when to introduce

[minkie70]

Hi,
Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice about if there is a good age to introduce a new boy.

I have 2 boys - roughly 4 months old. would now be a good time to introduce a new boy so roughly all same age or would it be better to wait until they are older?

Is there a way to introduce without buying another massive cage, when hopefully they will all end up together?

Help much appreciated.

[deguconvert]

If you can handle it . . . wait a bit. Your two boys at around 4 months old are going to be coming into their sexual maturity soon. Between 5-6 months is when you see this start to happen, and it will upset them a bit for about 2-3 months. During this time, you will see them trying to figure out who is top degu, there will be lots of mounting, boxing, and even some fighting. Some get it figured out sooner than others, and hopefully your boys are the sooner kind. I would suggest that once you have had at least a month of peace between the two, so around 9-10 months of age, then you can consider introducing another, or even two. That way they will have themselves figured out, and the addition of another won't add greater complication to that process of sexual maturing and top dogging.