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 WELCOME TO MUSTELIDAE MANOR! This is the thread to talk about the best/coolest/lithest family of carnivores on the planet. long of body and short of limb, weasels and their pals are pretty great! there are lots of cool and cute subfamilies within mustelidae and they are all awesome in their own ways. they have been much maligned in fiction over the years so lets post good things about these neat wild friends! WEASELS & PALS there are lots of different species of weasels and ferrets in the world, and they are among the most effective predators of small mammals out there. They will somewhat regularly hunt prey significantly larger than themselves, and their high metabolisms mean they need to eat a lot. they are mostly terrestrial but capable swimmers and climbers when the need presents itself. brian jacques hated these guys but they are cool, i swear! dont believe his lies!  OTTERS  otters are basically large "swim-weasels" that swim around and eat fish, like lots of fish seriously these guys hunt fish like nobodies business. the sea otter is probably the most charismatic and largest (by weight) but the giant river otter in the amazon is the biggest and most  . they are also famously playful and intelligent, even among the rest of the mustelids MARTENS i call these guys 'tree weasels' since some of them are very arboreal. if you see what looks like a tiny, long fox running through the trees it is probably a pine marten! If you are a squirrel, these guys are bad news. fishers are also basically big fat martens. are martens cute? pfffffffttt  BADGERS badgers are stripey and tough and come in several varieties, what more can i say about the noble badger. saved mr. mole AND mr. rat from freezing to death in the wild wood after mole went looking for him in the vague hopes that he would be able to help their dear friend mr toad cure his nascent addiction to motorcars.  SKUNKS* most mustelids have musk glands they use to mark their territory, but skunks take this to an extreme and can spray their funk on things. nothing really fucks with skunks besides reckless predator like dogs, they are truly fearless stinklords  SLIME WEASELS i really dont know a lot about these guys sorry  there are many awesome mustelids i havnt even touched on yet like minks, wolverines (formerly of the x mans) or the tayra. if you want to post about weasel like animals like mongeese or something that is also ACCEPTABLE even though they may not be mustelids  pictured: an unweasel black mongoose convergent evolution!   *not actually a mustelid but gently caress it, skunks are cool and closely related free hubcaps fucked around with this message at 12:11 on Mar 19, 2018 |
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Mar 18, 2018 22:17
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a weasel is easily pleased, op just give him crackers and crumbly cheese
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Mar 18, 2018 22:47
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I love them and think they are adorable, but you forgot the most cutest mustela of them all: Ferrets!
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Mar 18, 2018 22:53
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I love minks, stoats, weasels, ferrets, and their ilk. Good thread. Voted 5.
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Mar 18, 2018 22:57
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How about the garden weasel?
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Mar 18, 2018 23:00
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I've always kinda wanted a ferret. Did the dog thing my whole childhood and that waas cool, but I've met some unholy charismatic ferrets and it seems like they'd be a blast to have around. Too bad cuz there's no way in hell I'm gonna turn into a Ferret Person.
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Mar 18, 2018 23:03
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ferrets are really great pets with tons of personality but there is a definite stigma surrounding them (as there is with all mustelids imo except maybe otters). they also don’t live near long enough for how intelligent they are, lil bastards will break your heart also have a video of a mink swimming in salt water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awQo-bicPog in pre colonial times there was a large species of mink with reddish fur that lived along the sea coasts (appropriately called the sea mink) but they were wiped out by the 1800s  http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/40784/0 free hubcaps fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Mar 18, 2018 |
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Mar 18, 2018 23:09
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https://youtu.be/d2CTVqt2wxU https://youtu.be/VdRXuyBOyow
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Mar 18, 2018 23:33
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having a ferret has been the best thing weasels and the like are rad i do like otters but don't really champion them though, since they're the odd one out of the family that people pretty much like and find cute, while then looking at a weasel and going 'urgh'.
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Mar 19, 2018 00:32
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I drew a weasel
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Mar 19, 2018 00:36
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What’s with the smell, and why are they illegal to keep as pets in lots of states? Is it because of the smell?
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Mar 19, 2018 00:47
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I love weasels
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Mar 19, 2018 00:50
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNbqvqf3-14
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Mar 19, 2018 00:50
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We had three ferrets. Lost them all to some form of cancer or another. The last one passed last August at 8 1/2 years old. We miss the hell out of them and their antics and personalities. I loved them but don't think I could put myself through owning another anytime soon with their health issues.Dogmeat posted:What’s with the smell, and why are they illegal to keep as pets in lots of states? Is it because of the smell? The smell is if you're lazy and don't wash their bedding every couple of weeks, or clean their waste daily or twice daily. We had our moments where we had let the ferret bedding go for a month or so but otherwise nobody ever complained or even seemed to notice. They were all litter trained, more or less. Pet store ferrets are horrible funk-smelling because their enclosures are usually poo poo and the employees let poo poo just pile up.
