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We are passionate about Degus. We are in Kent, UK. We have 41 + new babies and more due any time tha I could not imagine my life without them now.
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We have 41 + new babies with more due soon Degus here in our home that have all be rescued for one reason on another. We have now started to rehome on any that have no health issues and are in good condition. Some may have arrived with medical issues and will not be up for rehoming before they are given a clean bill of health by our very experienced vets. You will need to complete a questionnaire

and show proof that their new home is both a suitable one and is appropriate for their needs which includes meeting all their basic needs. We prefer them to go in their established groups to avoid further upheaval for them and you need to understand they will need a time to settle in to their new surroundings before they will fully trust you. We work hard with all the Degus in our care to make them friendly, confident and human friendly. Some times this will be difficult due to their past but we do not give up. We will advise of the most friendly and outgoing of them if that is what you require. This is a family home so they are all used to children of various ages and my children do hold them while closely supervised so they are also used to child contact. Any that have ongoing issues will not be rehomed unless specifically requested by yourself and you have the experience, knowledge and understanding of their ongoing needs and the costs involved. Some have rather specialist needs which require ongoing treatment and special care or cages to assist their standard of living to one that we find acceptable. I will over the next few weeks / months try to put up pictures of them individually and their name and any special needs including why they came here when they did. We are very committed and focused on all of them having the best possible life they can for the rest of their days regardless of how long that will be. Some require frequent vet visits and operations (especially dentals) as a known common issue especially if they are not given very important daily Hay and Herbs which keep their back (molar) teeth ground down and stop this from forming. The are also unable to have sugar in their diet as they have an intolerance which can lead to diabetes and cataracts if not followed very strictly. There are so many things that they can have though which are available online rather than the very limited items that are in the shops currently. Safe woods are also very important for them so they can chew on things constantly due to their ever growing front teeth. Degus are very good at hiding illness sometimes until it is too late to save them. They can be prone to respiratory infections, eye infections and other minor ailments that can escalate very quickly if not caught early. I am very lucky to have the support and mutual respect of a fantastic and very knowledgeable vets locally that quite uncommonly has 5 vets that are both qualified and very experienced to deal with these little exotic trouble makers. They are so rewarding and loads of fun to have in your life too.

29/10/2024

For anyone who is waiting to hear from us about adoptions I will be going through the questionnaires later this afternoon and this evening and contacting you all.

We have 4 baby girls who will be ready next week and all the boys who have been mentioned in the previous available for adoption post.

Photo of heavily pregnant Star for attention. (Taken yesterday).

This beauty has been pregnant constantly for over 5 years. I can guarantee that this will be her last ever litter she has. This beauty needs a break for breeding for the rest of her life and some serious TLC and pampering. As you can see we already have quite a bond. She is beautiful inside and out.

29/10/2024

Bumble is so happy. Another gift box addressed to him.

Thank you so much

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27/10/2024

Bumble is very excited for his surprise delivery today!!

Thank you so much.

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21/10/2024

Thank you so much for this wonderful delivery.

Another very gratefully received donation.

Don’t know what we would do without all our supporters.

20/10/2024

Thank you so much for this wonderful donation.

We are in need of replacement shelves and bolt on or hanging toys if anyone has some.

We have lots of wheels and floor toys.

19/10/2024

Thank you so much for this amazing donation.

Very happily received and will be put to good use before the day it out.

We are so grateful. So are the Degus.

18/10/2024

Thank you so much for all these amazing donations.

Utterly blown away by the support.

14/10/2024

Please see attached our Amazon Wish List.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/39JPS1VGK5QY4?fbclid=IwY2xjawE0qVMBHXZgC10kZpsD59Js7PYmyv-MFhi_EJWwB6-4bdV4MLGXRcwUAWc6rwF8Qw&sfnsn=scwspwa

Also our PayPal is [email protected]

Please use the friends & family option if sending a donation as if you pay using goods and services they will take a charge as if we are a business selling something so will not get the entirety of your generous donation.

Also if you prefer then by all means choose something of your choice from somewhere else and ask for our address to send it to.

Thank you so much in advance.

14/10/2024

Currently available male Degus.

1st we have Biggles. A solo boy of around 3 1/2 years old. He is known to “giggle” as he jumps in his wheel to run. He is so sweet and snuggled up in my fleece yesterday for over an hour. He is a very friendly boy with humans just not with the other solos we have tried here.

