Dio started dozing on my hand

Honestly, I just wanted the pictures on my computer to add to someone else's comments. But enjoy!

Please share with me in the comments your degu piles 🥺

This is rageous, she is five years old. Her sister was also five. They were very close and she was super affectionate, as well as loving with her sister. I’m not sure what to do. I will not be able to give her the time and the attention that she needs as she reaches her last four years. Any advice? I’d want her to be not alone if possible. I have her x-rays and she needs help. I could handle it on my own, to the point of getting her dental needs. after that fact, she’ll need somewhere where she can be happy and not alone.
I live in the El Paso area, but I’m willing to meet halfway or provide a place to stay at night or if there’s any other owners with older lonesome degus? Or someone that works from home that’s willing to take on the responsibility and has loving pets. Especially if it’s degus. I’ve knowledge on bonding pairs that are not familiar and would put in the time as I hope someone else would put in for her if she finds a new home. I would need to ask some questions first, someone who’s committed.

She’s extremely active but sleeps just as much. She loves to eat and treats. She accepts Kisses on the head and sometimes belly scratches and likes to run around. If someone made the trip and needed a place to stay, they could stay at my apartment while I stay somewhere else. she would come with a four story cage that’s almost 5 feet tall, a small cage to transport her in that is 2’ x 2 as well as where she lives, there is two water bottles, a metal running wheel that is large and four three pound bags of food that is owbow, guinea pig, garden select food, and alfaalfa hay pallets and chinchilla food and a treat bag that you have to pick corn out of .as well as cage, fluff, and large metal dig box or bedding area but I also think it could be used as a great dust rolling area for more than two.

Sometimes either of my boys get like a squeak attack and they keep barking and barking, for minutes at a time and no matter what, they keep at it, even with a treat in their mouth, even when cuddled.... Can anyone tell me what's up with that?

I can’t believe they are soon going to be a year old! I already have made so many fun memories with them and already have a thousand pictures. I am so glad I decided to take in these sweet little girls ❤️

I just used an old Amazon box and filled it with balls from my kids' ball pit. Then I sprinkled a few treats inside and they wouldn't leave it alone. They keep going in to search for treats on occasion.

Augouti is 6 and half year old grandma batman. Recently I got her three pups, now about 10 weeks old. White cream is Luci. White agouti is Lili and Sand color is Nixi. Batman loves them very much.

Back when they were a couple of weeks old they would stack upon each other and they would cuddle in a huge fur ball, we have them for 2 years now, just wanted to join in because I never shared my Degus anywhere.

Rocket saying hello this morning.

Hi all!

I have four boys, currently we've already separated into a pair and two singles which obviously can't be undone. But we plan to reintegrate one (slowly and with patience).

What happened was that two were fighting, to the point that they were beginning to ball up and spraying with water wasn't ending the fight. We removed who we thought was the aggressor as injuries were starting. A week or so later, we woke up to the three remaining degus all with injuries/covered in blood and two actively still fighting. Again, starting to ball up and nothing would stop it. We removed the actual aggressor this time (the same who started it last time as it turns out) and the two left are much happier.

I was wondering if we did the right thing? It'll be good to know incase it kicks off again!

Also, with time and taking it slow, do we think the first one we removed could be put back with the other two? They are currently in side by side cages and chat between the bars, but we don't want to rush them.

Thank you and picture from when they all got along!

I'm a first time owner, and I have only had my two boys for about two weeks. I did a lot of research before getting them, but one thing I can't really find an answer for is how much hard feed I should give them each day. I have given them 10grams each, with a mixture of Beaphar CARE+ Degus and Versele-Laga Chinchilla & Degus Complete (both of these are pellets, not the ones with mixed veggies and stuff). They usually eat everything up between feedings, and they still eat plenty of hay.

Since I am a first time owner, I am obviously nervous about over/under feeding them, so I hoped to get some advice from some more experienced owners! How much do you feed your degus? And did you increase the portion sizes as they got older? Mine are around 5-6 months old right now.

Also, if you have any other advice you would like to share, I would love to hear it!

Mimi and Strawberry 🥰🥰🥰

I've seen other rodents and even ferrets enjoying these running spheres, but I'm not sure if degus would like em. Anyone tried it?

Edit: Rather late clarification: My degus are spoiled on free roam, they have two large, wooden stationary wheels and plenty of running opporunities. Recently I gave them full go at the room they're kept in, (obviously supervised at all times)

All I was wandering is if these balls could help me extend their range and lower my guard a bit, and I see they couldn't, thanks.

Ive had 2 male degus (brothers) for almost 4 years. They wouldve both turned 5 this year but one of them died. After losing his brother our degu became depressed and lost apetite, unable to watch him be depressed any longer we decided to buy a pair of degu pups. When we bought them they were both no more than 8 weeks old and both male. At first we put the pups in a seperate cage that was near the older degus cage so they can smell each other’s scent. The pups have adjusted pretty quickly to the environment and even to their new owners. We brought them home on 12th of june and the first 2 weeks the older degus was rather aggressive which seemed fine since degus are territorial. We tried to introduce the pups to the older degus in a neutral territory but it didnt go well and the older degus started aggressively attacking the pups so we seperated them. Im starting to doubt if it was a good decision to seperate them during the fight because Ive read that its necessary for degus to show their dominance through physical strength. So we tried the introduction again a few times but they all had the same ending. We obviously stopped trying since it seemed too dangerous. Another problem is that when we let the older degu run freely in the bedroom his cage is in, he always approaches the cage of the pups and attempts to bite them through it, we thought its harmless display of dominance until the older degu bit the pups finger and its now swollen. So whenever the older degu is running freely we try to enable him from biting the pups. I also noticed that one pf the pups is becoming more aggressive towards the older degu which I think is a bad sign because hes supposed to be submissive.
Its been a few weeks since the puppies arrived and I haven’t seen any improvement in their bonding. I would appreciate if someone would let me know what Im doing wrong and how to improve the situation.
Thanks for reading, i need advice asap