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Mar 19, 2018 01:09
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Dogmeat posted:What’s with the smell, and why are they illegal to keep as pets in lots of states? Is it because of the smell? the smell is from their anal scent glands which they use to mark territory, pretty much all carnivores have them (you’ve probably seen your dog use his) but weasels & co have particularly powerful ones. I think the Latin name has to do with their powerful musk I’ve heard mink musk is as bad as skunk spray but thankfully never experienced that first hand not entirely sure about the legality issues but I think it relates back to the general distrust/stigma and a mostly undeserved fear of them as disease vectors also drat that stoat hunting video is amazing, they really do hunt well above their weight free hubcaps fucked around with this message at 01:17 on Mar 19, 2018 |
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Mar 19, 2018 01:15
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Mar 19, 2018 01:15
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Mar 19, 2018 01:19
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Mar 19, 2018 01:20
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Mar 19, 2018 02:29
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A+ weasel crankin
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Mar 19, 2018 02:58
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Mar 19, 2018 03:12
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nice marmot
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Mar 19, 2018 03:28
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i want a pet skunk so bad. i got to pet one in a haunted house last year, and it really changed things
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Mar 19, 2018 04:17
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I had a baby skunk crawl on my head and curl up in my hair when I worked at Petsmart. Would definitely own one, but Texas isn't really issuing permits.
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Mar 19, 2018 04:38
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The white ones slay me.
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Mar 19, 2018 04:41
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i fucken hate weasels, the smelly bastards
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Mar 19, 2018 04:42
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china bot posted:i want a pet skunk so bad. i got to pet one in a haunted house last year, and it really changed things Flaccid Trip posted:I had a baby skunk crawl on my head and curl up in my hair when I worked at Petsmart. Would definitely own one, but Texas isn't really issuing permits. My dad once told me skunks make really great pets. Apparently he kept one as a kid. You have to remove their stink glands, but after that they’re awesome.
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Mar 19, 2018 04:58
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Hell Yeah posted:i fucken love weasels, the smelly bastards
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Mar 19, 2018 05:01
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get a load of this guy!
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Mar 19, 2018 05:02
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:My dad once told me skunks make really great pets. Apparently he kept one as a kid. You have to remove their stink glands, but after that they’re awesome. this is excellent news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr5nM9Oi14A
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Mar 19, 2018 05:23
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Feliforms go home this is not the thread for you im on team otter btw
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Mar 19, 2018 05:42
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Thank you for the op I enjoyed it and learned a bit
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Mar 19, 2018 06:11
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Parsley posted:having a ferret has been the best thing Also male sea otters rape female sea otters to death. And they will rape other species to death, then keep their dead girlfriends with them for weeks. I was so sad when I read that report. They are as awful as ducks.
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Mar 19, 2018 06:37
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Just another example of how alike we are to our animal brethren! Really makes you think
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Mar 19, 2018 06:39
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Bored posted:Also male sea otters rape female sea otters to death. And they will rape other species to death, then keep their dead girlfriends with them for weeks. We can only pray they never learn to work together.
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Mar 19, 2018 06:43
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Bored posted:Also male sea otters rape female sea otters to death. And they will rape other species to death, then keep their dead girlfriends with them for weeks. a river otter would never do such a thing
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Mar 19, 2018 06:43
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Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:My dad once told me skunks make really great pets. Apparently he kept one as a kid. You have to remove their stink glands, but after that they’re awesome. I had heard they’re like raccoons, where they’re great when young but will then literally destroy your home in front of you once they hit maturity because it’s only a matter of time till they realize drywall is not very strong and then whoa where did all these holes in the wall that lead directly into the kitchen cabinet come from were they always there?
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Mar 19, 2018 06:46
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slime weasels are also known as hellbenders and they have the power to send you to hell if you look in their eye but check out this bad boy:  Megalictis ferox the largest weasel wich grew to 500 tons. The bar in the picture represents one meter in length
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Mar 19, 2018 06:46
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SniperWoreConverse posted:slime weasels are also known as hellbenders and they have the power to send you to hell if you look in their eye Lol weasels are badass
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Mar 19, 2018 06:57
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Milo and POTUS posted:a river otter would never do such a thing According to the article, this is true.
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