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| Taking Care of baby mouse | 10/5/2009 |
Q: My name is Lauren and my parents found a small baby mouse yesterday he was cornered by my cat and ...
A: It is not a good idea to keep him, or to contact him as you don't know what parasites or diseases he ...
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| degu illness | 8/30/2009 |
Q: i have recently got 4 degus and my little boy has quite a few bites on his body could it be the ...
A: Degus can get fleas, mites, and also bites from each other. Without seeing it I can only give ...
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| degu' teeth | 8/25/2009 |
Q: One of my degu's has over grown front upper teeth, i took her to a vet, but he didn't do anything ...
A: It sounds like her teeth need to be trimmed, but to do that you need a vet to take them down ...
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| found newborn rodent? | 7/19/2009 |
Q: We found a newborn rodent (I think), it was about 2 1/2 inches long, eyes were still closed tight, ...
A: There is no way to tell for sure without photos, but while there are many varieties of mice it could ...
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| our degu eye has a small grey kind of cloud on it | 7/16/2009 |
Q: My husband noticed that one of degu's has a small grey cloud on one of its eyes. It is very ...
A: It sounds like a cataract, which will not go away. In humans they remove them surgically, but I'm ...
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| tree branches for chewing | 6/7/2009 |
Q: i've had 2 female degus for just over a week. they're doing really well. they chew constantly and ...
A: Greetings! I do not have a list of the trees that are safe, as I do not use them. The parasite ...
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| my degu acts strange | 4/30/2009 |
Q: The problem is my degu has been acting very strangley when hes in his cage he acts alot more hyper ...
A: Greetings, I don't have a definite answer for you, but there is the chance he might have cataracts. ...
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| Donnie the Dague | 4/4/2009 |
Q: I have had a dague for the past 5 years almost. He's a male and he was very young when we got him, ...
A: Your degu might have injured himself on his cage or something in it, or he may have a cataract. You ...
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| Lethargic Degu? | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I bought two young male degus a few weeks ago, and they seem to have settled in very well. They are ...
A: Greetings, First of all you should NEVER try to catch at degu! It stresses them. If it doesn't ...
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| Sick Degu, whats wrong and what do I do? | 2/23/2009 |
Q: I've had a issue with my female degu for quite some time now but its never been as serious as now, I ...
A: Greetings! Not being there makes it much more difficult to guess what is going on. Have you checked ...
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| Sick Degu | 2/8/2009 |
Q: I took my Degu (Dusty)to the vet as you suggested, and they could see a small red area in his mouth ...
A: You don't say where you live, but many vets don't know much about degus. I would be VERY suspicious ...
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| degus | 2/3/2009 |
Q: So I have our female separate from the 2 males at the time being, and have read that after about 5 ...
A: No, I did not misunderstand you. If there are two males in with a female you have a bad situation ...
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| degus | 2/2/2009 |
Q: So I have our female separate from the 2 males at the time being, and have read that after about 5 ...
A: You may already be in serious trouble. Babies of opposite sex need to be removed from the parents ...
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| Degu's nose turned pink | 2/1/2009 |
Q: We recently had one of our degus give birth to a litter of 3. We noticed that the morning after she ...
A: Greetings! I have had young moms before of approximately the same age and noticed no color change in ...
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| degu pregunacy | 1/20/2009 |
Q: How can you tell if a degu is pregnate? How many babies can a degu have?
A: You will generally not know for certain that a degu is pregnant until she delivers. If you are very ...
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| Degu illness | 1/19/2009 |
Q: me again. I don't know if I'm looking too hard or if something is wrong. I just sent you a message ...
A: Without seeing her it's hard to tell if what you're seeing in the whole body movement is normal or ...
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| Degu shedding fur | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I adopted a degu a couple of months ago from a shelter and she's doing well. She still won't eat any ...
A: Greetings! Those are the vitamin drops that I use too, so don't worry about that. Keep trying to ...
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| Chinchillas | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I know Degu's aren't Chinchillas, but they are both rodents and I hope they act the same. It's just ...
A: I will start off by saying I know very little about chins specifically, but anytime you have the ...
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| degus eating less and less | 12/24/2008 |
Q: My room mate has had these two boy degus for a year or so now and onen of them named leo had a ...
A: Are you handling them much? They are very social creatures, and need lots of attention. By having ...
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| Fresh Veggies | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My new degu is settling nicely in her new home, but I have a couple questions. She doesn't seem to ...
A: It is most likely because they are new to her. As for her run ball, it will just take time for her ...
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| degu !! | 11/13/2008 |
Q: my question is, can a degu be kept outside in a hutch? the hutch is knaw - proof and very warm, out ...
