Keeping Stoats as Pets | Short-tailed Weasel/Ermine as Pets

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Stoats are pocket-sized and cute but do they make good pets? Can they even be kept as pets? Learn about the stoat/short-tailed weasel/ermine.
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@hisholinesslordpotato 2 года назад

They are smug creatures. I was walking through forest and this guy standing on his two feet looking at me like "What're you doin?"

@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 2 года назад

Did they also criticize you will playing a card game?

@hisholinesslordpotato 2 года назад

@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 why would they 😆

@fluffymuffin4567 Год назад

@@hisholinesslordpotato Total misplay.

@PowerCheese1 7 месяцев назад

Like p03

@desertratedc9596 2 года назад

It's funny, I have found and even played with oregon Ermine... I should say they found me and played with me. I was fishing on the Columbia River next to the roots of a tree and this little white head pokes out and stares at me surprising me for a little bit. I treated it like a cat and clicked at it while rubbing my fingers trying to lure it over to pet it and when it actually came and started playing with mw I was even more surprised when a secound one came out and started to play to and after about 30 minutes of play they left. Imagine my surprise when I came back couple of months later to the same spot and a brown head pokes out and comes running up to me and then another shortly after. I played with the again putting 2 and 2 together and just like the first time they leave when they were done playing. Haven't been back there in several years so I am sure they are gone but it was certainly a very unique memory.

@briarrose4747 Год назад

Aww how lucky and wholesome :) the white stoats look so cute!Wish i could have one as a pet

@tylorfenton1661 11 месяцев назад

#SnowWhiteMoment

@wolfshanze5980 3 года назад

I keep the larger domesticated version in my home... Ferrets. If you like weasels and want one as a pet, just adopt a couple of Ferrets or more (never get just one, they are incredibly social and need others of their kind to thrive mentally).

@chewyjello1 3 года назад

It's hard enough to keep ferrets from getting bored...I can't image how hard it would be for stoat! It would take a very special person to give one the quality of life it deserves. Ferrets are definitely the better option. Just wish Marshall's wasn't the only option for some people (in the U.S.)

@michaelchambers7770 3 года назад

Good news for you if you are State-side, there are a LOT of good ferret breeders in the US. Marshall’s, and other large ‘mill’ breeding farms are not the only option. Unfortunately they are just the most common/accessible. If you’re interested look into local clubs, shelters and shows. The ferret community is a small but solid one. Likely, you can even work out transport if there are no breeders in your immediate area. Personally I am a huge fan of adopting from shelters(yes, these will be Marshall’s/mill bred 98% of the time). And responsible private breed(love you, shelter-fluffs, but we all know your health is unlikely) ferrets. I usually try to keep both.

@michaelchambers7770 3 года назад

Hey, Mithrennon of Aegwynn, a single ferret can be absolutely fine IF you are able to provide adequate socialization time yourself, and it is not one that has an established pair-bond. Sometimes a single ferret is the best, as in having an intact hob in rut(oh man, the stink!!!). They can become extremely aggressive(so can the ladies, honestly). The times you have potential for trouble is when you don’t have enough time, or when one of a pair bond perishes. Which absolutely can lead to devastating situations and risks for the surviving ferret. The general rule is either keep a single ferret, or three(or more!). Two is a little harder as you will eventually have to face the situation of a ferret missing their cage mate. Over the years I’ve had all combinations of scenarios. Including a brother-sister pair that spent half the year apart since both were intact(though the female was taken out of season with hormonal ‘jill jabs’ and later chemically spayed with implants). They would be separated when rut hit to avoid any unwanted uh… everything. Fortunately they were very bonded to us, so we could step in and fill the role until breeding season was over and everyone stopped being a hormonal nut job. They also were totally cool to go right back to being littermates(very lucky). It definitely comes down to the households lifestyle and the individual ferrets involved.

@dillipnanda5118 2 года назад

So u keep cows and goats??

@ferox965 2 года назад

There are plenty of rescues for adoption out there.

@mikeveis6393 Год назад

They're so, so cute. They're adorable.

@johnmead8437 5 месяцев назад

They are killing machines. they've caused many species to become endangered or extinct where they are not native. Great to find and catch and pet though, so cute.

@bludaizee24 3 года назад

Least Weasels in the wild have a territory of 11 to 17 acres. So keeping them in a glass aquarium like you would mice is just cruel & horrible. I have one on my property and since the little guy showed up I haven't seen a single mouse in months.

