polecat at burford wildlife park pics

[reddog70 236]

 

 

hello thought i would share a pic of a polecat i took today at a wildlife park what u reckon to its purity? cheers!

[Guest jojoamojo]

he looks like a real poley

 

see how his mask meets his nose, thats always a good sign its a poley

[will.f11 24]

nice lookin animal. If it had the temperment of a fert give me one anyday!

[Scuzy 1]

Yeah looks pretty real to me ,

 

They say you can tell because the mask is joined at the forehead.

 

Great animals they are should be seeing more of them now they are making a comeback.

 

Luke.

[reddog70 236]

i was chuffed to see it,ive been once every year for the last 10yrs and they never been out of there sleeping quarters was lucky today

[Dawn B 212]

I went there about a month ago, nice place. I did think the Poley was very stressed, never seen such repetative pacing on a Ferret type before. He was alone too, and they prefer to have company, overall I was dissappointed with where and how he was kept.

[gnipper 6,545]

I wouldn't be so worried about a territorial wild polecat being on his tod Dawn, he was probably just missing the vast area he'd cover in the wild as his home territory.

[gnipper 6,545]

Oh and the jill poleys who's areas his territory would cover, most hobs go a bit daft when there nuts are controlling their brain but I would imagine a wild one is more so.

[Dawn B 212]

I wouldn't be so worried about a territorial wild polecat being on his tod Dawn, he was probably just missing the vast area he'd cover in the wild as his home territory.

You may well be right Gnipper, but it was not nice to see, in the wild he would be going about his business etc, not frantically running from side to side in an exhausting manner continuously the whole time, I must of watched him for almost 20 minutes while we ate our sandwiches, he flopped of exhaution shortly after we finished, as we passed by him he was flat on his side and clearly distressed, he had however recovered later.

[will.f11 24]

I wouldn't be so worried about a territorial wild polecat being on his tod Dawn, he was probably just missing the vast area he'd cover in the wild as his home territory.

You may well be right Gnipper, but it was not nice to see, in the wild he would be going about his business etc, not frantically running from side to side in an exhausting manner continuously the whole time, I must of watched him for almost 20 minutes while we ate our sandwiches, he flopped of exhaution shortly after we finished, as we passed by him he was flat on his side and clearly distressed, he had however recovered later.

I have read that wild polecats are very solitary animals. unlike ferrets. They will only stay with another when mating and then they will part again. The jill will have its own bury and the hob will come and look for it. correct me if im wrong but im very sure about it!!

[sue 1]

i used to have one very simular in markings and temperment got him from a animal sales you couldnt tuch him without him hissing at you the only time i could pick him up was the day he died ,he could have been a polecat or a polecat coloured ferret with issues i will never know ,heres him

[Dawn B 212]

I wouldn't be so worried about a territorial wild polecat being on his tod Dawn, he was probably just missing the vast area he'd cover in the wild as his home territory.

You may well be right Gnipper, but it was not nice to see, in the wild he would be going about his business etc, not frantically running from side to side in an exhausting manner continuously the whole time, I must of watched him for almost 20 minutes while we ate our sandwiches, he flopped of exhaution shortly after we finished, as we passed by him he was flat on his side and clearly distressed, he had however recovered later.

I have read that wild polecats are very solitary animals. unlike ferrets. They will only stay with another when mating and then they will part again. The jill will have its own bury and the hob will come and look for it. correct me if im wrong but im very sure about it!!

Yes I dont doubt it, I suppose we are used to keeping them in larger groups, and I have witnessed 4 animals together, all poley coloured, on Cannock chase, where they breed, seemingly really well. Im not a fan of Zoo's but have recently visited several, the pacing and repetitive behaviour of captive wild animals is extremely sad, there are not too many places that can house species well enough to curb it. I dont like seeing it and this fellow was definately suffering because of it.

Dawn.

[scothunter 12,609]

hears my lad 50/50 wild polecat to ferret all i say is he is very cleaver and strong

 

and before the argument about status symbol comes into play im hardly likely to get street cred with a polecat on a lead am i

 

LOL

[Kay 3,709]

Well assuming he wasnt castrated could he be in season , not 100 % sure if they have the exact same length off time in season as ferrets , but in the past i have had hobs pace when in season & also pant like dogs

[Kay 3,709]

Its a polecat marked ferret Will