Characteristics of meerkats, how to raise them, and precautions

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What do you think of when you think of 'meerkat'?

I think of meerkats living in groups watching out for predators.

Meerkats are said to be gaining popularity as unique pets because they have a personality that goes well with humans.

Today, we will learn about the characteristics of meerkats, food, and how to raise them.

 

 

【Characteristics of Meerkats】

Meerkat is a mammal in the mongoose family, with a body length of 30 cm, a tail of about 20 cm, and a small and cute animal weighing about 1 kg.

It is a driving animal that usually lives in groups and is active during the day.☀

Meerkats come out of their burrows during the day and stand on their feet in the sun, and sleep in their burrows at night.💤

If you look at the meerkat's face, you can see dark patterns around its eyes.

Dark patterns are said to protect the eyes of meerkats, who are sensitive to sight and hearing, from glare.

 

➕Additionally➕

Only the queen in the herd can give birth to a baby, so the female baby meerkats, except for the queen, will be kicked out of the herd when they reach the age of three, when they can reproduce.

Sometimes we bring her back to the herd to look after the other baby meerkats, but if the female meerkat becomes pregnant, she'll be kicked out.😲

 

 

【Meerkats' Habitat and Lifetime】

Wild meerkats are mainly South African animals with an average lifespan of 3-7 years.

Since it is at the bottom of the food chain in the wild, its lifespan is short, while raising it at home is said to live for 12 to 15 years on average.

 

 

 

【Meerkat's Food】

Meerkats, which usually live in the wild, mainly eat insects.

Meerkats have a very developed sense of smell, so they eat insects and insects in the ground, and can even eat poisonous scorpions and spiders.

If you have a meerkat as a pet, you can feed it because it needs taurine like a cat🐱, and you have to feed it small insects or wheatworms as insect-eating animals.

Meerkats are omnivores and can also eat fruits and vegetables, but they should not serve foods that dogs or cats cannot eat,❌ such as onions, garlic, grapes, and avocados.❌😥

 

 

 

【How to raise a meerkat】

Meerkats have a habit of living in caves, but they are highly active, so it is better to keep them loose than in a cage.

This is because keeping a meerkat in a cage can make you feel frustrated and stressed.😥

Meerkats have a habit of defecating in only one place, so they can train for defecation, and because they are smart and human-friendly animals, they can train like dogs.🙂

In addition, meerkats are loneliness-prone animals and live in groups, so you must raise more than two or take care not to be lonely.

Also, meerkats do not eat much food because they are small animals weighing about 1 kg.

If you eat a lot of meerkats, you can get an upset stomach, so you have to pay only a small amount.

 

 

 

【Precautions When Raising Meerkats】

1. Meerkats are vulnerable to cold.

Because meerkats are animals that live in hot areas, they can get sick in low-temperature environments due to poor physical condition.

If you live with meerkats, you should keep the room temperature warm above 26 degrees.🌡

 

2. Meerkats make a cry

Meerkats are wary and also cry.📢

It's a sound you make to alert your colleagues to the threat in the wild, but if you're a sound-sensitive person, you should consider this part and decide to adopt after careful consideration.

 

3. You should consider the meerkat's neutering surgery.

Meerkats are gentle and human-friendly animals, but changes in sex hormones can make them sensitive and fierce during the breeding season and show aggression.😠

 

 

 

So far, we've learned about meerkats' food, habitat and lifespan, how to grow them, and precautions.

Those who have been curious about meerkats, I hope it helped those who are getting meerkats, and I'll finish posting today.😌

See you next time!

 

 

 

 

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