#my-ferrets

[blue-n-nerdy]

New Schedule & News! ✨

Lookit me committing to a full week of a schedule, wow!

Starting SUPER MARIO WONDER on Monday!! It's gonna be a fun & chill time! Wednesday I'm continuing Signalis & Friday is Cult of the Lamb~ More chill Age of Mythology on Saturday as well, two weekends in a row, wow! ✨

I hate to keep mentioning it here, but on streams if ppl are able/want to tip, those are going towards an upcoming vet bill for the ferrets!

They have an appt on 11/16 to get an implant to help with Adrenal Disease symptoms mitigation! It's going to cost between $1200-$1500 so I'm freaking out a lil bit, especially since now I'm sick, BUT…..they need their preventative care! 💙 No worries if you can't, but if you wanna tell ppl about my channel/streams or what I'm raising money for, that is also immensely helpful!

Currently: $61 / $1200 VM: Ferret_Tamer Tip Page (that can be card/etc & show up on stream when I'm Live, if yer into that!!) Gonna be updating here when it's stream relevant, but otherwise it'll be more on my main blog: @bluecoati

I might pick a day before their appointment to do a big push & a more structured dono-thon, when I'm not so wiped from being sick, look out for that!

ANYWAYS, enough of my problems!!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend & I hope you will come hangout for Super Mario Wonder tomorrow night!!

[spicymochi]

clown ferret

[saritawolff]

Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

[knifebun]

look. so many people use the classist card for this, but if you can't afford to feed an animal a diet that's not going to cause serious medical issues that will either kill it or require medical treatment for the rest of the animal's life, then maybe you shouldn't own this animal. "poor people deserve to have animal companions too" yes absolutely i agree, but maybe not at the expense of the animal's health.

[moomeecore]

close ups of some of the weasels from my last post, ft transparent background & identifications!

[rocketbirdie]

cat nap with a lap dog

[megafavna]

[foldingfittedsheets]

A while ago I woke up from a half dream with the words, "nightjar weasel" echoing through my head. So today I set aside time to paint something up!

It's just. So cute. I'm calling it a Nightweasel. Please enjoy, and if you like it enough you could buy it on a bunch of stuff at my Redbubble, Teepublic, or Threadless!

Sales go to support a broke art student, and reassure me that the messages from my dreams are worth spending time on.

[nepeteaa]

he's waiting for his husband to return from sea

[bisclavaret]

holds him like a coke can

[vanillacherie]

rainbow ferret 🌈

[blue-n-nerdy]

Cult of the Lamb Shenanigans!

I'm ready to knock out this DLC!!

Can I get to Shamura & also kick their ass?!?! Come find out & join the cult if you haven't already!! 😈🔥

$5 tip I do a Beanboozle, $15 tip I run with the 1-hit KO fleece, $25+ I will doodle your oc/fursona as a ferret in a future dedicated stream!! All going towards a HUGE upcoming vet bill for my noodle bbys! No worries if you can't, but consider sharing my stream or reblogging to help, thanks so much!! <3 Stream Tip Page (you can use card/etc here & it goes straight to my PyPl!!) VM: Ferret_Tamer

Going Live in juuuuust a few minutes over on Twitch, see ya soon! <3

[spicymochi]

june shop update is now live!! lots of new charms are now in my shop!

[vio-marks]

ferrets look like This

[dat-soldier]

Commission for @bunnymothmartyr~

[jinniebit]

Soft Jinnie pt.36