Pocket pets: Part 2 Degus

Okay, keep reading. I bet you have no idea what a degu is do you? I didn't until a friend of mine began talking about hers.

The HSSC was then blessed with a donation of 44 and had to try and find homes for all of them. This is what happens when someone adopts a pocket pet, or any pet for that matter and thinks they will breed them to make money.

Degus are small, furry critters who are native to Peru. They are not nocturnal like most rodents are. They are also highly social and intelligent.

There is a website devoted to them, and my friend simply loves hers.

Once again, these are small and furry but still need care and attention. You can find them at many shelters after being bought at a pet store. Please don't purchase what you can adopt.