Meet Myka and Claudielf the Degus

I thought it was about time I introduced you all to my degus now that they are coming up to 5 months old and I can finally tell them apart.

The cheeky little madam above is Myka and was originally called Dora the Explorer in the first few weeks that the 'goos' were welcomed in to my home. She's still a little explorer and the only degu who will quite happily jump on you every time you open the cage door. She loves to sit on your shoulder and preen your ears! She's also the only degu with a full bushy tail.

Meet Claudielf. Before I could tell them apart exposing a sleeve was the only way to know if you were talking to Claudielf. As you can see she still loves hiding in a sleeve but it doesn't stop there. She'll actually run around inside your jumper and leave claw marks everywhere!

Claudielf is also a scaredy goo and any unfamiliar sound will send her running for safety. Her tail is not as bushy as Myka's, mainly because Myka likes to chew the hairs off of Claudielf and Mrs F's tails. I guess she loves them too much!

Unfortunately Mrs F, or Mrs Fredrick, was feeling camera shy. She can be a right grump when she wants to be and wasn't in a particularly good mood today. In fact, she's never in a good mood!.

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