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Ferrets Weasels and Badgers
These mammals are flesh-eaters of the family Mustelidae. Usually named as weasel family, these are typically small-sized animals with short legs, thick furs and round ears. Mustelids are mostly nocturnal, solitary and are active throughout a year.
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How long does a long tailed weasel live?
Many long-tailed weasels die before reaching one year old. However, once they have reached adulthood they may live for several years. The lifespan of long-tailed weasels in the wild is not well known. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mustela_frenata.html My weasel lived for 11 & a half years.But my cousins ferret lived for 3 years
What is the cousin of the weasel?
The cousin of the weasel is the ferret. Others in the Mustelidae family are minks, ermine, otters, wolverine, fisher, and martens.
How many weasels are in the world?
Most species of weasel seem to be doing well. We have plenty here in NC and they are rarely seen because of their nocturnal habits.
The only species of concern is the least weasel, which is decining in some areas.
The population is estimated at 700,000
Why would a ferret's stomach bloat?
== == == == Possible causes - '''Intestinal blockage (fur balls, eating soft rubber objects); heart disease; poison; internal tumor'''
Intestinal obstruction or blockage in the stomach is a common cause of premature death in ferrets. Many ferrets like to chew on soft rubber, foam rubber, sponges, rubber bands, pencil erasers and other small items and can become lodged in the intestines. Also grain-based foods (breads, cakes, cookies, cereals, noodles, etc.), nuts, or fibrous fruits and vegetables are indigestible to ferrets (lack a cecum) and can result in digestive problems, including blockages. Unless surgery is performed immediately to remove the obstruction or blockage, it will cause an agonizing, slow death. If your ferret appears bloated, loss of appetite, abnormal bowel movements, or exhibiting any abnormal behavoirs, it could be an intestinal blockage and be a medical emergency and need immediate veterinarian care. Advice from other contributors:
It could be multiple things. The best bet is to have it checked out by a vet. For suspected intestinal blockage try feeding it a couple 10ml syringes (the kind without the needle, for hand-feeding) of pumpkin pie filling (not sweetened). It is loaded with fiber and if your ferret has a hairball, as most ferrets get, this will get it to pass out faster than hairball remover and is safer than giving your ferret chemicals. My vet recommended it when my ferret had chewed an eraser up and didn't poop it out.
Many ferrets also get cancer. I had a ferret with a bloaty-belly that we rescued. She was under weight everywhere else but her belly was bloated. Suspecting an intestinal blockage she went to the vet but x-rays revealed it was cancer and she was put down. Many ferrets get cancer in different places but make sure your vet can rule this out with an xray.
Actually even if they were hypo allergenic, they still would give you allergies, just not as bad! So good luck with your ferret, if you do get one!
Ferrets can provide allergies, although not as much as a cat or a dog. My brother has allergies to cats, and he can be around ferrets for as long as he wants, with no reaction.
Well, ferrets are hypo allergenic truly and us best for cat suffers also i am a cat allergy suffer and uh i love ferrets :D
How are minks killed before they're mink coats?
Ranch raised mink are dispatched by having an electrode inserted in their rectum. This leaves an undamaged pelt.
What would win a fight a ferret or a stoat?
A stoat would win it easily, it is almost twice as heavy!
What is the proper way to hold a ferret?
there is not really a proper way to hold a hamster, if you feel comfortable and your hamster looks fine than that is brilliant! if you don't know how to hold a hamster than a easy way is to gently scoop it up so the hamster is on your hand. Make sure your hands are flat so just in case the hamster does try to bite they don't really have much to nibble on! Now just keep putting one hand in front of the other and edge your hamster to move onto them. They should eventually start walking when you move your hands. you can then just keep them in you hand. But if you are too scared to do that you can get a toilet roll and put it into the hamsters cage, they sooner or later will go into the tube. Then when they are in pick it up and put the tube on the end of your hand so they can climb on.
Ferret cannot be trained to go outside to toilet. Ferrets cannot be outside without a leash, they eliminate every three to four hours, and would not be able to tell you that they need to go outside, plus when they need to use the litter box it's immediate - they can't hold it
What is a female and male name for badgers?
Well, isn't that just a happy little question! For a female badger, you might consider the name Daisy, like a sweet flower in a meadow. And for a male badger, how about the name Oliver, like a friendly neighbor you'd share a cup of tea with. Just remember, when naming your badgers, let your heart be your guide and paint a picture of joy with each choice.
