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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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Can you own a black-footed ferret?
You cannot buy a "black footed ferret" that is in reference to an endangered species in North America. However you can buy a domestic ferret with black feet at a pet store or breeder that sells ferrets
Can you have a pet Badger in Utah?
No. It is illegal to have any wild animals as pet everywhere, unless you have a wildlife handling permit.
While I'm not sure about Utah, I just want to correct the person above by saying yes, it is legal to have wild animals as pets. Some places ban it, but not "everywhere" as you stated. In the US, hundreds of people have foxes as pets, and there are breeders all over the country that breed domesticated fox cubs for the sole purpose of being pets.
Are ferrets allowed to eat cereal?
I have personally had a ferret and oddly enough gave her some cereal. She had no problems or anything. I would say that yes, ferrets are allowed to eat cereal. Of course like humans, animals can have different reactions but for all i know it's fine.
hope that helps
What powerful senses do badgers have?
Sense of Smell In part to make up for its poor eyesight, the badger has a very good sense of smell. It is thought that the badger's sense of smell is 700 to 800 times better than ours. Badgers can smell many things that we cannot. They use their sense of smell to find their way around, and find food. Badgers can also recognize each other by smell. Scent plays an important part in the social hierarchy too. Adults set scent on each other and on cubs - the whole community will smell of the group. This smell will be different from that of neighboring groups and helps them in the recognition of friends and strangers.
Does a weasel have a bushy tail?
When weasels get excited, they bound around with the hair on their tails erect. Otherwise, they have fairly smooth tails. There are plenty of YouTube videos of ferrets exhibiting this behavior.
How many offspring do ferrets have at a time?
Ferret litters vary greatly. A litter can consist of just 1 kit (baby ferret) or as many as 17 kits. The average ferret litter consists of 6-8 kits.
It varies a lot. The ferret can have just one kit or as many as 17 kits in a litter. The average litter is 7 kits but like I said the number of babies varies hugely
Why do ferrets have watery eyes?
there eyes are naturally black, unless it is an albino which would have pink eyes. Ferrets can see in black white gray and red. It is a matter of opinion if ferret eyes look scared.
How big is the animal fisher cat?
I think you mean a fishing cat. They are about the size of normal house cats. You would get a better description in a book about big cats or a book about fishing cats.
Answered by:Knowledge Knight
To maintain a ferrets life it's important to have a quiet and dark sleeping space with without noises or interruptions, they sleep an average of 15 hours (more or less). A good quality ferret food is very important, and not all ferrets foods are that good of quality. Marshall farm ferrets are more prone to illness and disease early in life, thought to be caused by genetics - inbreeding, and early neutering. But with proper care (meaning educate yourself and read everything you can about ferrets) they can live longer (My ferret Abby is a white albino female that weights about 1 lb and she's 9 years old)
From other contributors:
- ferrets in the UK live till they are between 8 and 10 years.
- a ferret aged 5 years would not be considered old in the UK
- Generally, ferrets live for 7-9 years.
- The average lifespan of a ferret is normally 8 to 10 years, although well cared for ferrets have been known to live for up to 12 years, and others die at the age of 4 to 6 for no apparent reason other than old age.
- some ferrets have lived for as long as 15 years it all depends on there health most live till 10 years of age
- They can live anywhere from 5-8 years. All depending on their health and care.
- The average lifespan for a ferret is 6 to 8 years. Although my last ferret lived to be 11 years old. But not without the sad effects of blindness, hair loss and other ailments. Though he did live a happy and playful life to the very end.
- They can live to be 6 to 10 to even 15 years old. That is if they're healthy and cared for very well.
- They live 6 to 10 years. Sometimes, they live even longer.
- Anywhere from 6-10 years can be considered normal. However, some ferrets can live up to 10 years if you take good care of them.
- The oldest lived to be 15 or 16.
- From 6 to 8 years.
- Anywhere from 5 to 13 years, depending on where you got your ferret (pet store or breeder), how the ferret is cared for, and general luck. Feeding a good diet and ensuring they don't ingest objects they shouldn't are essential to the longevity of a pet ferret. Ferrets bought in a pet store, especially in America, are said to have shorter lifespans due to genetic issues. Do not feed a ferret anything but meat-based products, proper vitamins (Ferretone, only in small amounts), and water. They should never, ever have anything with a lot of sugar or dairy. Sugar is linked to pancreatic cancer (insulinoma, an all-too-common killer) and ferrets are lactose intolerant.
