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I recently bought two degus. They were born around the week of March 17th. They are about 10 weeks old now. I have had them now for about two weeks and they are very comfortable with me, the both of them are. They come on me and my boyfriend all the time no problem. We go near the cage and they are sqeaking all mighty to get out. They even crawl on my sisters no problem. We bought them a cage that wasnt cheap its 2 feet tall by 2 feet wide by a depth of 1 foot. It doesn't seem small or anything for them. I put one of my shirts in there and have changed the shirt 3 times now so they can get used to my scent. I have also made them a hiding area so they can go and feel safe. They are spoiled! They have a wheel, 4 levels of running space. I feed them 2-3 times a day and they have toys to chew. I clean their poo off the levels every single day and clean their bedding/shavings twice a week. I also give them some "muffets" for treats which are non fat and non sugar shredded wheat I dont give them a lot of it just a tiny piece everyday or every other day. They are developing really bad behaviour. The both of them wont stop sqeaking for the past 2-3 days now. If I let them out they stop but they try their very best to get free from me and my boyfriend. They have even jumped right off my shoulder or even my hands right onto the ground so they can get free. Now to me this doesnt seem like a good thing. I dont believe it has anything to do with their cage which I have read on other sites that it could be. I feed them proper chinchilla food with no fruit. They dont seem to be in pain at all or seem hurt/limping anything like that. If I leave them alone completely they stop but this takes quite a while after for them to calm down. I dont understand.
Can anyone give me advice?
The male hasnt been sqeaking for "20 mins straight" as I have read that means they just mated. Its normally the female who never shuts up. And their squeaking at me not eachother. I always give them attention. Maybe too much?? I dont know I need some help figuring out these little creatures because I want to feel like they are getting used to me but it seems like their scared or something.
Help!
Can anyone give me advice?
The male hasnt been sqeaking for "20 mins straight" as I have read that means they just mated. Its normally the female who never shuts up. And their squeaking at me not eachother. I always give them attention. Maybe too much?? I dont know I need some help figuring out these little creatures because I want to feel like they are getting used to me but it seems like their scared or something.
Help!