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I noticed someone asking about degus in the 107 issue. I don't know much abo
about them but I spent a year in the Psych department at the Univ. of Oklahoma
and a professor named XXXXX XXXXXXXX (who is now at U of something) had
several degus. He intended to do some behavioral research on foraging but I
don't know if he ever managed it. I took care of them and considered them
quite vicious creatures. They weren't handled a great deal, of course, but
usually every other day. The young ones were cute but as adults they look
just like large gerbils with a more ratty tail. I find it amusing to think
they are becoming popular as pets - I wasn't fond of them at all!
[It appears that there are vast differences between animals raised as
pets, and those raised for other purposes. I know many people who've
dealt with them in the old country, who cannot believe that it's possible
to handle ferrets without gloves]
P.S. Chris, on second thought I probably shouldn't include XXXXX's name in
the above, as more and more people are considering all research evil. Let's
leave him anonymous. Please just put "and a professor there had several
degus"....
[Much as I'm against pointless animal research, I'm not going to permit
ANY diatribes on the subject pro or anti in this mailing list, so don't
worry about it]
Come to think of it, next to a strange ferret that I trusted to close to my
nose, a bite from one of those degus was the worst bite I have ever received
from an animal!
Cheers, Pam Reid
[Posted in FML 0109]
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