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Check your locality's local laws - starting with your local pet stores, perhaps - this opportunistic predator is subject to canine distemper in captivity, as well as other diseases and parasites.

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Where can I get a stoat from?

In Ireland you can't buy a stoat because they are protected by the laws. In the United States, a stoat is considered an exotic animal and may or may not be legal to keep as a pet, depending on where you live. If it is illegal in your area, there may be high fines for keeping one, so it is best to check the laws before you attempt to find one to purchase.


What are stoat adaptations?

The stoat moves in a sinous manner while locating its prey. It has brown furry coat in summer to keep it cool and white in winter to keep it warm.


What is the food chain of a stoat?

it is that a snake eats a stoat and a stoat eats a rats


Can you obtain a stoat as a pet in the UK?

No. Stoats are not for sale in the UK as pets. Stoats are wild animals and should be left in the wild.


What is the use of stoat?

A stoat and a weasel are very similar animals.


Can you use stoat in a sentence?

"I went to the tavern and ordered an Irish stoat." A stoat is a small, thin animal with brown fur that's similar to a weasel. FYI- In the first sentence, stout, not stoat would be correct.


What color does a stoat turn in spring?

A stoat turns brown with a white belly in spring.


What animal as a stout?

I assume you mean "What animal is a stoat"....a stoat is a member of the weasel family.


Would a stoat kill your cat?

A stoat could kill a cat if it is stronger than the cat. If a stoat has a disease and bites the cat or causes injury, it could kill the cat. Otherwise a cat will usually be able to defend itself from a stoat.


Can you keep a inch worm as a pet?

Yes, you can keep an inchworm as a pet.


Is a stoat a consumer?

no


Is it legal to rescue and keep a stoat in the UK?

It's certainly LEGAL, but if the animal is healthy and uninjured, it's kinder to return it to the wild.