Degus and Chinchillas????

[sarah_haynes]

Hi,
I currently have two boy degus and I am looking to get a Chinchilla, but I am not sure how to go about having them in the same cage.
I would like for them to be ok with each other and live together like I have seen at Pets at home.

Can someone please advise me on this situation.
As I would like some info soon.

Cheers
:-)

[emz]

I'd personally not keep them in the same cage but I have heard it is possible. Chinchillas are a lot of work and need a lot of time if you have 2 degus already you might want to make sure you have the time to also care for a chinchilla.

[roseb]

It is possible I have one male degu and one male chinchillia together in the same cage. At first i just left them both run around in a room together for a hour or so then separate them. I did that for a couple days then put them in the same cage. they argue at treat time but besides that they are ok. They both sleep togeher and everything.

[sarah_haynes]

Hey
Thanks for letting me know ur opinions on this.
I think it could be possible but I might wait till I have more time to train them etc.

Thanks for the help.
:-)

[jackdaniels]

Yes it is very possible . (from experience)

I wouldn't advice keeping degus and chinchillas together for loads of different reasons what I have written in previous threads.