nat
Newborn Degu
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Post by nat on Aug 20, 2015 19:08:05 GMT
Hi all just after some info ... if degus are pregnant how long till they give birth ??
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Post by uglibug on Aug 20, 2015 19:14:42 GMT
Gestation is normally 3 months but they don't show until very late in pregnancy.
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Post by Maravilla on Aug 20, 2015 19:26:42 GMT
but they don't show until very late in pregnancy. If they show... sometimes you don't notice anything until some time after giving birth.
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nat
Newborn Degu
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Post by nat on Aug 20, 2015 20:07:47 GMT
Thanks uglibug and maravilla
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nat
Newborn Degu
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Post by nat on Aug 20, 2015 20:51:33 GMT
Can u tell which is normally the bigger male or female ??
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Post by deguconvert on Aug 20, 2015 23:44:14 GMT
In my experience, there is no difference in size. You can have very large males and females, and you can have very small males and females. It seems to depend on the degu and the genetics passed down, not the the gender.
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 21, 2015 10:35:23 GMT
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nat
Newborn Degu
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Post by nat on Aug 21, 2015 22:05:55 GMT
We adopted 2 degus from p@h store in april was told they were 2 girls but im begining to wonder ... They dont mind me putting my hand in the cage and hand feeding but they dont like being held so not able to sex them properly i watch them more than tv lol ... they like to snuggle up and sleep but lately one keeps getting on top of the other ... its like degu porn lol but im not sure thats what it is and one will roll.over for the other ... Am i reading too much into this
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Post by deguconvert on Aug 21, 2015 23:09:57 GMT
Humping is very common behaviors for degus, no matter the gender. Rolling over is a sign of submission. You don't see it with every degu grouping, but with some that are very closely bonded, you do. Out of all the degus we had over the eight years, I only saw this with three of our males. They were very closely bonded.
In order to try and see the bits of your degus, you can try using either a clear glass jar with some treats in the bottom, lay it on it's side and let the degu crawl in, while in lift the jar keeping it on it's side, and lifting it up, look at their bits . . . or do the same using a clear glass baking dish with treats to entice them.
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Post by moletteuk on Aug 22, 2015 10:10:46 GMT
See if you can get a photo, if possible one person works the camera (work out the best setting in advance so they don't come out too blurry), and another person to manouvre each degu into a jar, or onto a sheet of glass or piece of mesh.
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nat
Newborn Degu
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Post by nat on Aug 22, 2015 10:15:12 GMT
Thankyou will see what i can do
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Post by bouncy on Aug 24, 2015 20:47:49 GMT
Don't worry too much, mine mount too, but only to groom. Another way to try and sex them is to entice them to stand on their back legs, whilst someone else snaps with a camera from below.
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