Here you can find species-appropriate, healthy degu food

Welcome to our degu world! Here you will find healthy food for the species-appropriate nutrition of your lively degus. From special degu blends with leaves and roots to essential seed mixes, our carefully selected foods provide healthy, species-appropriate nutrition for your little rodents. Buy healthy food for degus from us and help them feel healthy and happy!

Futtermischung für Kaninchen und Nager mit heilenden Kräutern und Blüten

5/5

Degus Bronchial Rhinitis Herbs

Animal species: Degus | Weight: 500 g

expectorant and helps with expectoration
Can also be used for inhalations

From €12.00*

Content: 0.5 kg (€24.00* / 1 kg )

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Futtermischung für Kaninchen, Meerschweinchen und andere Nager mit Heu, Kräutern und Blüten

5/5

Degus Gastrointestinal Herbs

Animal species: Degus | Weight: 500 g

high-quality leaves & herbal seeds from herbal medicine
with 12 different flowers

From €12.00*

Content: 0.5 kg (€24.00* / 1 kg )

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Futterzusatz mit Kräutern, Blüten und Bio-Heu für Kaninchen, Meerschweinchen, Ratten und andere Nager

5/5

Degus Immunio Feed Supplement

Animal species: Degus | Weight: 500 g

4 7 % flowers and 53 % herbs and weeds
Strengthens the immune system in a natural way

From €12.00*

Content: 0.5 kg (€24.00* / 1 kg )

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Futtermischung für Kaninchen und Nager mit Blättern heimischer Gehölze

5/5

Degus leaf diversity

Animal species: Degus | Weight: 500 g

Blätter heimischer Obst- und Laubbäume
mit gesunden Unkräutern

From €10.50*

Content: 0.5 kg (€21.00* / 1 kg )

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Futter mit Blättern und Blüten für Degus

5/5

Degus Leaves & Blossoms

Weight: 500 g

native fruit tree leaves
with herbs, weeds and flowers

From €10.00*

Content: 0.5 kg (€20.00* / 1 kg )

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5/5

Degus SAB Plant Mixture Balanced

Weight: 500 g

Recipe according to SAB of the Degus International Community
with herbs, leaves and flowers

From €11.00*

Content: 0.5 kg (€22.00* / 1 kg )

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5/5

Degus SAB Seed Mix

Weight: 1 kg

Seeds according to SAB of the Degus International Community
High-quality oilseeds

€13.00*

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Degus seeds

Weight: 1 kg

balanced ratio between flour and oil seeds
with fine grass seeds

€12.00*

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Ergänzungsfutter für Kaninchen, Nager und Vögel mit diversen Gemüsesorten

5/5

Degus Vegetable Buffet

Animal species: Degus | Weight: 1 kg

made from 100 % diced vegetables
vitamin-rich supplementary feed & healthy treat

From €14.00*

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Ergänzungsfutter für Kaninchen, Chinchillas, Nager und Vögel mit aus 100 % Blüten

5/5

Flower mixture

Weight: 100 g

With 9 different flowers from natural medicine
Flowers can also be used for tea

From €4.50*

Content: 0.1 kg (€45.00* / 1 kg )

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5/5

Grass Seeds & Flowers

Weight: 500 g

improved recipe of grass and flower supplement
5 varieties of grass seed and 4 varieties of flowers

From €9.50*

Content: 0.5 kg (€19.00* / 1 kg )

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5/5

Grass Seeds Deluxe

Weight: 500 g

6 different grass seed varieties with fine herbs
millet and grain-free

From €9.50*

Content: 0.5 kg (€19.00* / 1 kg )

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Ergänzungsfutter mit Grassamen und Kräutersamen für Sittiche und Nager

5/5

Herbs

Weight: 500 g

Improved recipe of the Health Extra
High-quality herbal seeds known from herbal medicine

From €10.00*

Content: 0.5 kg (€20.00* / 1 kg )

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5/5

Rodent sprouts | sprouted food | 210 ml

Ready-to-use sprouted food for hamsters, mice and rats
Important nutrients, minerals and vitamins

€5.50*

Content: 210 Milliliter (€2.62* / 100 Milliliter )

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Darüber freut sich dein Liebling...

5/5

Peanuts, shelled

Weight: 100 g

High in protein
Iron
Phosphorus
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
Trace elements

€1.60*

Content: 0.1 kg (€16.00* / 1 kg )

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5/5

Orlux | Clay Bloc mini | 3 x 180 g

Clay block for large parakeets and parrots

€4.95*

Content: 0.54 kg (€9.17* / 1 kg )

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What is a degu?

A degu (Octodon degus) is a rodent.

Degus live in the Andean regions of Chile and Argentina. They belong to the chinchilla family and are closely related to other rodents such as guinea pigs and hamsters. Degus are medium-sized rodents that grow to about 15-25 centimeters long and weigh between 170 and 300 grams. They have short, dense fur that comes in a variety of colors including gray, brown and black. They are diurnal animals and usually live in groups of three to ten in natural rock formations or burrows. Degus are very social and communicative. They communicate with each other through a variety of sounds and body postures. In captivity, degus form a close bond with their keepers. Because they are curious and active, they have become popular pets. Degus need plenty of space, exercise, and a species-appropriate diet rich in raw fiber to stay healthy.

The degu - diet

A degu eats a rather meager diet in nature. It eats primarily grasses, herbs, flowers and their seeds and few nuts. Roots and also fruits are rather rarely taken up and thus do not belong to the rodents' direct diet. But leaves and twigs of various bushes and trees are also at the top of the Degu menu. For this reason alone, their digestion is not designed for sugary or fatty components in the food. Degus are therefore prone to diabetes if fed the wrong diet. This can lead to blindness of the animals. The teeth of a degu grow throughout its life. Consequently, they must wear down their teeth by gnawing on bark or roots. The food generally offered in the specialized market is absolutely not recommended for such a special feeding. Only our species-appropriate food mixtures correspond to the natural food variety of a degu.

Care and keeping degus as pets

When foraging in the wild, the very active degus like to cover several kilometers a day. They literally walk over hill and dale. They climb hills or even like to climb up bushes and trees. Therefore they need a very large enclosure to live out their urge to move. Since the trade does not provide adequate enclosures, actually only self-builds are a really species-appropriate attitude. However, they should have at least a floor space of 2m² and be about 2m high. Since degus are not kept alone, a too small area leads to massive behavioral problems with the animals. If they can not romp, it comes to diseases of the musculoskeletal system and also to quarrels among the pets.

Behavioral disorder Gitternagen

If there are behavioral problems, this can manifest itself as follows. For example, gnawing can have many causes. Mostly it is simple boredom, if the enclosure is too small. It lacks toys, floors to jump or Buddelmöglichkeiten. Then a rebuilding of the enclosure should be thought about. Also missing running wheels are often a reason for the Gitternagen. The running wheel does not replace the run, but gives the degus the opportunity to live out their strong urge to move. If the degus have been nibbling for some time, it can become a compulsive act and continue even in the larger enclosure. In individually kept degus, nibbling is usually a sign of loneliness. Of course, stress also leads to gnawing behavior. Social stress in the group during a new introduction would be an example. But also constant cleaning of the enclosure can be disturbing. Especially if a new, unfamiliar smell is constantly perceived. This unsettles the animals because they no longer feel safe in their territory. If the degu is not provided with sufficient nail material, such as nibbling branches or roots, gnawing will increase. If the occasional nibbling on the grid is not practiced too often, it is certainly just testing the degus to remove the barrier to freedom. If you offer them a regular run outside the enclosure, they also like to indicate their run time by a kind of jostling.