Profile for Ricki & Co

• StatusReserved
• GenderMale
• Age1 year old (approx)
• BreedDegu
• ColourWhite and Brown

About me

Ricki and his brothers Ross, Russell and Ryan are a group of cheeky chaps came from a home where there were over 70 Degus and their welfare needs were not being met. When they arrived at Millbrook they were a little disheveled and underweight and were also super nervous but with a bit of time they are now in a better condition and ready to find a new home.

They will need to live in a 3ft by 2ft double tiered cage and they must have access to lots of toys and enrichment to keep them busy such as wooden, rope and cardboard toys . They will need exercise wheels and tunnels - to keep your degus busy. Their housing should be large enough for them to run, jump, climb, chew, dust bathe, dig and nest, as well as eat, drink and toilet. They need access to fresh hay and need to be fed Degu nuggets

A dust bath is important this should be a shallow, heavy bowl filled with suitable sand (chinchilla sand is ideal for this). It needs to be offered at certain times. The bowl should be big enough for them to roll around in and the dust should be around 4cm deep.

If you can offer this lovely group a new home please fill in an application form. We would be able to split the group into a pair and a trio if needed.

Our adoption teams will search through applications to find potential matches that meet all of the animals individual needs. They may contact you to discuss the adoption process and your application in more detail.

Millbrook regrettably is unable to keep a waiting list. However we are able to keep your application for up to 3 months to hopefully try to match you with another animal.