Pet Stoat

[squeakers15294]

someone told me i had to have a license to get a stoat.... do you?

[EnigmaticRPG]

Stop giving your pets meth @___@

[natureman97]

If you had a pet bunny that would be BAD!

[SvenTviking]

If you take on a young wild animal, you become resposable for it. If you release it back into the wild, 90% of the time it wont make it. Thats cruel. And its your fault. Is it fair on a creature you have tamed, and made dependant on you?

[vagoperezoso]

@SvenTviking ok, next time I rescue an animal from the wild, I will keep it forever with me and not release it to do its natural life, that's what you want me to do, don't you, asshole?

[unbrokenjack]

@vagoperezoso The person you replied to was referring to /young/ wild animals. They become dependent on you as a "mother figure" and don't learn the necessary skills they need to survive. If you release them into the wild, over 90% of the time they will have absolutely no clue where to start life and will die off quick, dependent on species.

[vagoperezoso]

@unbrokenjack GREAT! which means i can keep it until its death

seriously, haven't you thought that this is maybe the best way to recover populations from threatened animals? breeding them safely in our houses.

[unbrokenjack]

@vagoperezoso Who the hell said stoats were a threatened species? O.o I'm informed that their population is doing fine.

[xXPhiXioNXx]

I want one so bad

[dwhelan88]

If your keeping a stoat as a pet what do you feed them.

[HikariX0907]

i want one lolz! imma train mine and make it mah best fwend ; w ;

[zodiolestes]

AMAZING, that you would just toss away such a gem of a creature! I cant fathom how you could do it!! Its like throwing away a winning Lottery ticket or flushing a gold brick?! The authorities would have to have me at gunpoint,anything less, HELL NO!!!

[roythecoy1]

hi i think stoats are great but i cant eat a whole one

[MyHonestyMightHurt]

Omg these are pets??? I know it says its rescued and released but can you buy these anywhere?

[oxyaena]

I could help you get an Egyptian weasel-a much closer cousin of the stoat than the ferret.

[Ferretocious]

This is like a ferret on 10 espressos LOL

[Ouchimoo]

It's too bad you released him. She looks like he was really enjoying her life. Most people think that animals out in the wild live a life of sugar drops and cupcakes. They honestly don't have a clue. Expecially if the animal was raised by humans and not taught how to hunt or survive. I'm not trying to raz you for releasing her. You had to do what you had to do. I'm just annoyed at people cursing you because of their misconceptions.

[oxyaena]

I know... I owned minks& ferrets myself. Wild animals live fearful short unforgiving lives out in the wild,destined to become aprt of the food chain. IF ANY OF YOU EVER HAVE A WILD PET-NEVER RELEASE IT IN THE WILD! THEY WILL DIE MISERABLE AGONIZING DEATHS OUT THERE; TRUST ME, I KNOW...a more humane solution is to try and find it a new home-either a wildlife sanctuary or someone committed to taking care of it... Or put it to death yourself,if you can't keep it;-it is far better than releasing it

[FPSOverLoad]

if it was wild from the beginning, like this was, it should be released, he will survive, trust me.

[oxyaena]

If you get it as a baby-IT WILL NOT SURVIVE OUT THERE-TRUST ME!!!

[FPSOverLoad]

yes, exactly what I said. it had to be born in the wild and learn how to hunt, after that u can keep it in your house, but when you'll gonna let him go, he will still manage to survive

[yyomom]

its like a ferret except wa way faster

[MadisonP1000]

Is it affectionate?

[skyferret1]

Is that noise in the background another animal like a bird or is it a skweeky toy?

I know stoats kinda act this way, but nevertheless, it seems to be making it go crazy.

My ferret used to go nuts when I'd get out the skweeky toy.

[Laurasorocks]

There is a stoat or weasel living under our shed. Im not sure which one but i ahv a shih tzu who is kinda small and ive seen stoats attack rabitts. Is my shih tzu at risk. I really dont wanna hav to kill the poor little thing. I seen it yesterdayAt first we thought it was a rat buit it definately isnt.

[Hiraaetus]

they are really fast.

I like them, especially in their white winterfur

were do you find it and how you rescued it?

[DaWeaselFreak]

LOL That's both funny and cute

[kevz2008]

do they have a distinctive smell? like ferrets?

[cobster45]

Oh dear god yes but only when frightened

[oxyaena]

Sure is cute! I would KILL to own it!! I am trying to get a close cousin;the American Long-tailed weasel(Mustela frenata)but when I saw one in the woods the other day(it had run a squirrel up a tree)it scared me to death!!!Damn was it big!!!!Almost as big as a mink!!!!!If I tried to capture it-it would surely EAT ME ALIVE!!!!!!

[yoda55]

That stoat seem cool do you still own it? Cause if you released it I hope that poor little stoat dosnt fall prey to a coyote,wolf, fox or badger. Like I saw a coyote killed and eat a stoat in my yard the other day.

[cobster45]

No coyotes or wolfs around where I live though it's very likely a fox got it. Such is life though at least we gave it a chance.

[oxyaena]

All of you guys are full of crap!-Especially you ferretfanatics. I have had pet minks and they couldn't do without each other.And as for the smell-I'm not gonna sacrifice my nose just because of you "wildlife experts- do-gooders!" But I do agree that your pet stoat expired as soon as you released it-He was to "Humanized"...

[cobster45]

Yeah I know she probably did but we couldn't keep her.

No-ones trying to make you keep a stoat so why the negative comments?

