Degu Quiz
How much do you really know about degus? 8 questions — learn as you go!
📚 What you learned about degus
- When are degus awake?✅ During the day, like youDegus are diurnal — awake in the daytime and asleep at night, unlike most pet rodents.
- How many degus should you keep?✅ At least twoDegus are intensely social and must live in same-sex pairs or groups — a lone degu gets sad and stressed.
- What food can degus NEVER have?✅ Fruit and sugary treatsDegus get diabetes very easily, so fruit and anything sugary are strictly off the menu.
- What color are a healthy degu's front teeth?✅ OrangeHealthy degu teeth are orange — white teeth in a degu are actually a warning sign of illness.
- Why must you never grab a degu by the tail?✅ The tail skin can tear offThe tail skin can slip off as a built-in escape trick — and it never grows back.
- How do degus keep their fur clean?✅ Rolling in special sandLike their chinchilla cousins, degus roll and flip in a dust bath to clean their coats.
- How do degus 'talk' to each other?✅ Over a dozen squeaks, chirps, and warblesDegus are real chatterboxes with more than a dozen different calls.
- How long do degus usually live?✅ 6–8 yearsDegus live around 6–8 years — two or three times longer than a hamster.
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- When are degus awake?✅ During the day, like youDegus are diurnal — awake in the daytime and asleep at night, unlike most pet rodents.
- How many degus should you keep?✅ At least twoDegus are intensely social and must live in same-sex pairs or groups — a lone degu gets sad and stressed.
- What food can degus NEVER have?✅ Fruit and sugary treatsDegus get diabetes very easily, so fruit and anything sugary are strictly off the menu.
- What color are a healthy degu's front teeth?✅ OrangeHealthy degu teeth are orange — white teeth in a degu are actually a warning sign of illness.
- Why must you never grab a degu by the tail?✅ The tail skin can tear offThe tail skin can slip off as a built-in escape trick — and it never grows back.
- How do degus keep their fur clean?✅ Rolling in special sandLike their chinchilla cousins, degus roll and flip in a dust bath to clean their coats.
- How do degus 'talk' to each other?✅ Over a dozen squeaks, chirps, and warblesDegus are real chatterboxes with more than a dozen different calls.
- How long do degus usually live?✅ 6–8 yearsDegus live around 6–8 years — two or three times longer than a hamster.