/r/mustelids
Anything to do with Mustelids.
Weasels, stoats, otters, badgers, martens, fishers, wolverines, polecats, grisons, mink and the list goes on :)
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I made this meme a year ago of a marbled polecat trying to eat a piece of chicken bigger than his head. So here, for y'all ❤️.
Wolverine sleeping in the nest. 🥰 The small screen photo is view the outside the nest. I took a screenshot from the Ahma live streaming at Ähtäri Zoo, Finland. This was broadcast on Yle Luonto in February a few years ago. Ahma is the common name for the wolverine in the Finnish language.
now my pine marten tattoo has a little friend
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone had any information regarding the impact of mustelid allomones on the behaviors of predating or prey animals proximal to the mustelids. It seems as if there is some information regarding the later relationship, however I have found nothing regarding allomone interactions between mustelids and predators. I need the information for a paper in school and just because I want to know.
I am hypothesizing that allomones play a defensive role for mustelids. These small animals can often be seen in popular media taking an aggressive role in confrontations with larger animals and chasing off larger animals. I have found that many domestic animals (which have never met ferrets) react to the smell of my ferrets with fear or aggression. I was wondering if this is a true relationship due to allomone influences for other members of the mustelid family. Close cousins in Musteliodae use allomones for defense including skunks. Mustelids have strong smells and anal secretion glands so I have an inkling that allomones may play a role in defense against predators in this family.
Fisher,badger,otter,yellow throated marten or mink?
Or another mustelid?
If I understood well, marten eats more berries and swim more often than polecat and weasel.
I have Beech Marten in mind as I write this.
I'm looking for the one that likes water most (no need to dive, just like splashing around), and that is similar to a cat in behavior, that doesn't trust others right away, that enjoys playing around but also enjoys time alone, that has the energy level similar to a cat, not hyperactive as fox but not completely lazy either, and that isn't "mean", for example if they hunt, they kill prey by neck first, or if they kill a lot, it's to save food for later because they need it. I think Beech Marten and polecat are more like this but I'm not fully sure so I'm asking here.
Other things I'm interested in is their feral traits/behavior, if they attack right away when threatened or if they warn first, if they groom each other or themselves, etc.
Edit: someone did say weasels are very hype, so I'm guessing other two are more calm.
Hello, I have a few questions about these guys, *I am not asking to keep them as a pet
Ferrets and polecats. Some say they like water, some say they don't. My understanding is they don't like deep water, but may enjoy shallow water, did I get it wrong?
Someone told me polecats are more calm than ferrets, are ferrets basically hyperactive beings full of energy?
Same with mink and small clawed otter. Are they hyper hyper? Like the fox?
Lastly, if threatened, do they all react like this? Or how do they react?
(this again comparison to cat) They won't attack first, but if in the corner and feel threatened, they'll defend by all means necessary, however they'll escalate, won't go for throat immediately, first there's growl, then hiss, then yowl/scream, then scratch, then bite and all in (maybe not all steps all the time, it depends how threatened they feel, but usually you'll have some posture only, then vocalisation, before the attack and blood is drawn) However, they'll also retreat for a second to see if you've got a message and back off. They don't seek fight, they're just not restrained in defending themselves.
Sorry for so many questions
Thought this would be a fun video of mustelid learning how to fast rope.
This little guy keeps stopping by to visit me. He’s very curious. Today he came up to me while I was out on the porch. About 3ft away. Anything I should be doing for him? Food, shelter? Or just leave him be. We’re on day 3 of this. Northern Utah mountains.