do degus come in various colours

[oldtyme]

i just wondered if anyone knows what colours degus come in,ive been told you can get them in white,blue or grey as i thought they just came in the natural colour

[Amalthea]

Yup! They are just rarer... :wink:

[oldtyme]

Originally Posted by Amalthea

Yup! They are just rarer... :wink:

thanx,ive been trying to find info on net but not that good wi the netb

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

they sell blue degus in bury,n theyre bloody expensive though, £60 each

[Amalthea]

P@H still sell agouti degus for something in the region of 30 quid! Not much incentive for ignorant owners to get more than one, is it??

[adamntitch]

someong i no got a pair from a rescue centre they where blue and it was 30.00 for them just the rehoming fee maybe worth phoning around

here a nice pic i found

http://www.degus-online.de/blue.htm

[Pouchie]

Guys I have blue degus (which I believe is the only new colour other than agouti) and both my girls are pregnant.

They are bloody expensive and the blues are valued even higher because they are so rare but I agree with amalthea. The price has to be sensible to encourage peeps to buy a pair. They would be thoroughly miserable on their own.

I can't bear animals being sold for more money due to their colour. A degu is a degu and my blues will be sold for less than any agouti I have ever seen for sale.

The cheapest I have seen is £30 but ours will be priced at £20 even though we paid megabucks for our trio.

I would like to value them the same as my £10 fancy rats but you have to bear in mind they are pregnant for THREE MONTHS and very expensive to feed as they eat a mix of guinea pig and chin pellets but are herbivores so need loads of greens, kale, cabbage, cauli leaves, expensive timothy hay etc.

Will post my babies on here when they arrive

[hermanlover]

Originally Posted by Pouchie

Guys I have blue degus (which I believe is the only new colour other than agouti) and both my girls are pregnant.

They are bloody expensive and the blues are valued even higher because they are so rare but I agree with amalthea. The price has to be sensible to encourage peeps to buy a pair. They would be thoroughly miserable on their own.

I can't bear animals being sold for more money due to their colour. A degu is a degu and my blues will be sold for less than any agouti I have ever seen for sale.

The cheapest I have seen is £30 but ours will be priced at £20 even though we paid megabucks for our trio.

I would like to value them the same as my £10 fancy rats but you have to bear in mind they are pregnant for THREE MONTHS and very expensive to feed as they eat a mix of guinea pig and chin pellets but are herbivores so need loads of greens, kale, cabbage, cauli leaves, expensive timothy hay etc.

Will post my babies on here when they arrive

just be careful some one doesnt try to make a quick buck, buy them all, and sell them on for more money. they dont deserve the money for you, and your degus doing the hard work

[Pouchie]

Some pics of my blues x

[Pouchie]

Originally Posted by hermanlover

just be careful some one doesnt try to make a quick buck, buy them all, and sell them on for more money. they dont deserve the money for you, and your degus doing the hard work

Thanks. It is always a risk if your prices are lower than average but I would be extra suspicious if someone wanted to buy more than 2 or 3.

It is a catch 22 but I think my price is right and the pet shops are over the top.

If breeders keep prices down hopefully pet shops will be forced to follow suit.

Back to the topic, just posted some pics of my 'blues'. Have not seen or heard of white TBH but it is quite possible albino have popped out by now.