My zoo,lol

01-23-2008, 03:56 AM #1 (**permalink**)

Hello everyone I am new here and thought I would post about my little zoo. We share our home with 12 creatures and love every minute of it. Can't wait until we can buy a bigger house (hopefully in the country) and I can start doing some rescues. Our mini zoo (as my friends call it) include

3 dogs
2 cats
1 lionhead rabbit
1 ferret
2 white mice
and 3 degus

01-23-2008, 07:23 AM #2 (**permalink**)

sounds busy....gotta question....What's a degus?

01-23-2008, 10:04 AM #3 (**permalink**)

Tammy I was going to come in and tease you about not knowing what it was, but I won't - I did a google!
"The Degu (Octodon degus) is a small caviomorph rodent that is native to Chile. It is sometimes referred to as the Brush-Tailed Rat (although not closely related to the rat family) and is also called the Common Degu, to distinguish it from the other members of the genus Octodon. Other members are also called degus, but they are distinguished by additional names. The name "degu" on its own, however, indicates either the genus Octodon or, more usually, O. degus. Degus are closely related to the chinchilla and guinea pig, also placed in parvorder Caviomorpha."

Sounds like quite the house full! I would really love to have more animals around here, but between the food and the vet care, we just can't afford it - even though we DO have the room!

01-23-2008, 02:37 PM #4 (**permalink**)

Welcome mkollas. Know you will love this site.

We have 4 housecats and a cockatiel.

Slide, you have answered my question too.

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01-23-2008, 03:16 PM #5 (**permalink**)

We used to have degus-love them. They are so cute and personable little beings!!
BTW, welcome to CC, mkollas! Glad to have you join us!
We've got a few animals, but not quite as many as youLOL. We have two budgies, three dogs, a cat and some fish. Oh, and my chickens-mostly bantams and a few isa browns.

01-28-2008, 02:04 PM #6 (**permalink**)

Sorry about not getting a reply posted, was having some PC problems. Anyway, yes a degu is basically what Slide said it was. Very cute little critters, we have 3 and are getting 3 more next month and expect to start breeding soon after. Lots of work but lots of fun!!!! Yeah the vet and food bills are not cheap but I love my animals and wouldn't have it any other way....Some people buy lots of shoes or clothes I spend all my money on my kids, my creatures and my crafting,lol.

02-04-2008, 05:04 AM #7 (**permalink**)

Wow that is a house full...I have one dog and that is it...