Next we have Bopit who is around 3 1/2 (He loves his nose to be bopped). This boy will run out onto your hands and is a sucker for tickles. He will lift his paw and show you his belly. When you stop he will groom you so you then continue. He will take as many tickles as you are willing to give. Such a sweet boy but again not willing to get on with any of the other solos.

Then there is Beans also around 3 1/2 (because he is full of them). Beans is a sweetheart who is always on the go. He loves to run in the wheel and loves to chew his wooden toys. He will run up to you when you go to the cage and will accept a tickle when I
He forgets himself. As with the others frustratingly will not get on with each other.

Last of the Solos is Vincent (Van Goo) he was found in a gardeners van during the heatwave in a bad way from heat stroke. He is fully recovered and all back to health after his ordeal. We estimate him to be around 3 1/2 to 4 but that is just a guess. He is a gobby boy who will answer you back when you talk to him. But he is really quite an aggressor to other Degus. Sweet with humans though. Vincent will chew through toys like he is possessed. Expect to have to replace them often.

If you are wanting to or able to offer any of these boys a furever home please complete the adoption questionnaire (link in the pinned post and please pop us a message to let us know who you are interested in if you are after a specific boy.

We also have the boys who we took in yesterday available in groups.

Ideally the 4 older boys will go as a group together. And the group of 7 can go as a full group or a trio and a quad or a trio and 2 pairs.

We just want to find the perfect homes for them

Please find all the photos of the degus mentioned here in this post. We are hoping for some of them to go out quite quickly as we do not really have the space for so many and would like to get the numbers down to a more manageable figure.

Obviously the solos have a cage each and it would.

14/10/2024

So yesterday this happened.

32 degus have come here as they kept breeding and they could no longer cope.

21 girls including 8 baby girls. 4 of which are heavily pregnant (not pregnant babies). Look at their little faces. They will all be on pregnancy watch apart from the babies as they are only around 4 weeks at a guess.

11 boys.

We have a group of 4 older boys and a group of 7 consisting of 3 adults and 4 younger males which can be split to smaller groups.

The little baby girl went to sleep in my hand. They are all able to be handled with patience. They all seem in good health apart from one pregnant one with a watery eye.

Any donations towards the additional costs would be so welcome. (Food, substrate, treats, toys etc).

Thank you so much for following us.

08/09/2024

Thank you so much for thinking of us during such a difficult time and donating all your Degu bits to us including a cage that will go to a foster home to help save some in urgent need of our help.

So thankful for your help.

08/09/2024

Thank you so Much for these. Waited until they both arrived as you had let me know.

We are so grateful for all donations sent to us.

01/09/2024

Thank you so much to absolutely everyone who has been supporting us with our recovery food and normal food plea.

Here is what I have been using it all for and two of the girls who are starting to feel much better as a result. We have also managed to introduce them successfully so they now have each others company and support.

Thelma (the brown one) is being built up to go in for a dental which you can see is needed and Louise (the blue one) has an ongoing respiratory infection which still has a hold on her so needs to go back for a revised treatment plan

They are both currently 160g each but are starting to look much healthier than they were originally were. They love their recovery balls which for them is made of EmerAid IC Herbivore, Oxbow Herbivore Critical Care, Galens Garden Nutri Powder, some ground down flowers and water to bind.

Other options are also to add a no added salt or sugar peanut butter, some no added anything vegan baby food (we use Ella’s Kitchen) and some ground down rolled oats to help gain weight faster. Not everyone likes this though. It’s a case of try and see.

We now have loads of the Emeraid thank you. If anyone still wants to help then either Oxbow Critial Care Herbivore or Galens Garden - Nutri Powder would be amazing thank you.

We know Themla and Louise are feeling so much better from your continued support.

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01/09/2024

Thank you so much for this donation that arrived yesterday.

Amazing thank you.

We are so grateful to everyone who has sent food and recovery foods for the degus in our care.

29/08/2024

Thank you so much to the very thoughtful person who sent us the exact amount of donation to get both of these.

We are so grateful and thank you for donating in honour of your Rainbow Degus.

Beautiful sentiment to allow others to have the chance to recover and gain strength back in memory of your treasured family members.

26/08/2024

This is Vincent Van Goo who a gardener in his work van pulled up at a vets to say they had a mouse in their van. We were contacted by the vets and went and collected him on the hottest day of the year. He was suffering heat stroke and shock at the time and was not sure he would even make it home as he was so wobbly and lethargic.

As you can see he is now fully recovered and available for his furever home. He did not get on with any out out solo boys and he likes to whine at you when you/ answer you back if you talk to him. Please fill in the adoption questionnaire and message us if you are interested in adopting him.

