Ash and Gogo were at some point between their second and third birthdays when I adopted them from PetsAtHome, where the staff assured me they had been well looked after and handled daily, although healthy in themselves I have not seen any evidence they two small creatures had been socialised.
Saying that, with a little patience I can now hold them on my open hand (if there is any treats left) but they run if a hand is placed within the cage the other way around. I think children my have had grabs at them at their last home which was not welcomed by the pets. But with anything they should hopefully come around.
A Christmas present from a friend went down very well. Hay and puffed rice sticks were collected by each degu and nibbled furiously for well over ten minutes before each ran to their favourite hiding spots and buried the remaining treats safely away. Also a new colourful coconut hanger (which I stuff with hay mixed with flower treats for them to forage and discover) have been a fantastic success, all the hay goes straight to their bedbox and the flowers either eaten or stashed for later in the sawdust piles.
Degu's are by nature inquisitive and the new toys have got them very excited. Its fantastic to watch and new toys are being planned to enrich their environment so they always have something new to explore.
The bedbox is all natural materials woven into a large box with two openings and big enough for them to stretch out in comfort together. They eat their treats in here but surprisingly they do not store food here. This they leave to places around the enclosure that they pile up wood chips and hay before burying the hay cookies or alfalpha cakes.
Hopefully next Christmas day's post will proudly show a photo of the two delightful degus sat on my shoulders.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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