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Hello everyone,
My husband and I have kept rats for 15 years. We just lost 2 to cancer (again!) recently. I was told about the long life span and social behavior of degus by a friend recently. My husband and I watched about 100 youtube videos and read about their care and we are in love! I am having a very hard time finding breeders however. We live in Creedmoor, NC (very near both Durham and Raleigh, NC). We also visit our family in Columbus, OH about once a month.
Thanks so much,
Krista

 

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Jennicat-- I would, but not having any experience with them and having a 5 year old daughter, we would love to start with babies. A lot of the information said that they are much more attached if you raise them.

 

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You are right. All of our dogs and cats are rescues. They are much better pets that way, I think they know. I have rescued adult rats in the past and loved them as much. They were wonderful pets. I will definitely look at adoption. Have you ever known a Degu to bite? Of the 20 or so rats I have lived with, none have ever truely bitten. The gerbils I had as a teenager did bite (very hard!) sometimes!

 

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Wow. Where do you live? We won't be ready for them for 2-3 months though. We need to build a cage and we still have one rat left that has a mammary tumor also as large as she is! Our house is smaller enough that I really don't want two rodent cages next to eachother. Very great offer though if you can hold onto them. How friendly are they?
Krista

 

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Thanks Stephanie for all you information. Maybe we should be looking at older degus. I guess I was thinking of them like I do baby rats.