A stimulant laxative is a substance intended to stimulate a bowel movement and help relieve constipation. In some cases, however, these substances are also used to prepare a person for bowel surgery. Unlike some other types of laxatives, stimulant laxatives donât work by forming a bulkier stool or by softening them alone.
Description. Degus, Prairie Dogs & Chinchillas are herbivores (which means they eat plants). They live on large amounts of low quality vegetation such as grasses, flowers, seeds, bark and roots.Dried flowers are a favorite food.escription. Degus, Prairie Dogs & Chinchillas are herbivores (which means they eat plants). They live on large amounts of low quality vegetation such as grasses, flowers, seeds, bark and roots.
It is sometimes referred to as the brush-tailed rat, and is also called the common degu, to distinguish it from the other members of the genus Octodon. Other members are also called degus, but they are distinguished by additional names.t has a long, thin tail with a tufted black tip, dark sparsely-furred ears, and pale grey toes. Its fifth toe is small with a nail, rather than a claw, on the forefeet. Its hindfeet are bristled. Its cheek teeth are shaped like figures-of-eight, hence the degu's genus name  Octodon .