Polecats are cheerful and inquisitive animals. They are easily tamed, perfectly feel in city apartments and can give a lot of joy to the owners. That communication with a polecat brought pleasure to both you, and him, the small animal needs to be taught elementary rules of conduct.
It is required to you
- - cage;
- - tray;
- - delicacy.
Instruction
1. Before bringing a polecat home, prepare for him a cage. He will quicker get used to new conditions if initially to lodge him in the limited territory. Place the closed lodge, a feeding trough, a drinking bowl and a tray in a cage. A polecat who was born in the apartment it is possible to take two in a cage of week. The wild small animal will need more time for adapting.
2. The first two-three days do not let out a polecat from a cage. Remove a tray (it should be washed every day), change contents of a feeding trough and a drinking bowl. Talk to the pet and call him by name. Try that your voice was quiet and tender. You do not become angry if in process the polecat bites you. It is not necessary to punish him, but it is possible to make a remark by a strict voice. Polecats very well distinguish intonation. If you were not bitten — praise a small animal and give him delicacy.
3. Begin to accustom to a tray from the first days. The polecat — the better is younger. Some small animals think at once where they have to celebrate natural needs. However in the majority the polecats begin to be guided in new conditions not at once. Observe in what corner your pet will suit a toilet. The polecat will never defecate where eats or sleeps so in a cage at him limited choice. If nevertheless the polecat made the affairs somewhere in other place — do not punish him. Let know that it is not pleasant to you. Put excrement in a tray and let's them lie down a little that there was a smell.
4. Polecats perfectly feel out of a cage. Before transferring the pet to free contents, put the room in order. Polecats very much like to gnaw wires so it is better to move away them. You will not be able to disaccustom the favourite and to the aspiration to dig everything so it is better to remove houseplants.
5. In the small room it is possible to be limited to one tray. If the large room, then is better to take two because polecats do not differ in special patience and will not look for a toilet on all apartment. If the animal made the affairs in not put place, let it know that such behavior does not suit you. The polecat can be stirred up by the scruff or to cage on a half-hour, having accompanied the actions with a strict remark. Before it carry excrement in a tray and put a polecat there. It is necessary to do it directly after "offense". Carefully wash up a floor and process structure for elimination of smells.
6. Teach a polecat to respond on a nickname. Call him by the name of every time when you take on hands and you iron. The nickname has to cause positive emotions. When you transfer a polecat to free contents, call a polecat every time when you are going to feed him or to play with it.
7. Do not abuse a polecat if he hides food. These are his needs of nature to which you will not be able to disaccustom a small animal. Accept him it as is. Saliva of a polecat contains substances which allow food not to spoil long. If this habit is unpleasant to you, do not give to your pet of big pieces. It is better to give food in the form of forcemeat.
8. Accustom a polecat to a breast-band. He with pleasure with you will walk. At first put on a breast-band of the house and let's a small animal resemble in it some time. Very much can be that at once this subject will not be pleasant to it. If the polecat began to be nervous — do not insist. Give him delicacy and remove a breast-band. Next day repeat the procedure, having increased time.
9. Communicate with a polecat as much as possible. These small animals very much like to play. Do not refuse to them it. Besides, they are very curious and will be interested in all your affairs. Try to provide to your pet the safe environment.