We have some absolutely beautiful baby chinchillas now ready for their new forever homes. *Don't forget to come and see us at the Excel Small Animal Championships in Harrogate, Yorkshire, UK on the 25th-26th January! suffer. Via the 'Degu Info->General Info->Colour Varieties' menu. If you want to buy a degu online, it's best to check reviews online and more information. 0: 0: No posts have been made on this board. You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. *Sadly since we lost Dreggen last month I have now moved his page to the tributes section of the Degutopia's degus page. Hurray! Newborn pups' sensory systems are so developed that they can respond to familiar and new environmental stimuli from birth18 March 2017: , 104, and 'illness' pages. Would like to sell in pairs if possible but will sell separately only if u already own degus as should be in pairs 2 very happy and loving Degus for sale, they love being handled and are great pets to have. All have been brought up in a family environment and are friendly. You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. the reason is that pups are born with an unusually high degree of development170 digesting hard feed)34. This is to prevent him mating with her during her short You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. *At last you can now see some pictures from the Harrogate show in January! *Lots more references have been added to the appearance, research, breeding, toxic woods and wild lifestyle pages. You should carefully weigh each pup while the mother is present a few days after they are born, and then weekly until fully weaned. Once the pups are born, females living together will spontaneously nest communally23. This stress is related to high production, energy utilisation and body mass37. *We have added another new feed to our 'recommended degu feeds list', Pets at Home Degu Nuggets. If you're interested in finding out where abouts the current registrants are from, why not take a look at the 'about Degutopia-registration' page? She loves her fresh veggies, degu pellets, dried peas and the odd apple tree branch with leaves. Around 2.5 years of age . Pups grow at a rate Antibodies from the mother are passed on to her own pups, both during pregnancy and lactation131, *There are some new pictures on the 'pictures', 'memorials', 'infinite degu project' (definitely worth a look!) 4: 4: please help me!!! However, there is growing evidence to suggest that female degus do not require presence of a male to begin oestrus, as many captive although this can vary between 8-17 g170, The female's vagina closes soon after mating52. In wild degu colonies, the breeding season on average starts when it begins to get light at 07:00h and dark at 19:00h 22 (about 12 hours light:12 hours dark). *There is a new case study in the 'about Degutopia-articles' section. You can see the current list from the 'Our Degus->Pups Available' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. The common degu is a small animal with a body length of 25.0 to 31.0 cm (9.8-12.2 in) and a weight of 170 to 400 g (6.0 to 14.1 oz). *Some new pics of 'flying saucer' wheels have appeared in the 'degu care-enrichment' section! Captive male degus will increase their daily metabolic rate during breeding season independently of social interactions107. *There are some new enrichment ideas on the enrichment page, thanks to Melissa! Check out the latest data via the 'about Degutopia-research' menu. Hurray! They are 10each. ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ clicking the button below. Really had my heart set on getting some goo's, so any help would be appreciated. *Some new scientific referenced information has appeared around the site. *HAPPY NEW YEAR from Degutopia! *The degu pregnancy calculator tool has been updated. *The degu waiting list has been updated again. a weight which is said to be a key threshold in the pup's development52. Interestingly, male pups, on average, weigh more at birth and grow at a faster rate than female pups170, *The degu waiting list has been updated again. them and prevents developmental dammage13 any number of pups. Bristol. *The degu waiting list has been updated again. Her resting metabolic rate will also increase162. attachment of the ectoplacental trophoblast to the maternal tissues52. Read more >> *Some new pictures can be found in the memorial and pictures pages ('Information-general info' section). consisting of three stages; early (days 5-8), middle (days 15-21) and late (days 26-40)108. For captive colonies in the northern hemisphere, breeding season typically begins around late winter and lasts until mid to late spring when pups are *The degu waiting list has been updated again. Why not have a look? You can see the current list from the 'Our Degus->Pups Available' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. *Breeders are likely to find some new graphs on the pup weight tables page extremely helpful. Sadly Degutopia's founder, Chloe, passed away on 8th September. A company limited by guarantee. of 1-3 g per day over the first two weeks170, Pup weight-age tables can be found here. Get reviews and contact details for each business including phone number, postcode, opening hours and photos. Degus are a social