It's no fun snacking with a meerkat about

Jack forgets he doesn't like rice.

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Pets & Animals

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• pet
• meerkat

[alaitain]

u can have meerkats as pets. wow! i want one. are they easy to get or care for? are they just like a house cat? u all show that it is. do u have to have a special licence?

[jackandmila]

@alaitain You can in the UK yes, but they are nothing like house cats. They are very very active, get into everything, they destroy carpet, tiling, wood floors and wallpaper (amongst other things), they can tunnel through a plaster wall, they can't be litter trained, and they bite. Badly. When they are sweet they are just lovely, when they are bad they are AWFUL.

[LoveChae]

I love your weasel babies ! We have "weasel" babies of our own but are going to move to another country when we retire just so we can own a meerkat. :) Your babies inspire us !

[jackandmila]

@LoveChae what sort of weasels do you have?

[jackandmila]

@Zephiris00 Actually they don't tend to move without a good reason. They certainly do dig - you should see the holes in the garden! And in the walls. We give them loads of space to express their natural behaviour, including allowing them to bite us to express their opinions ;-). They have a wide-ranging territory with our house and 150 foot gardent and I promise you they are very, very happy.

[cubby4ever45]

I think I know what Jack is thinking...

"How can you eat that? It's NASTY!!!"

[jackandmila]

@LoveChae Aaah, so you know. The only major differences with meerkats (we have skunks too) is that they are much more active, can't be litter trained often (but much less messy faeces) and much much more likely to bite, and badly.

[LoveChae]

@jackandmila We have two weaselly skunks :) They also dig up the carpet, pee on the carpet, bite toes, inhibit all kitchen actions by staying right under foot, tear holes in the wall from scratching, did I mention they have ruined our carpet?

[jackandmila]

@LoveChae Don't say that... We only put videos up when they are being adorable, not when they are going nuts, biting people, shredding the carpet, digging up the floor tiles and eating the grouting. Or weeing on the carpet, ripping the curtains, pulling insulation off the back of the fridge or again, biting people.

[gioiakerlin1]

People talk about feeling sorry for an animal who is out of his/her natural environment. We sort of forget sometimes that "nature" is a pretty harsh place. Wild animals may have nearly unlimited space, but they face predation, get rained and snowed on, go hungry, are infested with internal and external parasites, go thirsty, and are afraid often. If you have an "exotic" pet, take proper care of it, are informed about diet, habits, etc., I'm all for it.

[fredsayshello]

Such cuteness. I'm surprised they aren't more persistent. My raccoon would never give up until he dumped the contents of the bowl all over the floor.

[KayKayPProdutions]

@jackandmila Hehe, yep! I hope you have fun with them! They love you lots. ^ w ^