@Maspets 3 года назад

Some mice populations have territories up to 19 acres.

@bludaizee24 3 года назад

At 5:24 it suggests keeping them in a glass aquarium.

@sol2544 3 года назад

would it be possible for one to live inside your house itself?

@michaelchambers7770 3 года назад

Agreed, a glass aquarium would be cruel and negligent. You cannot keep a ferret in glass. They need ample ventilation to remain healthy, I could not picture a stoat or any mustelid being different in that regard. I don’t keep rodents, so I won’t weigh in beyond the opinion it’s probably cruel to keep them in glass too. Even though lots of people do. Honestly aquariums are only good for aquatics or species that require humidity levels higher than our homes.

@Maspets 3 года назад

@@michaelchambers7770 Aquariums (and other solid sided enclosures made from glass or plastic) are often recommended for small rodents such as mice, gerbils, and hamsters. The ferrets in Petco are always kept in glass (or maybe acrylic?) octagon enclosures to no opposition.

@8thhousemoonrabbit205 2 года назад

Oh well 😪 I wouldn't want to have one of these babies to their own detriment but I love everything about them. Why are mustelids so adorable

@ferox965 2 года назад

Get ferrets. There are plenty of ferrets that need good homes. Was a ferret owner from 1986 to 2018. They're the best.

@Professional_Dumbass 2 года назад

If I ever get a stoat, I will name it P03, or possibly Card after, well P03 from the game Inscryption, in Act 1 where he was a stoat card.

@_vannah_uwu3433 2 года назад

OMG SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S HERE FROM INSCRYPTION. Damn I wasn't expecting that. 😂

@TakeV Год назад

Inscryption gang, checking in.

@eatwhatukiii2532 3 года назад

They can’t really be domesticated. They are so excessively high energy they get very stressed in a cage, and even injure themselves in their constant efforts to escape. It’s better to make friends with a wild one you can convince to come visit you. They love bits of raw meat you can leave out for them and will eventually become curious enough to come check you out, even responding to your voice. They have a powerful bite, however, so handling a wild one is not recommended.

@baddnurse5443 3 года назад

Well said!

@vredensengel4170 3 года назад

Very well said! I am a huge fan of ermines and could not say more than this about the matter. Thank you.

@delicitymd6670 2 года назад

These aren’t native to my country, anyone think they would do good just being let around a very animal friendly house

@eatwhatukiii2532 2 года назад

@@delicitymd6670 well, if these aren’t native, it’s likely you have similar species. The same cautionary rule applies: wild animals belong in the wild. If you want a weasel, get a ferret because they have been domesticated, bred to be comfortable kept indoors in cages. They’ll still BEHAVE the same as other weasels, just far less likely to rip into your hand or frantically pace to and fro if contained.

@ecologic616 Год назад

Any animal could be domesticated. Placing it into a cage is not domestication.

@StickyRig 2 года назад

Nearly all mustelids are capable of embryonic diapause. Actually, the reason fisher farms weren’t able to be established as they were thought to be is because of their unusual reproduction habits. So, no commercial fisher farming only ermine and mink

@stoatrepublic 2 года назад

We love Stoats here in Norfolk, UK.

@raritica8409 Год назад

we have one that hangs around. No more rodents! All traps have been empty for months. Just one is an incredible nessescity

@RFKFANTS67 5 месяцев назад

I caught one in my rat trap in my shed. At first I had no idea what the Hell it was? It explains why over the past year in my shed/shop I heard squeaks on occassion. And my rat traps always empty just fur left. And then Mr Chipmunk vanished..Although rats could have eaten the trap bodies as well. I would love to domesticate one. However I think this one was rare in my area of Southern Ontario, I have never saw one before the one caught

@gwenames4352 Год назад

They are terribly cute! 👍😃

@bougiequartz8327 3 года назад

Minks also go through Embryonic Diapause as well.

@michaelchambers7770 3 года назад

So do most of the mustelids, including domesticated ferrets.

@dududu5189 2 года назад

I think my ex-girlfriend went through that as well. He bad attitude couldn't be explained by the cramps alone...

@LosCrudo 9 месяцев назад

Keep the Weasels wild & free, tis very cool to interact with one

@theinternetiscancer2330 3 года назад

This was rather interesting than boring. Thank you.

@L0WEdog 2 года назад

I know you came here to look at real stout after Inscryption.

