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You can teach them to come when called. Bits of raw meat (held in a gloved hand) make for a good reward.

@@eatwhatukiii2532 our cats been getting out on us and I think she scared it off 😔 haven’t seen it in 2 weeks.

@@shawnadavis7434 SOMETIMES, a cat with very high prey drive will kill one. But, now that it’s springtime and there are more things around to hunt it may simply be hunting elsewhere.

@@eatwhatukiii2532 They are extremely intelligent animals so they can be taught things, but despite their intellects, they are fiercely independent and basically impossible to tame outside of raising them from infancy.

As cute as they are, they will tear up your walls and belongings and bring all kinds of dead animals into your house.

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In the US weasels/ermines are referring to the same species as what is referred to in the UK as “Stoats” (though MANY are in the weasel family, including minks). In the UK “stoats” and “weasels” are referring to two different species.

@@eatwhatukiii2532 Weasels and Stoats are referred to differently in the UK because they are not the same animal , although they , like Mink , Badgers , Ferrets , polecats etc are Mustalids They are not the same animal, bit like comparing Wildebeast to Pronghorn. Ermine is the Term ,originally ,when a white coat appears in winter , which does not happen to Weasels.

@@brynmitchell5774 you just repeated what I said. To clarify further, the stoat, Mustela erminea, (ermine because it turns white in winter) in America is called a weasel, or specifically a short-tailed weasel. In the UK it is referred to as a “stoat” while “weasel” is used for the least weasel Mustela nivalis. Anyone needing further info can visit en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoat

Not that I really want to engage in a youtube debate here, but I have had in own possession two short-tailed weasels (stoats) from MN one long-tailed weasel from NC, and my pet ferret. I conducted dialogues and radio interviews with the two foremost experts in the world, Roger Powell and Dr Carolyn King for my radio program in the past. When a guy has a picture of mustela frenata as his UA-cam avatar, you can probably assume that he's a bit of a weasel expert/fanatic. I won't bother debating you, but both erminea and frenata (stoat and long-tail) have black-tipped tails. Both turn white in the northern portions of their ranges. A stoat is tiny compared to a long-tail, and they are even more frenetic in their movements than your beautiful kitchen long-tail.... cheers!

@@eatwhatukiii2532 We have three species in North America - least, short-tail (aka ermine or stoat) and the long-tail. The terms are not necessarily interchangeable in Europe, as they don't have the long-tail in Europe. This certainly appears to be a long-tail, given the length of the tail relative to body length. Yes, nivalis (least) is very tiny and doesn't have much for a rail, more like a stump, and no black tip....

They are my favorite animals! You’re lucky to have experienced one so closely even though he did make a bit of a mess! Haha

This is typical mustelid behaviour. You've described an ermine acting like a proper member of the Mustela genus. I adore them for being so typically Mustela!

@@Kissmyweasel Mine too. Sometimes I think I am basically an ermine in human form. (But I wear white coat through all the year, for idealistic reasons :P)

Literally! Even the smell of them scares mice away. If any of them stays, well... the mustelid will have something nurturing for dinner.

Yeah but imagine watching TV and falling asleep and they watch you the couch. I literally threw my TV remote at it when I was 9

its an Ermine Weasel. Ferrets are a part of the Weasel family so you would be more right to call a Ferret a Weasel rather than calling a Weasel a Ferret. Ferrets are basically Domesticated Weasels.

͢¢͝ å̴ř ҉i̷͘ и͞å̴ ͟ ҉ close...... ferrets are domesticated polecats..... which are a bigger mustelid....and an ermine is a stoat or long tailed weasel in it's winter coat

@@TheSpaceyCat No such thing as an Ermine weasel , the Animal is a Stoat , twice the size of a Weasel, only the Stoat turns white in winter. The Family of which you speak is Mustalids, comprising of Stoats , Weasels , Badgers , Ferrets , polecats to name a few .Ferrets are 5 times the size of a 6 oz Weasel.