Generally you must keep ferrets separated from any member of the rodent family - there are exceptions. one must remember that ferrets are obligated carnivores. Their main natural diet is rodents - they were used for many centuries to control pests - rats and mice.
I have one ferret that hunts dogs and yes, he tries to go for the back of the neck of the Yorkshires. He exhibits all the natural hunting talents of a small Weasel. I have another small female ferret that is quite old who would be fine with a guinea pig under supervision.
Are there wild ferrets in Alberta?
Domesticated, or pet ferrets, are not found wild in the United States. A native species of ferret, the Black-Footed Ferret, does exist in the wild, although it is endangered. Black footed ferrets are found on protected areas in Colorado.
Badgers are highly specialized fossorial mustelids that help control small mammal populations. Somewhat tolerant of human activities, however predator control using indiscriminate trapping and persistent poisons causes extensive losses.
Why do weasel's live? everything has a purpose weather it benefits humans or not but in the case of a weasel unless you have small farm animals (such as chickens) weasels are great to have around your yard, they kill and eat almost all rodents and unlike these rodents have no interest in being in your house.
What is a badgers habitat called?
Badgers live together in large extensive system of underground tunnels or catacombs and nesting chambers called "setts", that are huge tunnel systems, in some cases, actually centuries old.
Badgers live in 'setts' which are underground homes usually situated in small clearings in woodland or copses. A simple sett is made up of a single tunnel, with a sleeping chamber at the end. However, most setts have several entrance holes, and lots of tunnels which link up with each other. The tunnels also link up with sleeping, breeding and nursery chambers, and small ones used as latrines.
Badgers prefer grazed pasture and woodland, which have high numbers of earthworms exposed, and dislike clay soil, which is difficult to dig even with their powerful claws. In urban areas, some badgers scavenge food from bins and gardens.
Badgers live in America, Europe and Asia.
Geographic range - across Europe and Asia, bounded by the Atlantic and Pacific oceans (including Japan) and by the latitudes 60 and 35 degrees (also running south along the Asian Pacific coast through Vietnam).
Badgers live in many counties of the UK. They like to live in banks where the soil is loose so that they can easily excavate their homes.
North American badgers are found in the western and central United States, northern Mexico and central Canada. They range from the Great Lakes states west to Pacific Coast, and from Canadian Prairie Provinces, south to Mexican Plateau.
At which level does the ferret diverge from the domestic cat?
The blue whale and the ferret diverge from both being mammals
How does black footed ferret catch it's prey?
Black-footed ferrets are carnivores (meat-eaters) and their main food source is the prairie dog. Prairie dogs are rodents and live in aggregations called towns or colonies. A prairie dog is as large as or larger than a black-footed ferret. The ferret attacks the prairie dog while it is sleeping below ground at night with quick bite to the neck to suffocate it. Black-footed ferrets have sharp teeth that can easily shear through the prairie dog bones and eats all parts of the prairie dog.
Black footed ferrets also eat birds and small rodents such as mice, eggs and small reptiles.
Why are baby ferrets called kits?
baby ferrets are called kits because of the simularities to feline kits, but some people call them "pups"
What predators try to eat a ferret's food?
Domestic ferrets possible predators would be like hawks, owls, or any larger carnivorous mammals (dogs, coyotes, etc) would hunt them given the opportunity.
Ferrets don't have any natural instincts against predators, because they are so domesticated and rely on humans, they do not know to be scared of other animals.
Black footed ferrets natural enemies includes coyotes, great-horned owls, golden eagles, prairie falcons, badgers, bobcats and foxes.
What to do with a ferret when on vacation?
A rabbit could be left for two days if you left it enough food and water. Any longer than that you have to find someone to look after it. Maybe a neighbor or a friend from school.
You should give them enough food to last the whole time and say you will pay them if they have to buy more.
Did European mink ever live wild in Britain?
The European mink did not ever live wild in Britain. However, the distribution of the animal went from Spain to the Urals, and the Caucasus mountains.
What is a stoat called when it turns white in winter?
European and North American foxes do not change their fur colour in the Winter, it remains the same. You are thinking of the Arctic Fox, which lives in the Far Northern regions of the world and keeps a white coat to camouflage it against the snow, both to avoid it's prey from spotting it and also to stop it from being seen easily by any larger animals that may prey on IT.