A: I don't know that it is exactly impossible, but the bigger issue is finding a vet who is experienced ...
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| degu !! | 11/13/2008 |
Q: my question is, can a degu be kept outside in a hutch? the hutch is knaw - proof and very warm, out ...
A: You don't say where you live, but the temperature fluctuation is too great pretty much anywhere. I ...
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| Water | 11/10/2008 |
Q: ..I'm a little confused about what the ideal water is for a degu?? Sounds silly I know, but I've ...
A: If your water is considered safe for human consumption, I would consider it safe for animal ...
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| Water | 11/9/2008 |
Q: ..I'm a little confused about what the ideal water is for a degu?? Sounds silly I know, but I've ...
A: Don't worry, most of the confusion is because so many people live in so many different areas and ...
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| Lone Degu | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I volunteer at an animal shelter and 2 weeks ago I adopted a degu when her time was up. I believe ...
A: Greetings! First go to www.degumaniac.com and check out if you REALLY have a female--no testes on ...
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| degus! | 10/20/2008 |
Q: i am extreemly interested in buying a pair of young degus. I have been doing research on them so i ...
A: Greetings! First, ask where they got each of the breeding pair. You need to make sure they are not ...
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| Degus babies | 10/8/2008 |
Q: The Degus are having babies and I am not sure if we should separate the male and female. Any other ...
A: The dad is a really big help in raising the babies, however they can impregnate the female again ...
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| mice as pets | 8/18/2008 |
Q: My daughter just got two small mice as pets for her birthday. She has one black one and one albino ...
A: Feeder mice can make fine pets...I've had them myself numerous times. A lot depends on how you ...
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| Need Help | 8/6/2008 |
Q: The mother degu died and she only had one baby that is in good health.How do we take care of the ...
A: You don't give me a lot of info to go on, so here is some general info. If the baby is really ...
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| DEGU | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I have recently got two pet Degus. The female was bleeding a week ago, and today we saw she had had ...
A: While it is possible to just miscarry one, it has been my experience that if they are going to ...
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| degus | 7/19/2008 |
Q: My degus had babies in February and I kept all of the babies, then one of the baby degus had more ...
A: If she were attacking it you would likely see a dead, headless baby. It could be there is a problem ...
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| degu breeding | 7/16/2008 |
Q: i just recently aquired 2 degus from the local humane society. they said they were both females, ...
A: Greetings! As you now know, people mess up the gender of degus quite often...they are expecting ...
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| degus | 7/15/2008 |
Q: My degus had babies in February and I kept all of the babies, then one of the baby degus had more ...
A: Greetings! You have a problem on your hands that is caused from keeping your babies then them having ...
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| Degu Weight | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I hope you can help us with our two female degus Mabel and Alice. They are about 6 to 8 months old ...
A: I have not run across any issues of weight due to them not eating enough unless they are ill or are ...
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| Degu Issues | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I currently have 2 one year old male degus who were not really handled from birth. I've been trying ...
A: Greetings! I have had several degus gotten from others over the years who were not handled at all. ...
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| ...my rat | 4/30/2008 |
Q: sorry to ask a question here, but it wouldnt let me ask a question on the specific "rat" Q&A. My rat ...
A: I don't know for sure, but we had to put our rat to sleep in December as she had stopped eating and ...
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| Degus Health Problem | 4/2/2008 |
Q: I have 2 rescue degus. One has had a very bad cold and been treated with Baytril and latterly ...
A: Greetings! I have not heard about water retention in degus,or anything like what you have described. ...
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| Hamster's water | 3/17/2008 |
Q: What kind of water do hamsters drink from? the sink? the water bottle? do you have to buy special ...
A: Water that you would drink is fine. If your water supply tastes bad or you normally drink bottled ...
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| Can Degus get fleas? | 2/17/2008 |
Q: to be on the safe side, Im treating her and all her cage mates for fleas, and was wondering since my ...
A: Greetings, You have larger issues than fleas. I have never heard of a case of fleas--mites yes--but ...
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| ........... | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I am really thinking of getting a degu but i dont know the proper treatment for them. Can you ...
A: No there aren't. As a breeder, the only way I could ship is via a first class airline ticket with ...
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| ........... | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am really thinking of getting a degu but i dont know the proper treatment for them. Can you ...
A: For starters you should never get A degu...they need to be in groups of at least 2 or more. They ...
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| Degus | 2/4/2008 |
Q: My Degus recently had babies and I am afraid that they are like birds if they get the human scent on ...
A: No, the scent of humans will not cause the mother or father to reject them. Both parents are very ...
