What is a degus habitat?

Answer 1

In the wild? They are from Chile, and live near the Andes Mountains. They dig burrows in the ground and use sticks, leaves, rocks, and whatever they find to make nests and show off that alpha status. They climb and chew and love to hang out in trees. They have evolved to not properly digest sugar (considering where they are in the wild), so they are severely prone to becoming diabetic. There is no cure for it in degus, so once they become diabetic, their life span shortens, and their diet needs to be extremely monitored. They are very social animals, and live in groups from 10 to 100 degus. In a household, they need lots of space, and a very tall cage. Aquariums are not decent for degus, unless you can get an extra tall cage topper to put on it. Even then, it's still not good enough, since their pee is high in ammonia, and builds up fast in them. No plastic caging, or they'll be out and about in no time. Degus also can get something called bumble foot, which it basically a sore on their feet from walking on wire caging with no place to relax their feet on. So always be sure to have areas where a wire floor is not showing. Many woods out there are toxic to them, and the only safe woods you should give them is apple, hazelnut, KILN-DRIED pine, and hawthorn. You must be 200% sure that it is organic, untreated with no pesticides, chemical treatments, or paint. Again, degus are HIGHLY social animals, and should have a friend, unless you can spend hours a day playing with the lonely degu. -Mommy of twelve degus. Have had twenty-three.

Answer 2

Degu's diet consist of a mix of chinchilla pellets,mixed with guinea pig pellets oats,anything with 6 grams of sugar and under. Such as pasta shells the different color ones, puffed rice, puffed wheat,cheese-it's, Cheerios are a great tool,dried peas, dried tomatoes, dried corn, Indian corn, nuts with the shell on, Fresh apples and grapes are the only two fruits they will eat. They usually take 2 to 3 days to eat the apple. Fresh green beans, fresh greens. Mine really go for mustard greens. Since they are very individual with their own taste buds foods will vary. It is best to try new foods when there are babys in with them, since the babies will try anything it will usually get the grown-ups to try new foods. DO NOT give them raisins or any dried fruit. There is to much sugar. You can tell if you are feeding your degu to much sugar if they are drinking too much water! They need stuff to chew on to keep their teeth groomed. Such as pummis stone. 2x4 pieces of wood. Always keep fresh water in a water bottle.

Answer 3

This little rodent lives in Chile