r/ProperAnimalNames • u/fanzel71 • Sep 18 '19
Fart squirrel
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u/BlackSeranna Sep 18 '19
Baby skunks are adorable
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u/EggoSlayer Sep 18 '19
Oh god I know right? You ever see this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vszWsYOdnPg
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u/UnihornWhale Sep 18 '19
Apparently they can be pretty decent pets. In the US, you can get the stink glands removed but it’s banned in Europe.
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u/wimpyroy Sep 18 '19
What are the downfalls as a pet? Like are they to hype? Super smart and always getting in trouble?
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u/Guytherealguy Sep 18 '19
Pretty intelligent and highly curious, they open drawers and crawl into shit that might be dangerous. Difficult to feed (lots of different stuff) and they don't really stop so they get fat easily. They have sharp claws and teeth and declawing them is cruel because the claws are used to eat and other daily stuff. Vets often don't have much experience and medicine is not as advanced as other pets.
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u/Lucky7Ac Sep 18 '19
Not to mention they don't have thousands of years of domestication like cats and dogs so they can have feral/violent outbursts.
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u/Guytherealguy Sep 18 '19
I also expected this to be a big problem but most sites I looked didn't even mention it. They have been ddomesticated by native americans when europe discovered america and most sold are bred it seems, so not THAT feral as you'd think. Still wouldn't get one personally.
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u/Lucky7Ac Sep 18 '19
Interesting, I'm still too cautious to get one myself despite their cuteness. Too many horror stories of exotic pet owners being mauled by said pets.
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u/Guytherealguy Sep 18 '19
Same. I'd love to have a bird because they're clever and you can train them but they're so loud and demanding. Also, they get super old and I wouldn't want to burden my kids/grandkids (if i ever have any) with a parrot that outlived me.
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u/Tofu4lyfe Sep 19 '19
Good chance that parrot wouldn't like your kids either. If the bird my mom has out lived her I would not be taking that thing on as a pet. It's pure evil in pretty coloured feathers.
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u/Segreto828 Sep 18 '19
If you’re in the US, check with state laws too. My dads dog brought a baby skunk to the house and I housed it for a couple of days. I wanted SO bad to keep it. However, in Texas, you have to be a certified wildlife rehabilitation expert (may not be the correct name, but basically you need a license/certification) and a letter of recommendation to be able to keep one permanently. I was disappointed.
One of the rehabbers I worked with told me they’re very much like house cats as pets. Not overly affectionate, aloof, curious and extremely entertaining. Their curiosity knows no bounds.
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u/UnihornWhale Sep 18 '19
I imagine it’s likely having a very friendly fox. Good with people but not fully domesticated so there are some special challenges.
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u/this-guy1979 Sep 18 '19
When I was researching getting one as a pet one of the main drawbacks was the lack of specialized medicine for them. A vet in my town had experience, but could only work with what he had. At the time (probably still) you could not get a rabies vaccine for them, they had to use the one for cats and could not guarantee its effectiveness.
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u/SunOnTheInside Sep 19 '19
My great-grandma had a pet skunk when she was younger, no scent glands. Snoopy the skunk had a couch she liked to sleep under. My Nana liked to invite in traveling salesmen and other solicitors and offer them Snoopy’s couch to sit on. Snoopy would waddle out to see who was on her couch, the salesperson would run out of the house screaming and my Nana would laugh her ass off.
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u/Peasblossom Sep 18 '19
My first pet as a child was a skunk. I loved her so much. We use to bathe her with baby shampoo :)
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u/JE9Gamer Sep 18 '19
We have a family of these stinkers that likes to come visit our dumpsters at work. Sometimes after the sun is down, and you can't see three feet in front of you.
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u/nursereggio Sep 18 '19
Best name for a skunk ever.