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| degus and rats | 1/26/2008 |
Q: i have a degu who is still quite young and although he's quite sociable is it possible to introduce ...
A: NEVER put a rat and another animal together unless you want the other animal dead. I love both ...
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| Pregnant degu (probably) | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I have a rescue degu which I've had for a month and is probably around 5 months old. She appears ...
A: Sorry the late reply, for some reason when I replied this morning it didn't "take". When mine had ...
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| Pregnant degu (probably) | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I have a rescue degu which I've had for a month and is probably around 5 months old. She appears ...
A: The only time I've had anything like this was a breech delivery where both mom and baby died. They ...
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| care | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I don't think I'm going to breed, but now I have another problem, my degus were fighting today so I ...
A: Some goos spat occasionally, others go at it pretty much from puberty on. There is no way to know ...
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| breeding/getting a new degu | 12/27/2007 |
Q: I have had two boy degus for 6 months now, but I was hoping to get a girl, but I don't want to get ...
A: First, I have no clue where Pullman might be, so I can't help you find one near you. Secondly you ...
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| allergic to degus? | 10/5/2007 |
Q: I recently gave my sons class 4 pet degus for their class pets. One child is complaining of being ...
A: As I am not an allergist, I cannot guarantee this child is not allergic to them. I can however tell ...
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| degus bald patch | 8/20/2007 |
Q: i have 2 male degus one has a bald patch on his back about the size of a 20p coin, any idea what ...
A: Howdy, Sometimes degus get busy grooming each other and just get a little overzealous...hence the ...
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| Degu | 7/24/2007 |
Q: 1. What should I feed a degu? I read online that you should feed them a mix of guinea pig food and ...
A: You do not feed them rabbit food--it will not be sufficiently nutritious. Feed them a half and half ...
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| degu socialisation | 7/8/2007 |
Q: 3 years a go i rescued a 5 year old male degu in poor condition hes blind in one day and is missing ...
A: You should be able to successfully introduce them as roomies, but it's best done with a little ...
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| degus how do they act with baby degus? | 7/4/2007 |
Q: i have a 1 year old degu and i just bought another degu so he would have a friend... but then i but ...
A: Degus are very special in respect to interacting with the young. The whole colony cares for the ...
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| Degus | 6/26/2007 |
Q: but I have had one for about 5 years, and I was wondering if you knew why he always always squeals ...
A: Is he alone? If you've had him for that long hopefully you know degus are communal animals, doing ...
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| Degu help | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I have a male degu about 3 years old. Recently he's been losing the fur on the back of his neck and ...
A: There could be a number of things. His teeth could be too long hampering his nutrition. He could ...
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| degu cross breeding | 6/3/2007 |
Q: Could my 2 year old male degu cross breed with a young female rat? I want to put them in the same ...
A: Absolutely DO NOT put them together. They won't breed, but may very well end up predator and prey. ...
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| My degus hate vegies...=( | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I have two degus and they refuse to eat vegetables unless they are completely dry and smell like ...
A: They don't need to eat their veggies. If they were not raised with them, they may not be used to ...
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| Degu urine | 5/24/2007 |
Q: I have two degus. They got in a big fight, and one was bit on the foot by the other a couple of ...
A: That is normal. Degu urine is very concentrated anyway, and if she's being more subdued than usual ...
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| Degu and cuttlebone | 5/8/2007 |
Q: ive never had degus before but am about to get 2, i have a big tall cage 4 levels. i was wondering ...
A: I can't say about the cuttlebone, I don't use it and I've not heard of anyone else using it either. ...
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| Degus | 4/27/2007 |
Q: We used to have 3 female degus which we got about 3/4 years ago. One of them died over a year ago, ...
A: As for age only being the factor I as well as many other have successfully introduced degus that are ...
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| Degus | 4/26/2007 |
Q: We used to have 3 female degus which we got about 3/4 years ago. One of them died over a year ago, ...
A: I think that you would be best served getting 1. 2 young females, 2. a young male and a young female ...
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| DAGUS | 11/14/2006 |
Q: I have only been a dagu keeper a few months. I never knew they existed before August. I have ...
A: Greetings! I'm very surprised you took on new pets with so little knowledge...but we can catch you ...
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| sexing young degu | 11/10/2006 |
Q: hi i got to degus from the pet shop after already having 2 male degus and said i wanted 2 more males ...
A: One of the easiest ways if you're not experienced is to put the degus in a glass bottom bowl or ...
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| I need a Degu | 10/14/2006 |
Q: I want to buy a Degu. I live in Minneapolis. I can't find one. Who breeds Degu's in my area?
A: Greetings! Have you researched them? If so you know you'll need at least two, as they are highly ...
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