26/08/2024

We have been informed of an urgent rescue of over 50 Degus in Kent. Is anyone able to help us, anyone able to foster for us at all?

26/08/2024

Thank you so much for this bag of Emeraid recovery food.

So kind to help us.

24/08/2024

Thank you so much to our amazing followers for these incredibly generous donations.

We are blown away by your kindness.

We feel so blessed to see such generosity when we are really struggling.

We are just needing some help with the Oxbow Critical Care now, but know that most places are selling it for a shocking price including Amazon. We have found 2 places that are selling it for reasonable prices.

We would be so grateful if anyone is able to help us get some of this too as we mix them together for the best recovery foods out there. Happy with whatever is easiest.

We can provide our address for deliveries or you if you prefer you can send a donation to our PayPal and we can purchase it ourselves.

Thank you so much everyone.

22/08/2024

We are in urgent need of both Emeraid IC herbivore and Oxbow Critical care from our Amazon Wish list as we only have a couple of days worth left for all our poorly ones. We have burgess excel dual care so don’t need that thankfully.

The wish list is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/39JPS1VGK5QY4?fbclid=IwY2xjawE0qVMBHXZgC10kZpsD59Js7PYmyv-MFhi_EJWwB6-4bdV4MLGXRcwUAWc6rwF8Qw&sfnsn=scwspwa

We currently have 3 needing the vets too but need to build
We also need to find enough to cover those costs too. We are currently spending £45 every 2 weeks on science selective due to the amount in our care.

I will in a few days update a few solo boys who are ready for adoption including Vincent Van Goo who is now a healthy boy who has recovered well from his heat stroke and shock. He is a very vocal boy that’s for sure. We also have Biggles who should have been called Giggles as he giggles to himself every time he jumps in his wheel to run.

If anyone is able to send us either of these recovery foods we would be so grateful. Or even just £1 towards a pack that would be so helpful to us via our PayPal [email protected] using the friends & family option so we can receive the entire donation instead of paying PayPal fees as if we were selling something.

Thank you so much for reading this in advance.

*** EDIT ***

We have been sent lots of Emeraid thank you so much.

If anyone can help with Oxbow Critical Care. Amazon is really expensive for that but I have found it cheaper elsewhere. £37.99 for the 454g bags and £15.99 for the 141g bags. I am happy to share the details to anyone who is able to help us or send some pennies to PayPal and I can order them. Thank you so much for the amazing response we have had so far.

11/08/2024

PLEASE NOTE: that The Degu Den will be closed for just over 2 weeks due to a very rare get away for us.

My partner will still be around running things such as looking after the animals and giving meds and syringe feeding but he does not deal with the page in any way (never has) so please be patient and aware that any responses other than life threatening emergencies will not be answered until after 30th August.

If there is anything really urgent please message me privately rather than on the page.

Thank you.

Tiddles says hi.

02/08/2024

Please help us, just click on the link and vote for us.

Thank you so much

🔍 Rescues wanted 🔎

We’re looking to gift a box of ‘mixed hays’ to 4 separate rescues. This is hay that’s gotten mixed together during packing (usually from under the scales!) that we collect up the end of each day. They will be a mix of Pure Timothy, Cotswold Sweet and Timothy Blend in unknown quantities. Whilst we can’t sell it as we can’t label exactly what it is, it’s still perfectly usable and too good to bin. If you know of a rescue that is struggling for hay supplies right now please tag them below and we can get in touch with them.

Whilst we have 4 boxes right now we will regularly have more so if we can compile a list of rescues that would benefit we can refer back to the list the next time we have a box available and work our way through them.

02/08/2024

PLEASE, HELP US BY VOTING FOR US, WE CAN'T BE IN WITH A CHANCE WITHOUT YOU!

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26/07/2024

Thank you so much for this amazing donation. Very thoughtful of you.

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22/07/2024

Thank you such for this donation.

We really appreciate all of you and any way you can help us.

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This is Vincent Van Goo who a gardener in his work van pulled up at a vets to say they had a mouse in their van. We were contacted by the vets and went and collected him on the hottest day of the year. He was suffering heat stroke and shock at the time and was not sure he would even make it home as he was so wobbly and lethargic. As you can see he is now fully recovered and available for his furever home. He did not get on with any out out solo boys and he likes to whine at you when you/ answer you back if you talk to him. Please fill in the adoption questionnaire and message us if you are interested in adopting him.

