Would you have a pet skunk? If you said no because of their noxious hgh spray from their glands then think again. Having a pet ferret or an un-altered male cat can smell just as bad.
But you don’t have to worry about those scent glands, they are removed when the pet baby skunk is only days old.
Pet skunks are treated very much like cats with their vaccines. In fact they are more cat like than dogs in their general body make-up. They also fair better on cat food than dog food but they do make skunk food for pet skunks too.
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As you will recall, in my prior post about the peruvian cavy, I mentioned the patagonian cavy. I would like to introduce you to this most unusual pet. I was at a local feed store when I met one of these little cuties in person. At first I thought it was a baby capybara and the woman holding the baby patagonian said I was the first one to even come close to what it actually was. You see the patagonian cavy and the capybara are relatives. This capybara booktells you more about the world’s largest rodent. The patagonian cavy, the capybara and the guinea pig are all in the same rodent family.
I found out that the patagonian cavy is a very popular pet. I had never heard of it before a few weeks ago and looked more into them. In Oregon they are very legal to own and breed without any permits. They are considered to be the same as rabbits. I also found some large classified forums where breeders list their patagonians for sale. Most of the breeders are located in Texas and the southern states. The average price for one of these pets is around $300. The woman that had the patagonian at the feed store kept hers in the house and it got along well with her dogs. They grow to the size of 35 pounds so they would be the same size as many mid sized dogs.
They are vegetarians and live in small socialized groups. The parents, as a group, take care of the youngsters.
As the owner of the young patagonian and I talked, I asked her how often she was asked if the animal was a jackalope? She said, “all the time.” She often tells them that the animal is a jackalope that just shed its horns…..LOL.
The patagonian cavy - a most unusual pet.
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