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>ACROSS<
1. Degu genus
4. Present at the tip of the degus tail
7. Latin word meaning 'to graze' from which the word degu comes
8. Nutrition class of the degu
10. Substance that causes problems such as diabetes
13. Commonly used in Pavlovian conditioning
14. Dental disorder
16. The _____ drought can cause food shortages for wild degus
18. Degus are highly intelligent and have a large ______ capacity
19. Relative of the degu
20. Behaviour that is known by the degu from birth, not learnt
21. Substance that has a fine layer of silicone to help wear degu molars
24. You may have to do this to two males in the presence of female degus
27. Degus pups are weaned at the age of four _____
28. Wild degus have a burrow system with a main one of these
29. Degus are able to see this spectrum wavelength
30. You will often find that degus sleep like this!
32. Some species of this type of plant make up part of a wild degus diet
34. A sure sign that your degu has a foot or leg injury
36. Degu staple food
37. Type of cells in the degus eye
39. This degu excretion has UV properties
40. Term used to describe degus partly burrowing habits
42. Mocha ______ degu
43. This Degutopia scheme aims to create a degu pedigree
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>DOWN<
2. Sub order that degus belong to
3. Nutritionally, it's really important to get this right
5. Above all, this is what degus are!
6. Types of auditory communication used by degus
7. Term used to describe degu activity during the day
9. Female degus are _______ ovulators
11. Natural degu colour
12. Degus have the thickest coat in this season
13. Degus have an extraordinary sense of this, making them highly agile
15. One of the sounds that degus make
17. Feeding fatty foods too often can cause your degu to become this
19. Country of origin of wild degus
22. Degus do this up to twice a year
23. Giving a dust bath regularly keeps your degus fur free from this
24. Many wild degus have this left as a result of predator interaction
25. Species of cavy- relative of the degu
26. This is the part of body the degu beats on the ground
27. Essential cage gear to keep you degus fit and occupied
30. Newborn degu
31. This is orange in a healthy degu
32. The need to ______ is behavioural and is what wild degus spend most of their time on the surface doing
33. Wild degus occasionally find these to eat when digging
35. You can tell when this has started as lines appear in your degu's coat
38. Mediated by the hormone cortisol, this is a major cause of illness
41. ___nate, a newborn
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Degu Crossword
