I just got an e-mail from one of the degu groups I belong to, that talks about breeding.  It turns out that female degus hump male degus sometimes, and even same sex pairs hump each other?!?!  Just a form of activity I guess.  So perhaps Chip and Dale are both male after all?  We've now had them three months, and no signs of any pregnancies, which is good.  But they sure like to do their boxing matches, and the occasional humping?! 

Now that Dale's injuries have COMPLETELY healed, they look exactly alike so we've found another way to tell them apart (other than their personalities)...they have different looking tails.  One has a uniformly furry one (CHIP), while the other looks like it's balding in a couple places (DALE).  Now it will be funny if the bald spots get covered with fur!

Cassie is not as interested in her mice anymore, so I am now the one cleaning and feeding the mice...I'm not really surprised.  Now she wants a gerbil since they are less smelly and easier to care for.  She won't be getting one anytime soon!  Garnet, Jupiter, and Venus has started biting a little bit too; wonder why?  They certainly don't bite like Scaredy Mouse, otherwise they would have been gone a long time ago, but they like to nip every once in a while.  And their teeth are sharp !

Billy continues to just be Billy...though lately I have been hearing and seeing him dig more in his cage...other than that, he's just a sleeping and eating Billy...love those peanuts and Cheerios!