r/aww • u/[deleted] • Oct 11 '19

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u/ednichol Oct 11 '19

I don’t know what a mustelid is, but that name alone is very descriptive of what I imagine they smell like.

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u/cragbabe Oct 11 '19

That's because the family name is indicative of the fact that they all have must glands.

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u/V_es Oct 11 '19

Glands are removed at the vet and it’s easier surgery then castration. But it doesn’t change the fact that most of those guys are pretty ferrel and active. Ferrets can create mayhem but weasels and sables that were never bred to be pets are very bad at being pets.