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Can degus live with rats mice gerbils and hamsters?

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No. Cohabiting different types of rodents can result in the death of one or all of your pets.

Rats kill mice, a behaviour known as muricide and gerbils and syrian hamsters are both extremely territorial and would kill any intruder.

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