[Minni8787]

I wasn't directing the comments to you per se'It's just that all of these "animal rights" hypocrits are starting to get on my nerves! When in reality,they envy you the entire time-while preaching against you!Only my last sentence was directed toward you;In essence, I was trying to defend you,dude.

[oxyaena]

It's me oxyaena;I was using someone elses site-So, please direct ALL hostile commemts to ME!!!

Ox

[oxyaena]

If I was lucky enough to have had a stoat;I most DEFINATELY would not have thrown her away-Yes, I atleast will admit it,I'm jealous as HELL!!!

Ox

[cobster45]

lol fair enough. Well glad you like the video at any rate :)

[zodiolestes]

Do they sell British/New Zealand stoats?

I would LUV to have one. As for the odour?

Well, I can always have it "fixed".

[cobster45]

I don't think they're even legal so I doubt you'd find one for sale. :(

[zodiolestes]

U don't know me verwy well,do u???

[Charade31596]

You have to get a licence for exotic animals to get one.

[blowgunking1994]

you can just get a ferret their smarter but alittle biger the stoats

[zodiolestes]

No! They're too common!!Everyone owns one-atleast!I want a British/New Zealand stoat and THAT IS THAT!!!

[Ouchimoo]

you ever have a stoat? I have a mink and a ferret. The mink is 10x smarter than the ferret

[EclipseSnowClan]

Can you tell me how to care for A stoat!!! Cats and dogs are sooooo not for me

[gorillazhead]

A better choice would be a Ferret, because Stoats are extremely fast and hard to catch if you're not careful.

[oxyaena]

I know how you can get an Egyptian weasel-a closer relative than the ferret...

[ferretfanatics]

Great that you rescued this little stoat, but if it should ever happen again it is best to contact a rehabber who has experience with these types of carnivores. It will give it a better chance of survival in the wild. A good rehabber will help it acclimate to the wild before releasing it.

[cobster45]

Thankyou for the advice and kind words :) We did look briefly but could not find anyone, I guess you need to know the right people

[polecat14]

wow!

i really want one but they are wild and ment to stay as wild not as pets unless it is rescued. i have 4 ferrets and love the mustelid family(:

[cobster45]

Yeah I agree, don't remove any animal from the wild unless it needs rescuing.

[carrnase]

That is so cool.I am a great admirer of the mustelid family,I have three ferret's who run about like that.

[oxyaena]

Dear cobster45; Yes, stoats stink, but that's their survival tool. You could have had it descented& neutered to curb its temperament. You could have kept it quietly-to yourself...i had the same problem with my minks, but I HAD to have them descented& neutered for my own nose-sake!!!Your stoat may not have had a happy ending upon its release, especially as it had become too tame& acclimated to humans...

[cobster45]

hell, i didnt mind the smell, i was just commenting. It only really stank when we hovered cause it scared it so much.

I know it probably didnt have a happy ending but it was better than leaving it to die, mother forgot it, we gave her a chance to come back but after 2 hours when we came back to check it was still left blind and cold in the rain. Plus they have very strong instincts, we may have made it too used to humans but it knew how to hunt.

[cobster45]

btw i meant to say hoovered, as in when you use a Hoover. we didn't float around the house though i guess that would have scared the stoat too ;)

[ferretfanatics]

That's just cruel to have them descented. It's their way of communicating. In the Netherlands it's even illegal to have a ferret descented unless there is a legitimate medical reason. If you can't respect animals how they are ... don't keep them.

As for neutering, if you keep them as "pets" it should be done. Mink are solitary animals.

[Cagedogz]

HOLY SHIT that little fucker moves FAST! so cute! whered u get it? i really want one :)

[yodhe]

we have sheltered over 1200 ferrets we want now want a stoat!!!

[zoujun921]

omg ur so lucky! stoats rape! u should watch them kill a rabbit.

[Opalance]

Oh goodness, I would not be able to give up that thing, just watching it on here makes my so happy. Just the noises of it playing, it's so awesome.

[Opalance]

lol, omg, that's so awesomely cute. I've got a couple ferrets, but they just hop around, that's great.

[cobster45]

Thankyou for the advice, though the stoat has already been released. We did give it some eggs but the staple of its diet was unfortunately pet food.

Im not sure of how legal it is over here, but we didnt really keep it as a pet, just to rear it. So hopefully its ok.

And thankyou for the comment :)

[BadlndsBob]

Cool pet! What did you feed it?

[cobster45]

Mainly cat food mixed with water, just a small amount when it was young then dry with no water and a seperate water bowl when she was older.

[cherrysparkz]

aww thats great :) well done you!

[cobster45]

Thanks :)

Did you want to post that video clip of your stoat as a video response?

[cherrysparkz]

Yea i would if i knew how?? sorry im still quite new to this!

[cobster45]

next to where it says comments and responses there should be a link to post a video response, then just choose the video you want to respond with

[cherrysparkz]

is it difficult to catch? how did you rescue it? its very cute :)

[cobster45]

Well we found it where my mum works, it was caught in some brambles, we think the mother missed it when she was moving them all because it still had its eyes closed. So we left it for a bit but the mother didnt come back. So we nursed it back to health and released it :)

[SkipperJo13]

i want a stoat.... they are so cute!

[melskunk]

It's eerie how much this resembles my ferrets, only speeded up considerably. Sounds like your parrot wasn't happy with the wee boy.

Glad to hear he's out in the wild.

[melskunk]

(unless I'm misinterpreting a squeeky toy noise) o,o

[cobster45]

Thats my pet finch, hes always like that :)

[IAmPie]

I want a stoat...

[cobster45]

They stink like the bowels of hell. :)

Also, the stoat has just been released