Here is a great tip for people who have either a metal cage or mesh fronted enclosure! Many of us like to be able to have fresh plants available for our degus. The problem is, if you put the plant into the degus enclosure is often destroyed within two days or so. There are a large variety of plant pots that come with hooks or clips (often for garden use) that can be used to attach your plants to the outside of the cage... ...Read more
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A vaguely degu related topic today, you will have to bear with me as I swerve to the point. For those wondering, no that is not a degu in the picture above; the animal in the picture is actually called a Potoroo. Potoroos are a small marsupial mammal that fill a similar ecological niche to that of the degu. Head over the break to learn more about these little critters.
Before leaving for Australia I created a complete mix to be fed during my absence. I personally feel the mix looks very appetizing, I was very pleased with the results - and guess what, so were the degus! The mix is comprised of the following ingredients: Vegetable matter: dry mashed pea flakes, dry carrot slices, beetroot cubes dried, parsnip cubes dried
Plant matter: rose petals, dry plantain, dry daisy (stems, leaves, flowers), dry dandelion (stems, leaves, flowers), dry birch tree leaves (silver), dry apple tree leaves, dry blackberry leaves, dry clover, dry marigold, milk thistle, dry nettle leaves Herbs: lemon balm, rosemary, thyme, basil, mint, parsley, sage Seeds and pods: popped corn, rose hips, white sunflower seed, black sunflower seed, grass grain, rapeseed, linseed, niger seed, canary seed, sesame seed, quinoa seed, white millet Base: Hay, Straw (Excluding Straw and Hay) The total mix is about - 50% Seed - 6% vegetables - 44% plant matter (Including Straw and Hay) The total mix is about - 30% Hay and Straw - 70% feed mix. Additional "fluffy" hay is provided separately as well as additional hay with birch tree matter (for anti bacterial properties). This additional hay is offered separate to the feed mix once a week in large quantities to forage and dig in. On the menu today is Dandelions! I can remember when I first started keeping degus I was very unsure of what to feed them other than pellets (back in the stone age). I was so worried about them trying new foods - what was poisonous, what was toxic, what was sugary, were they eating too much of something. The first ever food other than pellets that I fed to my degus was dandelions and it has been their favourite food ever since...
Hello everyone, time for round 2! In todays article I will further expand on my degus diet. I am now at a stage where I feed a completely natural diet to my degus, however in this article I will demonstrate my 50/50 natural mix.
I have recently made a slight change to the bottom level of my enclosure. I have added about 35cm of substrate to the level. Past the break you will find further information and pictures. Click for more...
Hello one and all! Today I wanted to share with you some of the foods that make up my degus diet. It is important to note that all owners feed their degus differently; this is my way and will therefore not work for everyone. I am currently in the process of changing some aspects of my degus diet. When this process is complete you can expect to see the changes I have made in a new post. Click to read on past the break!
Nom nom nom... This is a video of my 4 degus that have just recently been successfully introduced to each other. They all adore porridge and thus I am using it as positive enforcement. Hopefully it will teach them that if they all behave together.. they get porridge. It is also good for feeding up underweight or sick degus, all of my boys have a battle scar to show from the introductions and are all a bit weak at the moment, therefor I am giving them porridge.
Enjoy :) PS - they get a little anxious at the end, they dont like to be disturbed while noshing :) |