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Post by jbaggs92 on Nov 4, 2011 1:37:09 GMT
Pretty much exactly what my subject says is the issue. I introduced my degu family to oats for the first time today. At first, they all ate from my hand, but immediately after they realized oats we AWESOME the dominant one started fighting the other two to stay away. They usually just box each other a little bit, but these were some pretty serious fights. I wouldn't have been surprised if there was some blood. They stopped, thank goodness, before anyone got injured but that was just because they ran out of oats to fight over.
What do I do? Degus obviously love oats, but if the most dominant one tries to kill the others over them, I don't know what to do! Any advice?
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Post by amie on Nov 4, 2011 7:05:15 GMT
ALL of my degus WAR over oats. They do not share! They will share their other treats, but NOT oats. They're too special! lol.
I only hand feed oats to them (never put them in the cage because it causes them to turn into gremlins). If they start fighting over your hand, simply take the oats away and then try again once they've calmed down. This works with my degus that live in pairs. With my group of 5, different story. I have to feed them to each degu seperately while the others aren't looking.
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Post by coronasol on Nov 4, 2011 10:02:02 GMT
I have to feed them to each degu seperately while the others aren't looking. LOL! Sneaky!! My two squabble over oats too, the noise is so funny and one sits on my hand so the other can't get to them - I've taken to only feeding them whole oats now, one by one rather than putting them in a pile in my hand - then I know they both get equal amounts and they can't steal from eachother! |
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Post by amie on Nov 4, 2011 10:07:31 GMT
I can't help but read this and keep laughing (sorry!) not at you, but at degus in general where food is concerened. When my female rats steal food from each other, they're quite sneaky and delicate about it. Then they might have a little 'girl fight' about it (a flimsy version of degu boxing). When degus want something the other degu has, they go in guns blazing and declare all out war over something as simple as a shreddie! Just makes me laugh so much!
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mel
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Post by mel on Nov 4, 2011 13:55:57 GMT
Its made me laugh too! My goos squabble terribly over their oats too although they also do the same with flowers. World war 3 broke out when they had a hazelnut each the other day and Alvin buried his in the sand then stole Theodores! They really are such interesting creatures to watch- better than any soap opera!
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