@tabitermen 2 года назад

Guilty

@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 2 года назад

*raises hand*

@Professional_Dumbass 2 года назад

- slowly raises hand -

@_vannah_uwu3433 2 года назад

Pfft, NEVER. That would be a total misplay. 🙄👀

@katato Год назад

actually, i came to look at a stoat because my patronus in harry potter was a stoat! :)

@cuatro336 5 месяцев назад

I can't imagine stoats would be good pets. My friend had a weasel that would escape it's cage and attack sleeping peoples toes and noses.

@punkrockshitface8734 3 года назад

Subscribed!

@daniellee6052 2 года назад

This Stoat are meant to be in the wild.

@NahtShure Год назад

This video is amazingly informative.

@ramkumarpatel9014 Месяц назад

I like them so so much

@thematlandry 2 года назад

That closing sentence was painful. LOL

@JM-xn4cw Год назад

Where can I buy one ?

@micpowers1136 2 года назад

They are cuter then ferrets and smaller.

@The_ZeroLine 2 года назад

Sad to see the video of that one stoat trying to escape its miserable fish tank “home.”

@ireallyreallyhategoogle 2 года назад

Cute furry ball of energy.

@Mell0Dom Год назад

I’m here because there’s one inside the warehouse I work in and he walks right up to me n let me feed him

@ericlakota1847 Год назад

I have one living in my garage and I hope she stays she no dought has plenty to eat being on a 30 acre vegetable farm with shit ton of infested with rodents and rabits I'm doing my best to not scare her away or him hope it's a little her and hope she is in for as long as she wants

@barneyrowe4776 2 года назад

why do people always forget england there also here too

@kathleenmeservy5051 2 года назад

The only thing I have is my brother.he is really hard to take. Care of…….I also have a…..hedgehog…..

@keviousshockley483 Год назад

Im upset there so ☺️ ooooo cute

@Degenevesting Год назад

Me watching from NZ wanting a stoat as a pet 🥴😣

@jarredstaloc4213 2 года назад

I thought my long-tailed weasel was a stoat for awhile.

@derekbaker777 Год назад

I wouldn't put this type of an animal inside a small closure like it showed cause that is just torture and animal abuse. I saw its frustration jumping up and down having no where to go.

@baldman2711 3 месяца назад

Iv never seen a stote in my 23 years of life living in nz and I want to own one so badly they just look super bad as and seem like a good pet to own if you live in rural areas where rats will tunnel close to your house

@nytom4info 2 года назад

Ferrets!

@mariotron8718 2 года назад

Ummm i came here for tech support and this came up for some reason

@jdesrochers9457 2 года назад

These animals travel many miles per day, always have to be moving and hunting. Don't own a stoat as a pet please. Like Wolfshanze said, if you think it's cute, just adopt a pair of Ferrets.

@joelombardilombardi4215 3 года назад

@ThePalestinians8myCat Год назад

Stoats and weasels are not pets. They are wild animals and not domesticated. Get a ferret which is a domestic polecat, much better idea. I have a rescued EU polecat hob and he is not a pet. He can’t be reintroduced into the wild hence why he’s here. He lives with us and a group of ferrets but he can never be regarded as a pet. A stoat would give you the same problems as they like the polecat are not domesticated.

@npibbymelonlowercase4164 Год назад

I'm scared of the movie Willy's wonderland that's scary

@mandotheone6076 2 года назад

i have a long tailed weasel

@fizzarolli4958 2 года назад

Lies

@user-fl9ml1ki2l 7 месяцев назад

❤ leave them alone for god sake they are cute and beautiful

@innawlakhong3675 Год назад

Are they related to martean ?

@sheerkhan8 4 месяца назад

Yes

@omilkhouseo 2 месяца назад

That aquarium is way too small. Probably a ferret cage is better

@fluffymuffin4567 Год назад

I once had one of these but it tried to pull off the great transcendence after it turned into a robot and kidnapped me would not recommend if I didn’t have my mythical woodland creature friend to back me up it would’ve been bad

@megaball-ps8tq 2 года назад

If you guys want to get a weasel as a pet, just remember that these are wild animals that are NOT capable for making good pets at all! If you want to have a pet that looks like a weasel, then get a ferret! I understand they look cute, but just remember that they are fierce hunters capable of taking down a rabbit that is much larger than them!