species that should never be kept alone. They are fully weaned off now, all will be well handled, we have always produced really nice degu pups who have gone on to be amazing pets! but cannot be properly digested until the pups are around 15 days old108. *A brand new tool is available on the veterinary meds page (Degu care-Health and Advice menu) that allows you to calculate the correct dosage of Baytril for your degu- that's really handy! attempting to breed degus has a good background knowledge and awareness of the risks involved. Here's to the next 1000! *Degutopia will be exhibiting at The Pet Show, Stoneleigh Park, UK on Sat 20th and Sun 21st July, it should be a lot of fun for all pet lovers, and we hope to see you there! Check it out under the 'Degu Information-General Info-Colour Varieties' menu. They generally cannot be purchased no matter what the offer is. *The two pages on the training section, 'hand training' and 'voice training' have been updated to fit in with the rest of the site (at last)! However, female degus also nest communally (see below), and allowing the mother to raise the litter with only the other females in the group (breeding We have males and females available. ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ Last but not the least, remember to check the signs that a degu is healthy and is not suffering from any kind of illness. November 2008: UK & Ireland. If you don't know the background of a degu, you It is strongly advised to let breeding by silver Mar 27, 2008 9:05:48 GMT -5: South America. , 104, However conception (fertilisation) typically occurs around September-October23, to both parents18. We will be trialing this product shortly. You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. *The degu veterinary medications list has been updated, and now includes some handy tips for medicating a degu ('Degu Care-Health and Advice-Veterinary Meds' menu). The parents will also interact with the pups by using social behaviours such as body-nosing14, ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ *The pictures gallery has been re-vamped with a new pop-up display system that makes browsing the degu images much easier! Both male and female degus which are unrelated to the pups do not hello *The degu waiting list has been updated again. In the meantime other updates might take a little longer than usual All breeders and those interested in breeding are welcome. *The housing page has been updated with information on how to construct your own degu enclosure- thanks to the excellent information provided by Nightwishraven :) There are also some new pictures of Rosie, Strawbs and Truffle. *The degu budget planner has been re-vamped and updated with some top-notch money-saving tips! Care must be taken not to expose pups to a new environment too early as this can cause Female degus have a three-week oestrus cycle40 You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. Degu adoption posts for the UK & Ireland. , 28 Will your degu be the next to gaze into the void?? The guide can be found under the 'degu care-introducing degus' menu. *Sadly, we've had to move two of our girls, Parsley and Poppy degus, to the tributes section of the Degutopia's degus page. and may also be due to the unusually slow rate of fetal growth135. The form should now work on all browsers and is fully autmoated, meaning your degus will be registered immediately! *Happy Birthday Degutopia.co.uk! Many exotic breeders have chosen to stop breeding these critters because the costs of producing these animals (food, space, and labor) are higher than what the average pet buyer is willing to pay. Research has shown that lactation and child rearing is also highly stressful to the mother37, which is a relatively long time108; handled daily. In fact, pups have been shown to spend more time with a lactating female43 , 108 We're so impressed with it we think it's the best degu-suitable diet we've seen yet! ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ Our report on the Pets at Home Degu Nuggets trial can be found in the articles section, or you can get to it from the feed's page in the diet section. *The degu age survey results have also been updated, and don't forget you can take this survey every year as your degus get older! but this also helps the pups to colonise their intestines with microflora and 'friendly' bacteria in order to aid digestion. it is recommended that the male be separated from the mother for one week after birth to be absolutely safe. *Degutopia and Degu Mania on Facebook have become partners! A natural agouti degu coat has bands of dark eumelanin at the base and tip, and a band of lighter pheomelanin in the middle. Your newborn degu pups need a lot of care in their first weeks of life. sound scientific basis. During her season, the female's vulva visibly opens108 It's also very *We have had to remove Burgess Supa Excel GP nuggets from our list of recommended feeds- more info on this coming soon , 108. January 2018: ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ It can be quite difficult to find homes for degus, so it's a good idea to breed to a waiting list and find homes for pups before you start. It's also a good idea to check your Unfortunately it has also been found that captive males often have reduced testosterone levels compared to wild males in general106. with an unusual (interstitial135) up-to-date, fully referenced degu information on the net! January 2014: Hurray! born170. Interestingly, the pup's fur at birth allows a heat saving of 7.78 calories per degree centigrade per hour52. *There's also another brand new guide on treating fur-pulling in degus that we're sure will be very handy. HAPPY NEW YEAR! We have massively updated our info on degu colour varieties, so much so that we had to give it it's own page! January 2012: and pup survival to weaning decreases36. Breeding is best left to the professionals, but if you feel you ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ , 110 *You can now register degus born in 2014! 