Domestic exotic animals stopped being a rarity for a long time. Many species of wild animals are cultivated and perfectly get on with the person. After a release of the animated film "The Lion King" the popularity of meerkats sharply increased. Though if to understand, meerkats are absolutely far from "mimishnost".
Of course, it is necessary to get houses only the cultivated small animals. Wild meerkats are afraid of the person and are rather aggressive. It is worth to remember that meerkats by the nature predators. So it is necessary to buy an animal from manufacturers. There is an opportunity to observe adult individuals, and puppies of meerkats are already accustomed to the person and hands.
In the house of a meerkat it is necessary to be prepared for emergence. Check the dwelling for safety for animals. On a floor there should not be wires in open access, the bucket with garbage has to have a skintight cover or in general stand behind the closed door. All windows have to be equipped with a mosquito grid with a fixer and additional protection. Meerkats excellent rodents and fans to rummage in sand. Be ready that also wall-paper will suffer a plinth. Check flowers and plants in pots for virulence. Also try to limit as much as possible access to them of animals, having put above. Meerkats not big experts to climb high surfaces. It is enough to them to put a special cat's support. It is better to lock all household chemicals and drugs away.
In spite of the fact that meerkats animals freedom-loving, they nevertheless should put a cage. Only choose big model with two tiers even if with you there will live only one small animal. Surely equip a cage with a warm stove bench, a toilet with cat's filler. In winter time when there is not enough sun, the special lamp is necessary for meerkats for additional heating. For acceptance of solar bathtubs equip a stove bench on a windowsill. In general a window for meerkats literally "TV". They for hours can watch life glass.
Special attention needs to be paid to food of meerkats. Little small animals eat up to 4-6 times in a day. By first year of life the meerkats pass to two times food. At small animals the sense of proportion is perfectly developed and they never overeat. But because of natural curiosity can try unfamiliar products which can be deadly to them. Meerkats categorically cannot be fed with fish and seafood, milk, sour cream, nuts, mushrooms, fat grades of meat and sweets. Food has to be unsalted. Kids well eat boiled chicken and beef, vegetables and fruit: carrots, pumpkin, cucumber, squash, cabbage, banana, apple, persimmon. All vegetables and fruit need to be cut and mixed small to meat. Meerkats like also crude quail eggs, chicken it is better to give in a boiled look on a half of egg of times a week. Many sirukata passed to damp cat food.
But the main delicacy of meerkats is zoofobas – live Madagascar cockroaches, crickets and larvae. Usually similar exotic can be found in usual pet-shop.