@jaysasso4392 Год назад

Not good companions to cats

@johnmead8437 5 месяцев назад

Far too accurate advice for the deluded to decipher. They are vicious and remain wild, like deer. A deer given a fright usually immediately turns feral even if domesticated. A stoat suddenly grabbing one is a memory for the obituary

@dogscratchedoor Год назад

While I appreciate the general discussion you've provided on the stoat, the suggestion about the cage or containment you'd need to house the species was truly sickening. As shown in your video, being kept in such a small and barren container they become frenzied and eventually worse, I would expect. How would anyone think such an option was viable? This is poor advice and is irresponsible if you value and respect wildlife and want to encourage others to do so. There is a good channel on stoat care and habitat here by Robt Fuller.

@Maspets Год назад

You have no idea what's going on in that clip, where these rarely owned animals are from, how long they've been there, or any other details yet you imagine some photographer is an expert on their care or that the animals in his care never act "frenzied" which I'd find hard to believe. Nor is that my enclosure it's just one of the rare clips available for my use at that time, so spare me the whining.

@johnmead8437 5 месяцев назад

@@Maspets That looks like a young weasel, not stoat. And stoats in a cage sized as mentioned can be kept for at least a month if looked after. Wild ones will usually hide if possible whenever enemies are about (like humans). They sleep and eat, and patrol their accommodation. A few might be tameable, most will want to eat you.

@susanharris5926 Год назад

That bear was not truly interested in attacking this guy because it can easily outrun any human. Why people insist on running by themselves in bear country is beyond me. He even sounded surprised to see the bear, which is incredible.

@sujatabhalerao5715 3 года назад

It's Means there are useless as pet?

@CrazyFunnyCats 2 года назад

Great mousers

@grainofsalt4934 2 года назад

Saw a hawk swoop down and eat one of these one time. It was awesome

@FriendlyBirdy 2 месяца назад

They look cute but they are terrible for the environment as it will kill a lot of the natural wild life

@grtinfulleffect8349 2 года назад

They like eating rabbits.

@untalented_raccoon172 Год назад

hand them over, *N O W*

@zz7073 2 года назад

People that wish to contain wild animals for themselves are cruel.

@bliornd Год назад

The fact that domestic Wolves (the dogs) came from wolves.

@LarissasExotics Год назад

It depends on if they were bred in captivity, or rescued from a bad situation in the wild. If an animal such as a baby squirrel is found seperate from their nest, it is possible in certain areas to rehabilitate them to be captive animals.

@ecologic616 Год назад

Every animal was once wild. Apparently there were a lot of cruel people in the past that brought us dogs, cats, and any other animals that people consider pets.

@LarissasExotics Год назад

@ecologic1941 I dont think all those people were necessarily "cruel". They obviously were having a symbiotic relationship, so the wild dogs/wolves were not likely to be treated poorly. They had to be domesticated somehow you know

@thattylerguy2104 Год назад

Bruh these little guys are carnivores!?!?!

@fufnerkeywheel1329 Год назад

I am sorry to say that most of this short video is wrong and the information given as not been researched properly.

@Maspets Год назад

Everything here is referenced, so you are wrong.

@friendlyghost8293 Год назад

I don’t consider that very funny “better for observation” heh? Well in that case don’t keep them as pets, a living thing should not be used for observation in a cage. Just like how I hate that people keep birds in a cage without letting them interact with you, if your going to even have a pet you should treat them as a companion, a best friend more than something pretty to look at, as well as give them the proper care. Like birds in captivity should not be fed seeds because seeds are very high in fat and they are not getting the same amount of exercise as they would be in the wild, so you should be feeding them high quality pellets (non colored) as well as a variety of veggies. And keep them in a large horizontal cage letting them out to interact for atleast 2 hours and 30 minutes a day, more if you can. People should be aware of this issue, nobody should use their pet as a pretty ornament in a cage, imagine how you’d feel if you were just something trapped for people to put their dumb faces up at the glass or bars of a cage, you’d be frightened, and depressed (yes animals can get depressed too, I’ve witnessed it)

@Maspets Год назад

Not all animals are good companions.

@johnmead8437 5 месяцев назад

Isn't that what city folk who know everything others elsewhere MUST do are, caged curiosities with modified behaviour?

@Rebelrenaissance 10 месяцев назад

This guy supported the police violently arresting and sending to jail elderly women for catchung, helping and rehoming stray cats. Such a hyporcit. Your intentions are clear. You use animals to make money. You don't actually care.