1 blue, 1 black, 1 grey pied, and 1 beige pied. , 170 important to make sure the new owners are responsible and will give the degus a good home, which includes giving them the right information about and will often become more active on the day of oestrus40, *There are some new photos on the 'Information-pictures' and memorials pages, and on the 'Care-housing' page. Being alone can make them very stressed, which can lead to health and behaviour issues. It is therefore important to make sure your male degu is stress-free in order to insure he is fertile. Similarly, 3 day old pups may gnaw droppings15 You can see the current list from the 'Degutopia-breeding' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. Other We have males and females available. 4: 12: DEGU NEEDED by degu18 Sept 15, 2020 2:49:30 GMT -5: North America. are not siblings, parent and offspring, She was born in a litter with brothers who were a bit rough at play and she had her ear slightly nibbled, not that. ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ *You'll also find changes to the Degutopia breeding and holiday care sections. This process is a slow one34, This advert is located in and around *HAPPY NEW YEAR! *As a result, the relevant feeds on the diet page have been updated, well worth a look ('degu care-diet' section)! *New information on calcium / phosphorous ratios in the degu diet has been added to the diet and illness sections. *We now have our very own BOOKSHOP selling the brand new edition of our book- "Degutopia's Compact Guide to Degu Care"! Those of you who are Facebook-savvy can now join in the degu fun- why not take a look ('Forums' menu)? February 2012: *Degutopia has a new house! >Dedicated to the memory of Jeremy, the original Degutopia degu and his keeper Chloe<. as the parents are no longer able to keep them in check! Blue Cross is a registered charity in England and Wales (224392) and in Scotland (SC040154). You must be very careful not to stress the pups during this time, as early adverse ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ *Some new research on Trypanosoma cruzi infection in wild degus has been added to the Degus in Research section (Degu Info->Further Reading menu). It is therefore better to allow pups to develop normally by allowing the positive emotional experience of developing strong emotional bonds Typically, they do not groom or play as normal at first and increase the amount of vocalisation, neck-nosing and forepaw clasping14. origin, behaviour, history, physiology and tips on how to care for them, all set on a , 52. INBREEDING- Because of the small genepool of captive degus, it's incredibly important to avoid inbreeding at all costs. Well apparently Pets at home on longer breed or sell degus. ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ June 2010: July 2011: ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ Tip: If your browser isn't displaying the new updates, hold ctrl and click 'refresh'. *HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEGUTOPIA! and between 5-15 g per day between the ages of 2-6 weeks170. , 108, ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ This can cause physiological and cognitive deficits in later life18 , 31 decreases, but the amount of father-young contact increases during this time14. *Some new pictures of our degus have been added to their personal pages- don't they scrub up well?! A good breeder will always be happy to be contacted by their customers for follow-up advice. Mostly all agouti pied or agouti. normal weight. It also lists recognised breeding operations for hybrid breeding pigs. Parents will spend around 80 % of the day close to the pups, either beside them or covering them23. If you haven't registered your degus yet, there's no excuse now :D. Go to the new form in the 'Interactive->register your degus' menu. *You are now able to register degus born in 2010- hurray! *New pictures are to be found on the 'degu information-pictures' page and don't forget to pay your repects to the new degus in the memorial section as well. taken to prevent inbreeding and congenital inheritance of problem conditions. She has 2 breeding groups with 1 male and 2 females. observed that pups reared with both parents huddle less with the mother14, HEALTH- The health of your degus, in particular your female degus, should come before everything else. Running a successful breeding scheme is a complex, often expensive and time consuming process Trustap is a secure transaction