Degus - This is my Degus called Sonny, they are chillean natives and can live for up to eight years. They are sociable animals and like to live in groups of two or more. They have to exercise daily as in the wild they can run up to two miles per day. They are very squirrel like apart from they don't have a bushy tail. Their tails however can get detached from their body if pulled, this is a release mechanism which happens if they get caught by another animal in the wild. Now on the increase as popular pets here in the UK