@Maspets 10 месяцев назад

Yes she absolutely deserved it! 👍

@Rebelrenaissance 10 месяцев назад

@@Maspets you've got it folks. Right from the donkeys mouth. He doesn't want animals rescued. Instead, he wants the rescuers jailed. YOU are the problem.

@Rebelrenaissance 10 месяцев назад

This is the video of the violence he openly supports: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AGMDktIS43k.htmlsi=JhbIqcvbUPkIUHgs

@legosrc1332 2 года назад

Need to work on your pronunciations of the scientific names.

@susanharris5926 Год назад

No mustelid should be kept as a "pet." In fact, they are not and never will be "pets." At best, they can be your friend if you want to play with them (the mustelid family all love to play). They are wild and that is where they should be. Any video suggesting keeping them and what you will need to do so should not be allowed in case anyone is encouraged to give it a try. Not only are they wild, they are a member of a very intelligent family, none of whom should be in captivity. Furthermore, they are carnivores and you will get a bite sooner or later even if by mistake. Their method of letting you know they like you is to nip you (to them that's gentle) rather than bite hard (and like all members of that family they bite like a steel trap). Also, you do not mention the smell this family cause in their living quarters, the skunk being the worst (although they are recently no longer considered a mustelid), due to musk glands. They can also be expensive because they require a diet of a variety of fresh meat. In short, they should not be promoted as possible pets and they do not want to be pets either.

@GoldenEmpanada Год назад

Jesus Susan 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the ferrets is cute tho

@martabachynsky8545 Год назад

Ferrets are mustelids, and make great pets for a responsible "owner".

@susanharris5926 Год назад

@@martabachynsky8545 They are and they are the "tamed" version of the polecat. Originally used for rabbiting in Europe, they became domesticated. However, even they live with you on their terms, not yours (I have lived with that species along with other mustelids) and they are the only mustelid I would support as a long term "pet."

@martabachynsky8545 Год назад

@@susanharris5926 Yes, I know. I used to have one as a pet (I miss you, Phineas!). He definitely lived with me and my husband on his terms (he was very reticent and knew how to open cage by watching us, so we didn't bother locking him in because he usually wanted out). Once he grabbed something, it was "his" to steal, hide away, and sometimes destroy. He was an excellent animal companion (who would wake me up by licking my face), and if I didn't live in San Diego, I would get a pair of them. I agree that no other mustelid should be kept as a pet. I would give the caveat that perhaps the only way would be as a wild friend who visits you in the garden, but lives on its own somewhere in the wild. They are very curious and intelligent creatures after all, and sometimes decide to hang around people for some reason.

@susanharris5926 Год назад

I agree with all you say. I too still mourn Minoo, my first mustelid. A friend of mine all those years ago observed that dogs look up to you, cats look down on you but mustelids treat you as equals. He was so right. I miss that smell though!

@cdask3076 Год назад

fun fact one of my school projects was to kill these things and we where able to trap and kill almost 200

@robincornell6270 2 года назад

Breeding mink and fox for the fur trade is completely unethical. Mink and fox shouldn't suffer for people's vanity. Shut down fur farms.

@chickensquailandbirds5650 Год назад

I hate those things I try to kill them whenever I see them

@stormxjp 3 года назад

Stop building zoos anyway!

@Katie-mf8nq 3 года назад

"Stop preserving and reproducing endangered species!"

@stormxjp 3 года назад

@@Katie-mf8nq Says the zoo...

@Katie-mf8nq 3 года назад

@@stormxjp says the world...

@CrazyFunnyCats 2 года назад

Many zoos rescue animals that would have died in the wild This creates awareness And yes many zoos are evil! Not all tho

@magikdust2095 2 года назад

If it weren't for zoos, many animals would've just been put down, and there are lots of animals that would've gone extinct. They often take in animals that can't be released for various reasons, and if it wasn't for zoos, those animals would've just been killed. Yes, there are some zoos that are horrible, but that doesn't mean that they are all bad. Some zoos work very hard to make sure the animals are happy. Also, zoos teach a lot of people about different animals and why they should be respected and helped. If it weren't for zoos, there are many people who wouldn't donate their money to conservation efforts and other things like that that are helping animals in the wild that need help and could go extinct without it. So, in my opinion zoos are necessary. You can't just judge them all because some of them are horrible. We should be making sure that all zoos take care of their animals properly instead of trying to condemn them all.