Adult size?

[sophie9901]

Hey guys, I just wondered at what age degu's are at their biggest (size?!) I am a bit concerned because I recently adopted 2 agouti's that are adults and I had bought 2 blue goo's before that (about 4 months ago) and they are a lot smaller; they almost feel fragile haha! I just wanted to know when they reach the adult size because they just seem so diddy!!

They are eating plenty and have a constant hay supply and regular crock herb treats which they adore!!

any help would be appreciated, thanks guys

[philbailey1806]

hello! Degus are fully grown at 1 year old, but don't tend to grow very much after around six months of age. How old are they? Perhaps they're at the scrawny teenager stage and just need to fill out a little bit lol.

[sophie9901]

Hey thanks for replying! The younger goo's are around 4-5 months old and just feel so much smaller and scrawnier than the 2 agouti adopted goo's! I just got a bit worried because after handling the big chubbers the younger goo's feel so tiny bless them!

So it's common for them to go through a scrawny "teenage" stage?

thanks

[JewelsX]

They won't reach their full size until maturity, which is roughly 1 year of age. It sounds like your Blue goos just need to hit puberty and grow. They're just like humans, they usually seem to grow really fast when they hit about 6 months. The Agouti goos are probably older than 1 year so have build themselves out and are full size.
An adult degu is roughly 30cm long including their tail.

[sophie9901]

Hey thanks for the response!

Thanks for the reassurance guys, I just worried because of the massive size difference! Do you think it will be easier to introduce the goo's once they are all in adult hood? Because at the moment one of the smaller goo's is very possessive and a bit of a mood swingy thing, haha!

Can't wait until the blue goo's are the same size as the big boys! They are going to so adorable!