Do Degu's make good pets?

Question

Are they friendly? Reasonably easy to care for? etc,

Answer 1

Yes i think they make good pets

they very cute

not sure if there friendly but if you wind them up i belive not but if your friendly to them they will be nice back and not bite :P ( if they do bite OUCH .. lol)

there a bit like hamsters i think.. quite playful..check out images at www.google.com

hope that helps ;)

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Answer 2

Usually degus are friendly and certainly not agressive to each other or to people. They won't bite, but they will try to gnaw at your fingers (remember, they gnaw at everything!). They do this out of curiousity and not out of agression. But their teeth are very sharp so if you're not careful they can really hurt you. You can try to teach the degus that they may not bite in your finger. Just tap the degu softly on it's nose when it tries to gnaw. It doesn't like being touched on the nose.

Usually degus get used to their caregiver very soon. If you regularly feed them by hand and if you take them out of their cage once in a while, they'll soon get used to you and your scent.

Degus are very lively and they like climbing and jumping, so they need a lot of room. That's why the degu's cage needs to be pretty large. It's very important that the cage is high enough, at least 50 cm of height. The material of which the cage is made is also very important. Degus really gnaw at everything and their teeth are pretty sharp. So if you choose the wrong material the degus will destroy their cage. The only materials that are suitable are glass and metal/iron. Cages that are made from hard plastics, especially suitable for rodents, are not suitable for degus. They will gnaw at it untill it's broken. So be prepared, degus gnaw at everything !