One of my three degus has eyes that appear a bit bigger than the others, but other than looking a little odd shes perfectly fine and it seems she can see well. Is there something wrong?
Well I think it’s probably that some of our degus have more protrusive eyes due to subtle anatomical differences. If their eye sockets are slightly shallower it will cause the eyes to protrude slightly more than usual, allowing the conjunctiva (white membranes between the cornea and sclera) to become visible. Hence the reason you can’t see the conjunctiva all the time. It’s the same in animals that are afraid- it is said you can see the ‘whites of their eyes’ which basically shows their eyes are open wider allowing conjunctiva to be exposed. Of course the other alternative is glaucoma, a build up of fluid pressure inside the eye, but this leads to other symptoms which it sounds like are not present in your degu.