How does an ermine defend itself?
An ermine can defend itself by using:
1. it's instinct to kill
2. razor sharp teeth
3. sharp talens(claws)
Ermines will kill anything even if it means its life will be lost.
They will even attack:
bears
foxes
wolves
porqupines
Badgers have unusual breeding patterns since mating can take place almost any time of the year. February is the peak month of the badger's main mating season. After mating, an unusual feature of the badger's reproductive system called delayed implantation occurs. The fertilised eggs, are kept in a state of suspended development in the womb until something causes them to implant onto the wall of the uterus, when they continue their development normally, until they implant in late December or early January. After a further 6 - 7 weeks of gestation, Badger cubs are born from late January to early March, with most in the first half of February (during early spring so that, after weaning, food for the hungry cubs is becoming more plentiful) New-born badger cubs are covered in grey silky hairs and usually the dark facial stripes are already visible. New cubs are about 12cm long (plus a 3-4cm tail), weigh about 75-130g and their eyes are closed for about 5 weeks. Badger cubs are fed on their mothers milk, and often live within a special nursery chamber within the sett. Their waste products are removed from the nesting chamber by the sow, until such time as they are mobile enough to use the latrines outside the sett. Weaning usually begins when the cubs are at least three months old. During this time they feed on some solid food, particularly earthworms, and follow the mother when she goes off to feed herself. Sense of smell is the most important sense for badger cubs, since the first two months or more of their lives are spent in darkness below ground where smell, hearing and touch are far more useful than sight. Even at three months old, the cubs are still very short-sighted. By following the example of their parents they also learn to use the "latrines" sited near the sett. Dry, clean bedding is of great importance for the survival of the cubs. A chamber full of hay, straw and bracken acts as an efficient heat insulator, helping the cubs conserve their body heat. The straw will prevent the cubs being too battered by cold draughts; and it will insulate their little bodies from the cold soil underneath where they lie down.
How do you get way of the weasel in simanimals?
It is easy, follow these challenges 1 through 3
1 . Get 3 Badgers to live at the junkyard
2 . Get a Badger to be friends with a rat .
3 . the medal challenge is to Grow 3 apple trees at the junkyard .
a boy and a girl badger live there , make them have a baby then the first missoin acomplished
How can you get rid of wild mink that are causing lots of damage?
Baiting and hunting are the two main ways of killing a mink. You can also block off their dens. Just remember that if you hunt mink that you can make money off of them.
The best way to catch mink is by trap. Traps MUST be checked at least once a day!
A very successful method of trapping is to;
- Dig a piece of (round) drain pipe into the river bank side above the water level
- cover the pipe leaving the end open to the river
- put the set trap inside the pipe
When the trap is new you can put bait inside it to catch the first mink- this will hide the smell of human on the trap.
Once you have caught one mink in the trap there is no longer a need to bait the trap, this is because the mink will smell that another mink has been in the trap and then enter as they are a very inquisitive animal. Sometimes they will just enter the trap in the pipe as cover from strong rain and cold weather.
Mink that is caught MUST BE KILLED (humanely) AND NOT RELEASED as they are a non native species that causes many problems for native species. (Local farmers, vets, RSPCA and Countryside Ranger will usually destroy these for you if you don't want to)
Do your bit to help and support native British species!
How many toes does a badger has?
The badger has five toes on each foot with strong, elongated non retractable claws with an obtuse end that assist with digging. The back or hind claws wear away over time through being used for digging.
What does bold as a badger mean?
'Bald' was often in the past used as an abbreviated form of 'piebald' or 'skewbald', meaning of variegated colour. Thus, when we say 'as bald as a badger' we mean it in that sense, a badger being very definitely black and white. Using it for the other word 'bald', ie hairless, is just a sort of joke.
Do badgers and wolves hunt together?
The Badger is of the mustelid family. The fox is a canine.
Both exhibit similar qualities
I would keep them apart to start with and gradually introduce them if necessary.
Personally, I would just keep them apart.
