02 GMT
If you are Andy, my fiance, its a very personal affront! he gets seriously offended when Gromit poos on him!!!
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