Re: Pix of Kathy's critters

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Check skunkhaven and skunkstuff for the lowdown on owning a pet skunk.  A
pet skunk is generally a mellow tempered layed back animal.  Superficially,
it can seem like keeping a cat.  Litter boxes around the house.  they eat a
combination of meat, cereal and vegetables, occassional treats of bits of
fruit, cereal pcs.  My skunk has only nipped me once and I startled and
upset her.  I can't speak for all skunks, but like ferrets, you get a wide
range of personalities and temperment.  I'd suggest you check your native
language and see what kind of web pages come out.  Visit someone with a
skunk if you can.  My ferrets get along fine with the skunk.  A couple of
them try to sleep with her.  Mine won't use a litter box, so we use plastic
mats. Bite is harder than a ferret.  Mine snaps and releases, but will break
the skin.  I've taken 1 nip from her in the 4 mos we've had her.  She really
doesn't bite.

To learn more about keeping a pet mink go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Mink are potentially dangerous and time consuming pets.  they may kill other
household pets, cats, rodents, snakes and climb into aquariums and eat fish.
Superfically mink look like ferrets.  Any cage, food, toys, that are
suitable for ferrets are suitable for mink. They get the same distemper and
rabies vaccine.  The similarity ends there.

Mink are born to bite.  You're job is to get them to learn to do it nicely,
or you spend all your time wearing gloves.  A mink can crush a bone in you
skin without even breaking the skin  Mink are time consuming.  A mink may
only learn to be gentle with you and no one else.

They must imprint on you.  You need to invest a great deal of time holding,
playing wieth and letting you mink nap with you.  I spent 4 hrs a day with
Onyx and Donovan.

Mink are semi-aquatic and need to swim.  You should put a pan of water in
the tub with some toys in it.  I use capped water bottles and baby floating
toys.

Minka re not sutiable for families with children under the age of 10 yrs.
There are no mink rescues.  A mink is a lifetime commitment.  Mink get to be
about the same sizes and weight as ferrets.  They are all muscle so their
girth is bigger.

They are very clean, cleaner than ferrets.

KG
"Bjørn Djupvik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> KG wrote:
> > I have taken a liking to exotics in the last two years.  I have
> > ferrets, a mink, and a skunk.  My skunk is terribly shy and is
> > difficult to convince to come and play.  I don't have many stories
> > about her.
>
> Thats some nice pets, I only have two ferrets myself, nothing THAT exotic
> :-) How are the mink and skunk play/bite-wise?
>