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Curious, active, playful, strong, brotherly, friendly, intelligent, cleverly

Together with Disco, he was the first degu we ever welcomed into out lives. The alpha of our first group. Nosy, noisy, cheeky – this little fellow loves adventures and humans. We cannot imagine a life without him.

A very talented escape artist  Watchful, agile, intelligent, loves taking risks, easily scared

Funnily enough, this guy was named “Slip” before we knew how fitting it would be: since early childhood, he slips through the most awkward places, sometimes even gets stuck in a crazy attempt to escape through the tiniest crack available to him. We learned a lot from him regarding securing the cage as well as capturing escaped goos.

Once, he had escaped and we were searching for him in vain until a toilet paper roll started squeaking all of a sudden. We had kept those rolls in the living room for future DIY-projects. And looky there, he was stuck inside one of them! (Pictres) Be cautious that if you choose to give your goos toilet paper rolls to play with since it can be dangerous for our furry friends! Always cut them, so they couldn’t get stuck. It goes without saying that you should check your degus every day to recognise such incidents early.

shy, scared, hesitant, friendly, cuddly

He and his twin brother Chili Pi were the shiest degus we had ever encountered. Even two years in, the are still very sceptical of any changes, but do enjoy some play time with humans – especially if food is involved.

shy, hesitant, calm, distrusting, needs cuddles, had a difficult childhood and takes a long time to build trust, has psychological issues (removing hair on his paws) that are not related to space issues, as would be common for that behaviour.

You’d never think he is 7of9’s twin brother because he might as well be his opposite: shy, introverted, easily scared, loves sharing and cuddling with fellow goos. No matter how old he’ll get and whter there are younger goos around, he’ll always be my baby.

very mature, strong, balanced, calm, but can fight back if necessary, a good step dad until they outgrew him

He was the loving step dad of Kimi, Foo and Fighter when we initially got him from the pet shelter in Vienna. When the bunch grew over his head, we had to separate them and re-socialise him with Diegoo, a fellow senior with whom he has a very harmoneous relationship.

curious, friendly, active, doesn’t bite, but gently gnaws on everyone and everything

This tomboy got his ear severed when he was fighting for the alpha position with his brothers. He won and wears his new style with pride, this little pirate. Meanwhile, he is not alpha anymore thanks to Franky’s arrival, but he doesn’t seem to mind at all.

shy, hesitant, easily scared, a glutton

Initially the smallest among the three brothers, this little fellow discovered his extreme passion for food. He gained a lot of weight, so we need to monitor him regularly. He also earned the loving nickname “Fatso”.

curious, friendly, active

He was found with a group of 9 other degus of mixed gender, abandoned in the cold in a park. He was severely injured, had an open back, his tail was half torn off, half necrotic and overall he seemed extremely severed by ranking fights. 

We fed him up, cared for his wounds and will continue to do so until he is fit enough to be introduced to Franky & Co. We think his character is a perfect fit for that group and hope they’ll see it the same way.

strong, brave, curious, yet hesitant and distrusting towards humans

This degu was one of the ten abandoned degus that had been found in a park in Vienna. He is currently living with Glam and being introduced to Punk. He is slowly starting to trust us humans and already knows when it’s feeding time.