How do I tell the difference between male and female degus?
Unlike with most mammals it can be very difficult to tell the difference between a male and female degu. However with some effort it is possible. The image below shows the difference between a male and female degu. The top image is a male degu the bottom one is a female. As you can see on a male degu the distance between the ‘cone’ (which on a female is not a penis but a urethral cone) and the anus is greater then on the female. See the small ‘slit’ under the females cone? That’s the vaginal opening. Obviously the male does not have this.
