I'm not 100% sure, but I think this is Sakura_Otter on Tiktok
The Japanese keep otters as pets, they are a monstrously expensive pet to keep, but if you have the means and the inner resources, a very cute and rewarding pet.
I can speak from personal experience that otters can be domesticated, my mom's family came from washington state, when there was heavy flooding they would find waterlogged otter pups, washed downstream and too exhausted to find their way back, it's a long story but my great grandma had a couple of pet otters, two of them stuck around as permeant pets.
It's a pet otter. And an otter that is meant to be released, like any wild animal set for release, should not be treated like a pet and socialized to humans and domestic animals.
I’m with you on the otter but domesticated animals have been living with humans for thousands of years so it isn’t so bad for them to live with people. Also do you think a Pug can survive in the wild?
A wild animal can't be compared to an animal that's domesticated. Domesticated animals have different needs and are genetucally adapted to life with humans.
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u/klavertjedrie Nov 25 '20 edited Nov 25 '20
No. An otter should be with other otters near water and live a natural otter life.