baby degus are called pups
The mother usually weans the baby goos at around 6+ weeks of age. So anywhere after that should be fine. -'Mommy' of twelve degus. Have had twenty-three.
Baby degus feed on their mother's milk for the first few weeks of life. They will suckle from her teats as they grow and develop. After a few weeks, they may also start nibbling on solid food, gradually transitioning to a diet similar to that of adult degus.
No. Degus are rodents, and rodent are not marsupials.
In piles with other degus and in their FLAT topped houses.
Generally, no they are not. But some degus may be allergic. They should only have them as a rare treat, though, since degus are severely prone to becoming diabetic. -Mommy of twelve degus. Have had twenty-three.
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No, degus do not hibernate. -Owner of twelve degus. Have had twenty-three.
Degus are unpopular in some places, but popular in other. The reason why they are in the US is that it is against the law to ship them there because they are considered pests.
Degus are related to rabbits and chinchillas. To say 'what are they decended from' is a different answer. The degus are decendants of degus. God created animals specially and they have only changed in ways credited to micro-evolution. Some amazing features God gave these little critters are: tails that will shed like a salamander, are great at digging, are very sociable, curious, and playful.
YES if you don't want to breed degus the best option would be to keep males as degus have to live in pairs or groups and females are normally more bitey/stroppy if you want both boys and girls you could get the boys neutered but there is a risk like all animals there is a slight bigger risk with degus as they are smaller than say a dog but i have 3 degus that got neutered last year and they were perfectly fine hope this helped
19 inches tall
no woods are safe for it