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image captionThe three-year-old degu was left alone at the end of last year, after his companion had to be put to sleep
A lonely degu repeatedly rejected by fellow rodents has finally found love following a Valentine s Day appeal.
Greg, three, was left alone after his companion was put to sleep shortly after they arrived at a Blue Cross centre in Oxfordshire in November.
Despite being introduced to two other degus and getting on well with them, the feelings were not reciprocated.
Now Greg has been matched with a lonely degu in Gloucestershire, after her owner read about his loveless plight.
UKâs âloneliest deguâ finds new love in Gloucestershire after Valentine s appeal
Greg has been matched up with another of his species from Cheltenham
Greg, (left) the UK s loneliest degu, with his new partner Sophie (Image: PA)
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Greg had a string of rejections in his quest to find love. (Image: PA)
Ms Curry said: “We were looking for a new partner for our degu Sophie as she lost her partner last year to old age and had become depressed.”
However, Ms Curry would not accept just anyone to be Sophie’s new companion as they were seeking the “perfect match”.
After hearing Greg’s story, Ms Curry applied to adopt him and he soon moved into their home. Ms Curry says that “he and Sophie are very much in love!”
Rehoming manager at Blue Cross, Hannah Wiltshire, said she was “delighted to have found Greg a new love.