We are in urgent need of both Emeraid IC herbivore and Oxbow Critical care from our Amazon Wish list as we only have a couple of days worth left for all our poorly ones. We have burgess excel dual care so don’t need that thankfully. The wish list is here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/39JPS1VGK5QY4?fbclid=IwY2xjawE0qVMBHXZgC10kZpsD59Js7PYmyv-MFhi_EJWwB6-4bdV4MLGXRcwUAWc6rwF8Qw&sfnsn=scwspwa We currently have 3 needing the vets too but need to build We also need to find enough to cover those costs too. We are currently spending £45 every 2 weeks on science selective due to the amount in our care. I will in a few days update a few solo boys who are ready for adoption including Vincent Van Goo who is now a healthy boy who has recovered well from his heat stroke and shock. He is a very vocal boy that’s for sure. We also have Biggles who should have been called Giggles as he giggles to himself every time he jumps in his wheel to run. If anyone is able to send us either of these recovery foods we would be so grateful. Or even just £1 towards a pack that would be so helpful to us via our PayPal [email protected] using the friends & family option so we can receive the entire donation instead of paying PayPal fees as if we were selling something. Thank you so much for reading this in advance. *** EDIT *** We have been sent lots of Emeraid thank you so much. If anyone can help with Oxbow Critical Care. Amazon is really expensive for that but I have found it cheaper elsewhere. £37.99 for the 454g bags and £15.99 for the 141g bags. I am happy to share the details to anyone who is able to help us or send some pennies to PayPal and I can order them. Thank you so much for the amazing response we have had so far.

Hi everyone. Bumble here trying to get in to the festive spirit!!! We have a bit of a problem though. We are getting really, really low on noms. Can anyone please either spare a few pennies to send to lil old me to buy some or please purchase a bag from our Amazon wish list. We really need BOTH beaphar care plus and science selective if anyone can spare anything please. We have lots of treats and herbs but not proper food. Any help will be so greatly appreciated. Thank you to all the hooman slaves out there and their Degu masters. https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/39JPS1VGK5QY4?fbclid=IwAR12YAtdJGabA-fSbOz2Jsr_jBYYvxCVsAevuG3VeDCxl0XMFAFnOq8BfEM

Just look at this cuteness for a Sunday morning happy place. Tiddles 🐾🐾

Tiddles is being such a good girl with taking her meds and taking additional syringe feeds to try and help her catch up with her brothers and sister. Just look at this. How sweet is she. 🐾🐾

Sheldon update!!!! Sheldon is responding to fluid therapy really well. It’s taken a few days to see a difference in him and he did look worse first. We are still fighting with him. He is becoming more active and has as of last night become interested in food again. We need to try and get a urine sample but he is much more active now and gets stressed very easily (angry is more like it). He knows when it’s fluids time and waits by the door impatiently for them. Since Sheldon’s arrival our vet bills have been particularly increasing. Paid out £323.97 on them and will have another larger expense once we have the urine sample which needs to be sent off and see if he will be suitable for a specific medication to help him for the rest of his life. So happy to see him finally eating for himself again. Mostly baby food for now but at least it’s something. He seems to now have one eye closed too. Bathed it as it was shut with dried sleep but it is still not open properly. Something else to be looked at. If anyone is able to and would like to help with his now ongoing vet costs please send a PayPal payment to [email protected] but please remember to send it friends & family and not goods and services otherwise we will lose a percentage of your kind donation to PayPal fees as they will think you have purchased something from us. Also if you would rather not send cash to us you can phone the vets directly and ask to pay a donation amount of your choice to our account so when we pay our next bill the money will be there to go towards it. Of you can help us by getting us some items from our wish list on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/39JPS1VGK5QY4/?ref_=list_c_wl_lol_ovle

For those of you who don’t follow Bumbles page here is an update on Sheldon. My dear friend is home thank goodness. I was so worried about him. Sheldon saw Dr Richard for examination and was taken straight off then and there to put him under anaesthetic to see what was wrong. He had to have X-rays done as there was nothing obviously wrong. His teefs are perfect just like mine. The X-rays show that he is much, much older than originally thought. He has lots of arthritis. I am just so happy he is back home to stay even if he is old enough to be my Great, great Grandad. He is my friend and I am soo hoping that with a treatment plan set up now it will hopefully make him feel better. Look just how much we missed each other. Bumble 🐾🐾

