from time to time.. i get asked to baby sit animals who are part of on going TSKA sales.. although it can be a pain, its also a chance for me to get to know some pretty funky animals..

this time.. i have a pair of coati here on short term stay.. coatimundi to some..

they are not nearly as manic as i thought they might be.. the bolder of the two, the male, will come and take food from my hands, and whiffle at me through the door..

i managed to get some quick shots last night at feeding time.. these guys eat for england and are truely masters of eating anything i can give them it seems..

this food bowl contained.. chicks, raw eggs.. a little yoghurt.. some chopped veg, some cooked chicken and quite a bit of fruit.. mango, melon, dragon fruit and apricot.. oh and apple.. and a little plum...

basically, those who have read what i feed the rest of the gang here, will see they got some of the ferrets food.. (chicks and egg) some of the skunks food (veg, chicken and yoghurt) and some of the gliders stash of food.. at least they fit in well with the general feeding regime here.. but my god they eat a lot, i am glad they are only here short term!!

anyway.. pics..

this is a temp pen for them incidently.. and is designed to make it easy to a) deal with them and b) re box them when the time comes.. but also has to take into account them having enough space and so on, to be comfortable for the time they are here. this is not designed as a long term unit for them!



the male, i think, is the one with the broader head.. on the right of the pic..

he is more confident than the female, although she is still happy to come out with me sat in the door less than 2ft away holding a camera in the pen..





they love their food!!



and do have a good set of jaws and teeth on them



they are pretty little guys tho, and have great noses



hope you like seeing the pics anyway..

N

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awwwwwwwww, well cute!

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they are abserloutly amazing!! if i ever get the chance to get some exotics, i would deffinatly get something like these!! there face is sooooooooo cute!!

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They are stunners!

What size enclosure would you say is ideal for a pair of them?

John

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thanks for posting these pics nerys, ive always loved watching coatis at bristol zoo.

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something like a 12x12x10 would give them something to work with.. but of course, if you can go bigger they will not be unhappy with it

N

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Thats not as big as i thought, but as you say bigger is better.

What kind of size are the coaties? say compared to a breed of dog?

They look amaizing.

John

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their not tall ,kinda low to the ground its when their tails are standing up makes them look taller ,lovelly to watch them in a group when they charge around with the tails up

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are these the same as the one you had in the back of the van that i kept my distance from

if so they look alot cuter than they sound

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i was having a cuddle with a coati on sat gorgeous i just love the noses i would say there are roughly the same size as a working cocker spaniel if i had the space here i would have one in a shot.

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