Does anyone here have any experience with chinchillas or degus?
I'm down to one single (elderly) bird, and I think once he's gone (and I have space for a large cage in the dog-free room), I don't think I'll get another. I really want to do the small animal thing. I never had small pets as a child, and it's beginning to appeal to me.
I've handled mice and rats through school, and both give me terrible itchy rashes. Guinea pigs have made me sneeze (but that could have been the bedding, I've only met a few) All of the gerbils and hamsters I've met have been kinda grumpy, and their shirt lifespans depress me a little (although I do have a strong desire to build a massive habitrail!).
I absolutely adore rabbits, but I do worry that I wouldn't be able to give them enough out of cage time. I've heard that they need a lot, since they aren't super active in their cages.
The pet store I worked at had a store degu, and she was lovely, very friendly and personable. I don't know if that's the norm, though, she's the only degu I've known.
So...I'm entertaining the possibility of a chinchilla or a degu, and I'd love to hear people's experiences with them!
I'm down to one single (elderly) bird, and I think once he's gone (and I have space for a large cage in the dog-free room), I don't think I'll get another. I really want to do the small animal thing. I never had small pets as a child, and it's beginning to appeal to me.
I've handled mice and rats through school, and both give me terrible itchy rashes. Guinea pigs have made me sneeze (but that could have been the bedding, I've only met a few) All of the gerbils and hamsters I've met have been kinda grumpy, and their shirt lifespans depress me a little (although I do have a strong desire to build a massive habitrail!).
I absolutely adore rabbits, but I do worry that I wouldn't be able to give them enough out of cage time. I've heard that they need a lot, since they aren't super active in their cages.
The pet store I worked at had a store degu, and she was lovely, very friendly and personable. I don't know if that's the norm, though, she's the only degu I've known.
So...I'm entertaining the possibility of a chinchilla or a degu, and I'd love to hear people's experiences with them!