JoJo
Warbling Degu
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Post by JoJo on Nov 14, 2006 20:13:05 GMT
As some of you will know I have just bought three 8 week old female degus. I was told they were definitely all female. One of them seems to be trying to mount the others!  Is this normal? Could it be a dominance thing? It only seems to happen when they are all having fun together. I haven't been able to pick them up yet as they are still a little timid. (I would know how to sex them if I was able to look). Please can anyone enlighten me? Thanks! |
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dreamcatcher
Burrowing Degu
Not my pups, but aren't they cute!!
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Post by dreamcatcher on Nov 14, 2006 20:44:10 GMT
I was just talking to Aimeelou about that today. I just added a 5 month old baby to my 6 older girls and Sunny keeps trying to mount the babe!
Aimee said that was normal and it is a dominance thing.
She said all is well unless there is major scuffle or bloodshed.
I hope that helps ;D
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Post by Aimeelou on Nov 19, 2006 16:57:42 GMT
Yeah we where just talking about that joanne, dont worry its all just to see whos boss, and unless things get ugly leave them to it.  |
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wazioc
Newborn Degu
Loki and Peanut
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Post by wazioc on Feb 4, 2007 5:05:25 GMT
Yeah, my two girls (8 weeks old) do the same thing, and nothing ever amounts from it.
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Post by ra on Feb 5, 2007 15:57:27 GMT
The mounting is normal dominance behaviour between same sexed Degus. I would want to sex them for myself just to be certain though. I was assured I bought a male Degu who about six weeks after bringing "him" home, gave birth to eight Degu puppies!!! It is easy to make a mistake when separating the boys from the girls and around here, the pet shops are very uneducated regarding these things.
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Post by sutherland on Feb 16, 2007 17:53:06 GMT
when degus are young they quite easily sex wrong ?
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