when will it happen???

[degucrazy33]

when will my two males start to fight over my female. i plan on moving her out of the cage. also what will happen when i remove the female? will the males fight even more or will they stop???

[degualot]

Hi there,

you should not keep the female in the cage with the two males.
This is a very dangerous situtation to be in, as the boys may fight to the death at some point when your not around. I strongely recommend you remove the female imediately not just from the cage but possibly the room just to relax things with the two males, if they can hear, smell or see the female they may get into a serious fight at some point. This is very important. They will not fight more if they can't sense her they should fight less.

you might want to make sure the female is also not pregnant at this point. depending on age, Degus can become pregnated at a very young age.

[degucrazy33]

she is 8 1/2 weeks old. should i like swamp the cage out and clean everything. what about the cage next to them where another girl is? will they fight for her?? how long can i isolate the female before showing them to the males again?

[deguconvert]

If all three degus you originated with are the same age, it is highly unlikely that the female will be impregnated by the males you have . . . provided she was not left in contact with older males. Still, at this point, I would just assume she remains withOUT pups, until such time as you see proof otherwise. I would work on getting your two females together, as I have very briefly outlined on your other thread.

" how long can i isolate the female before showing them to the males again? "

What is your meaning? Do you mean all in the same cage, the same area of the room next to each other, or what? Just want to be sure I am understanding you.

[degucrazy33]

yeah in the same room and can i leave my 1 year old near the boys or will they fight for her too?

[oldbiddy]

hello,
the same room is not a problem, but please without direct visual and smelling contact. The cages are not to stand together.
Then it is not a problem.

[degucrazy33]

so is it fine if they can see them. i was wondering if the cages could be next to each other but not touching. is that too close

[Whizz]

As long as the cages are not touching or are close enough that they can smell one another then it is fine.

I would recommend having them on opposites sides of the room, if possible. Or atleast on two separate walls.

[degucrazy33]

my adopted female degu i just got yesterday. when should i try to introduce them?? till annie gets calmed down from the move in?

[Whizz]

Yes, allow Annie to settle down in her new home. Remember, she has just been pulled out from "her world" where she was comfortable and was used to. She'll need to settle for a few days before being introduced to the other female.

I would give her around 3-4 days for her to get completely settled. Then introduce them to each other in a neutral place, such as the bathtub in your bathroom. Have a sandbath and a few toys in there too. Allow them to sniff each other and get acquainted. Do not be alarmed if any mounting, or boxing (getting on hind legs and holding their front arms out to 'box' each other) occurs, this is completely normal. Due to the age of both females, the older one should dominate the younger extremely quickly meaning that a dominance fight will not last too long.
Females tend to be easier to introduce to each other, rather than introducing a male to a male. And with the ages of both Goos, it should be very successful.