Pua begging

[Rjmorg]

Adorable, what is it like to own a domesticated Anteater?

[TamanduaGirl]

@Rjmorg She's nocturnal and sleeps extra late in winter so can be a pest sometimes but she loves to play ans snuggle. Some of them are destructive.

[nosorog91]

does she demonstrate sometimes aggression against other animals or humans?

with such claws anteaters look dangerous

[TamanduaGirl]

@nosorog91 No she's not aggressive. With the other pets it's strictly self defense and getting away from them is her first choice. She just fights with other anteaters.

[rachelsrealitycheck]

does she like affection? where does she sleep?

[TamanduaGirl]

She's very affectionate. She used to sleep with me but now likes to sleep in the wash machine.

[privateclem]

@TamanduaGirl What is their life span in the wild and in captivity?

[TamanduaGirl]

@privateclem They have not been studied enough to know their wild lifespan but the oldest in captivity was 19 years. the wild ones have a lot of hazards and illness so probably don't live that long.

[Starbuckfsd]

She's so damn cute! I love when she stands on her hind legs....Such a camera hog.... :-)

[RXdash78]

Is the tail prehensile at all? Because it seems to be sometimes but it isn't used nearly as much as I thought it would.

[TamanduaGirl]

Yes it's fully prehensile. They can hang from it. Pua uses her tail a lot when wrestling to grab onto her opponent.

[arguss77]

It has excellent balancing... are they capable of jumping?

[TamanduaGirl]

Sort of, she can propel her self a short distance but she is really using her tail. It's not very good but an old video of her "pua leap" shows her jump onto my knee.

[stellaluna4u2]

How could anyone resist that face?

[AqhaFrank101]

i just wondered this does she ever get interested in the TV i know you said something bout the tv and ur family but with it on so much it seems like shed be interested

[TamanduaGirl]

No. Just one time she sat in front of the TV and hissed at a scene from Law and Order then once it went to ads she was done and it's never happened again. She has gotten scared by cars revving their engines on Tv because it sounded like growling.

[TheUndert0ker]

What an interesting little creature, seems fairly smart.  Looks like he's doing some kind of dance ritual.

[mophoplz]

how delightfully odd!

[Badjinn]

wow I didnt know that anteaters were almost blind =o

[TamanduaGirl]

She seems to see fairly well for a species I was told has poor eyesight. It seems like she sees okay but has no depth perception. Maybe the long nose gets in the way of proper binocular vision. Like if she is climbing down and can't feel the floor without letting go she wont let go with her tail. It may just be a few inches but as far as she can tell it may be a few hundred feet.

[FusionNinjin]

your lucky to have such a interesting pet :)

[but4b4]

i'm guessing she's left handed?

any thoughts on the distribution of handedness in anteaters?

[TamanduaGirl]

I don't tend to notice but my dad has noticed she tend to curl her tail to one side more than the other. I can't remember if it was to the left or not.

[funnychicky]

oh my god... how silly.. what a beautiful animal

[sandaili]

Did she get another treat? :D

[TamanduaGirl]

It was awhile ago but I think she did get something just ofr being so persistent.

[Twirlerina]

that is too cute :)

[artrasa]

What an interesting animal!

[pokrovskiy]

I love tamandua !!! Great video !

[IrinaExotic]

Great!!!

[teeno38]

kinda creepy and cute at the same time she stands weird.

[Sleepyhead54]

she's got a crazy tail :O