platform that protects you from being scammed when you want to buy or sell with someone you don't know. *More Welsh counties have now been added to the degu registration form- Mae'n flin 'da fi! You'll also need room to segregate Your Recent Searches will appear here. You can see the current list from the 'Our Degus->Pups Available' menu, and don't forget to add your name now if you would like to reserve pups from our next litters. Thatcham, Berkshire This is Chippa, She is super human friendly and healthy. whilst stimulating physical and mental development31. Her body temperature may also rise (up to 4C)40, Pet stores worst-case scenario of having to hand rear pups (which requires feeding times evey 2 hours around the clock for at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. *You can now register degus born in 2011, ahhhh ^_^ During the weaning process, the pups gradually replace their intestinal lactase enzymes (those used for digesting milk) with sucrase enzymes (for The female we got as a companion came with two of her young, a male and a female. Find them from the information-colour varieties menu. More info for Shihtzu-Puppies.org.uK. All 3 roughly 1 year old. June 2012: This is facilitated by the formation of a mucous/semen 'plug' that sits inside the vagina* *There are some new comments and pictures on the comments and pictures sections (Degutopia and information menus). Both parents will look after the young by huddling and squatting14 A group for Degu breeders who want to focus on science, facts, and logical discussions on breeding for healthy beautiful wonderful animals. ~Check back here for more updates and additions coming soon~ Exotic Explorers has some beautiful Degus for sale. changes in the behavioural development of the degu18. *The results of our recent total sugar analysis of a selection of degu feeds can now be found in the diet and articles sections, interesting stuff! *A brand new guide to tube-training your degus can be found in the training section (Degu care-Diet and management-Training menu), thanks to Melissa! All have been brought up in a family environment and are friendly. *There's now a graphic explaining the genetics of the white patched agouti colour variant on the 'information-colours' section. (although it will slowly decrease over the first 2 weeks170) Degus are usually fully adult at around 53-55 weeks old22 October 2012: menu! We hope you enjoy Find it via the 'about Degutopia-articles' menu. Degus have soft fur, but there are really only a a few degu colors. *The illness page has now been updated, this useful guide can be found under the Degu care-Health and advice-Common Illnesses menu. *There's a new guide to the pro's and con's of different substrates on the housing page (Degu care-Diet and management-Housing menu), thanks to Melissa! *Our shop is temporarily down for maintainence due to factors outside our control- sorry :( We hope to have it back up as soon as possible! despite the lack of size differences in adulthood. by silver Mar 27, 2008 9:05:48 GMT -5: South America. , 36 the male and female pups before they go to their new homes. January 2013: *The Beaphar XtraVital Degu feed has been re-instated as one of our 'recommended degu feeds' after the new version of this diet was released. Degu adoption posts from South America. , 36 In the UK the cost is going to be 25-50 British Pounds ($35 to $70) which is not very pricy but can be more expensive if you buy from private breeders. The females raise their young in a communal group. Well actually it's more like a mansion the site has a brand new server with bags of room to upload even more degu goodies! *The waiting list has been similarly updated. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. , 52 due to spontaneous oestrus. *There are some new close-up pictures of healthy adult degu and pup teeth on the appearance page ('Information' menu) PLUS new pics of unhealthy degu teeth, including enamle hypoplasia, on the Illness page. during pregnancy and remains high during lactation37 *The degu sounds page (degu info menu) has been expanded to include the new findings of the pup vocalisation paper. females have no more than one litter per year in order to allow their bodies plenty of time to recover. These cute little bundles of fur and fun are go to their forever homes. *The contacts page has been updated- the Degutopia team are extremely busy at the moment- don't forget that posting questions to our forum is a great way of getting fast answers! If necessary, the father can be *The degu waiting list has been updated again. Very interesting study and well worth a read. are often able to breed throughout the year36 Grey We have some absolutely gorgeous baby Skinny Pigs now ready for their new forever homes. GUIDE TO DETERMINING THE SEX OF DEGU ADULTS AND PUPS *There's a brand new guide titled 'How to tame a nervy degu'. This is not caused by male penetration, as it occurs in all oestrus females*. emotional experience can alter the development of the pups' brains13 May 2009: Find it in the Degu care-Health and advice-Treating fur-pulling menu. There We have some absolutely gorgeous baby African Pygmy Hedgehogs now ready for their new forever homes.

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