It is with such deep sadness that I write this post to tell you that little pup passed away being snuggled up to my neck at 10.40 on Tuesday night. Sweet dreams little one. I know you wanted to fight so much with us. I am sorry for the delay in updating you all but it has been a really difficult time here. Mum and babies are all reunited over the bridge. We knew it would be challenging for so many reasons. Mum we believe was quite old and far too old to be having babies but also all the pups had deformities to a certain level (which we always made sure were not visible) even the last little boy. We knew about the visible ones but there could have also been more going on inside that we were unaware of. The last precious baby was not growing properly and not gaining weight as he should have so we sort of knew his days were numbered. We did not love him any less or try and less to help him fight those odds though. We are truly heart broken by all that has happened in the last 11 days. I wish the outcome could have been very different. He had lots of round the clock love and attention. Went on adventures with us and even stayed out all night with me. Wherever I went he came too with feeds made up and everything he could need packed with him. Now I feel lost and like I am forgetting to do something. Hand rearing babies is such an all consuming thing to do but no way would I ever give up on any of them. A little video of him sleeping with me after a feed. 🐾🐾

Nothing like a little dream now is there. It’s very tiring having to eat every 2hrs. 🐾🐾

So little one has chosen a new comforter for their new home. Look how happy it has made them tonight.

Love their little hearts.

Feeding time for the big group of baby girls. They just never get it that the other levels of their cage get the food first as it’s so much easier when empty! Could you imagine opening that door with them all there? Welcome to the life of a small rescue. Hahaha. So cute. ***** They have now been with us 3 weeks this weekend so all the girls and 3 baby boys are ready for rehoming, I will be going thought all the adoption questionnaires tomorrow afternoon and evening and contact any who have shown interest. *****

The beautiful and highly supported Pandora has gone back home today. Good luck sweet girl and keep fighting. She has started to be self sufficient and eating for herself for the first time in ages. Thank you to everyone who supported us to support her and make this possible. 🐾🐾

Would you believe this this little lady is on permanent meds for root growth? Vanilla you are such a nest maker. I think you have made Cinnamon dizzy. 🐾🐾

Pandora is back at the den and feeling much happier after seeing Dr Richard and her dental. I can understand those of you concerned about how she looks on photos as she really pancakes on us so here is a little video of how well she is going and how far she has come in her recovery. She has been left with a head tilt but when she arrived the first time she could barely stand and was unable to walk as she kept rolling over instead.

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Our Story

We are a small non profit Degu rescue in Kent who have 72 Degus Currently here in our home that have all be rescued for one reason on another. We have now started to rehome on any that have no health issues and are in good condition. Some may have arrived with medical issues and will not be up for rehoming before they are given a clean bill of health by our very experienced vets, or to an experienced degu owner who understands completely the implications of taking on a degu or degus with that particular health issue. You will need to complete a questionnaire and show proof that their new home is both a suitable one and is appropriate for them, which includes meeting all their basic needs. We prefer them to go in their established groups to avoid further upheaval for them and you need to understand they will need a time to settle in to their new surroundings before they will fully trust you. We work hard with all the Degus in our care to make them friendly, confident and human friendly. Some times this will be difficult due to their past but we do not give up. We will advise of the most friendly and outgoing of them if that is what you require. This is a family home so they are all used to children of various ages and my children do hold them while closely supervised so they are also used to child contact. Any that have ongoing issues will not be rehomed unless specifically requested by yourself and you have the experience, knowledge and understanding of their ongoing needs and the costs involved. Some have rather specialist needs which require ongoing treatment and special care or cages to assist their standard of living to one that we find acceptable. I will over the next few weeks / months try to put up pictures of them individually and their name and any special needs including why they came here when they did. We are very committed and focused on all of them having the best possible life they can for the rest of their days regardless of how long that will be. Some require frequent vet visits and operations (especially dentals) as a known common issue especially if they are not given very important daily Hay and Herbs which keep their back (molar) teeth ground down and stop this from forming. The are also unable to have sugar in their diet as they have an intolerance which can lead to diabetes and cataracts if not followed very strictly. There are so many things that they can have though which are available online rather than the very limited items that are in the shops currently. Safe woods are also very important for them so they can chew on things constantly due to their ever growing front teeth. Degus are very good at hiding illness sometimes until it is too late to save them. They can be prone to respiratory infections, eye infections and other minor ailments that can escalate very quickly if not caught early. I am very lucky to have the support and mutual respect of a fantastic and very knowledgeable vets locally that quite uncommonly has 5 vets that are both qualified and very experienced to deal with these little exotic trouble makers. They are so rewarding and loads of fun to have in your life too. I could not imagine my life without helping them now.