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Caring for Your Degu
The first rule in caring and handling your degu is NEVER pick him/her up by its tail. The skin on the tail will rub off resulting in pain for your pet and/or a deformed tail. If your degu is tame, you can pick him/her up by placing your cupped hands on either side of the […]


