Hello! This blog is dedicated to my three beautiful degus, Chewy, Moyashi & Aramis ✨
Chewy
The grey and white marvel on the right. She’s fucking i n s a n e - she has the strength of a bulldog, hyperfixates on her spinning toys, chews everything she owns to within an inch of its life, and she WILL drag you into the cage by your flesh.
She’s 3.5 years old and is the first degu we owned. She got me through my own grief of losing my cat, and then we got her through her grief when she lost her mum. I love her SO much.
Aramis
Little brown baby in the middle. She is soft as fuck, has an empty brain 80% of the time, is definitely a follower over a leader, but she WILL fight you for food. It’s the only thing she truly cares about.
She’s around 1.5 years old, and favourite place is down my sleeve, where she likes to sit and be cuddled. She is honestly the softest potato in the world and I love her so very much.
She’s also the most expensive degu we own, with a catastrophically high vet bill the other week, all for an ulcer on her eye (still really bad in a rodent, but my gosh, the drama!).
Moyashi
Little Moyashi もやし Beansprout. Originally named Momo after the monkey in the Last Airbender, but she refused to even acknowledge me when I called her that. But the second I called her Moyashi she came straight to me and has continued to do so ever since.
She’s Aramis’ sister, so also 1.5 years old, and she’s fiercely independent, will only be touched on her terms and is incredibly emotionally sensitive. Where Chewy and Aramis care solely about destruction and food, Moyashi has much deeper needs and is always so appreciative when she sees us considering her feelings (she was very sad when we took down her old cage).
And, of course, I love her so, so, sooo much.
This is a blog dedicated to them. <3