@bryn mitchell, stoats are weasels, a weasel is any species of the genera Leucictis, Neogale, Ailurogale, Aciogale, Flavogale, Flavictis, Sciurogale, and Mustela, the latter genus containing the stoat, stoats are counted as weasels because the Stoat (Mustela Erminea) is the type species of the genus Mustela, weasels are a paraphyletic (informal) group because the species most often not considered weasels are ferrets (genera Neoputorius and Putorius) and minks (genera Neovison and Mesovison), in fact ferrets and minks are both polyphyletic groups because the Black-Footed Ferret (Neoputorius Nigripes) and American Mink (Neovison Vison) are more closely related to the weasels included within the genera Leucictis and Neogale, while the European Ferret (Putorius Putorius), Steppe Ferret (Putorius Eversmannii), and European Mink (Mesovison Lutreola) are more closely related to weasels included within the genera Ailurogale, Aciogale, Flavogale, Flavictis, Sciurogale, and Mustela Weasels: • Groups included: •• Genus: Leucictis (Haida Ermine) ••• Species: Leucictis Haidarum (Haida Ermine) •• Genus: Neogale (Alaska Weasel, American Ermine, Atlantic American Weasel, Long-Tailed Weasel, and South American Weasels) ••• Species: Neogale Eskimo (Alaskan Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Richardsonii (American Ermine) ••• Species: Neogale Allegheniensis (Atlantic American Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Frenata (Long-Tailed Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Felipei (Colombian Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Africana (Amazon Weasel) •• Genus: Ailurogale (Kolonoks) ••• Species: Ailurogale Sibirica (Siberian Weasel) ••• Species: Ailurogale Itatsi (Japanese Weasel) •• Genus: Aciogale (Black-Striped Weasel) ••• Species: Aciogale Strigidorsa (Black-Striped Weasel) •• Genus: Flavogale (Yellow-Bellied Weasel) ••• Species: Flavogale Kathiah (Yellow-Bellied Weasel) •• Genus: Flavictis (Malayan Weasel) ••• Species: Flavictis Nudipes (Malayan Weasel) •• Genus: Sciurogale (Mountain Weasels) ••• Species: Sciurogale Lutreolina (Indonesian Mountain Weasel) ••• Species: Sciurogale Altaica (Chinese Mountain Weasel) •• Genus: Mustela (Stoat, Least Weasel, Mediterranean Weasel, and African Weasels) ••• Species: Mustela Erminea (Stoat) ••• Species: Mustela Nivalis (Least Weasel) ••• Species: Mustela Numidica (Mediterranean Weasel) ••• Species: Mustela Subpalmata (Egyptian Weasel) ••• Species: Mustela Algeriensis (Northwest African Weasel) • Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa: •• Genus: Neoputorius (New World Ferrets) ••• Species: Neoputorius Nigripes (Black-Footed Ferret) •• Genus: Neovison (New World Minks) ••• Species: Neovison Vison (American Mink) •• Genus: Putorius (Old World Ferrets) ••• Species: Putorius Putorius (European Ferret) ••• Species: Putorius Eversmannii (Steppe Ferret) •• Genus: Mesovison (Old World Minks) ••• Species: Mesovison Lutreola (European Mink)

Nope , it is a Stoat. Weasels are half the size with no black tip on the tail and Weasels do not turn Ermine [ white ] in winter .But they are all beautiful little creatures .

@@brynmitchell5774 The thing about weasels not turning white in the winter is only partially correct. Specifically, it is true that the population of least weasels that live in the British Isles do not turn white, while (some of) the stoats do. However, whether they turn white or not depends a lot on climate and genetics, and least weasels living in other areas do indeed turn white. Also, stoats are a type of weasel, but the British "weasel" is specifically the least weasel, which adds to the confusion over names. Long-tailed weasels are a different species entirely from the least weasels and stoats that live in Europe. There are maybe 15-20 different species of weasels world wide (depending on exactly which ones you count. Maybe 10 species if you don't count the minks or the polecats or the ferrets), and the well known weasels and stoats of Europe are only two of them. I'm inclined to agree that the weasel is a long-tailed weasel rather than a short-tailed weasel (also known as an ermine or a stoat). Although it can be really hard to tell them apart in their winter coats - they're both pure white with black tail tips, and the tail lengths have some overlap, as is the case with the individual in the video - the weasel in the video looks a bit too big to be a stoat, and the head shape isn't quite right either.

Stoats are weasels, a weasel is any species of the genera Leucictis, Neogale, Ailurogale, Aciogale, Flavogale, Flavictis, Sciurogale, and Mustela, the latter genus containing the stoat, stoats are counted as weasels because the Stoat (Mustela Erminea) is the type species of the genus Mustela, weasels are a paraphyletic (informal) group because the species most often not considered weasels are ferrets (genera Neoputorius and Putorius) and minks (genera Neovison and Mesovison), in fact ferrets and minks are both polyphyletic groups because the Black-Footed Ferret (Neoputorius Nigripes) and American Mink (Neovison Vison) are more closely related to the weasels included within the genera Leucictis and Neogale, while the European Ferret (Putorius Putorius), Steppe Ferret (Putorius Eversmannii), and European Mink (Mesovison Lutreola) are more closely related to weasels included within the genera Ailurogale, Aciogale, Flavogale, Flavictis, Sciurogale, and Mustela Weasels: • Groups included: •• Genus: Leucictis (Haida Ermine) ••• Species: Leucictis Haidarum (Haida Ermine) •• Genus: Neogale (Alaska Weasel, American Ermine, Atlantic American Weasel, Long-Tailed Weasel, and South American Weasels) ••• Species: Neogale Eskimo (Alaskan Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Richardsonii (American Ermine) ••• Species: Neogale Allegheniensis (Atlantic American Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Frenata (Long-Tailed Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Felipei (Colombian Weasel) ••• Species: Neogale Africana (Amazon Weasel) •• Genus: Ailurogale (Kolonoks) ••• Species: Ailurogale Sibirica (Siberian Weasel) ••• Species: Ailurogale Itatsi (Japanese Weasel) •• Genus: Aciogale (Black-Striped Weasel) ••• Species: Aciogale Strigidorsa (Black-Striped Weasel) •• Genus: Flavogale (Yellow-Bellied Weasel) ••• Species: Flavogale Kathiah (Yellow-Bellied Weasel) •• Genus: Flavictis (Malayan Weasel) ••• Species: Flavictis Nudipes (Malayan Weasel) •• Genus: Sciurogale (Mountain Weasels) ••• Species: Sciurogale Lutreolina (Indonesian Mountain Weasel) ••• Species: Sciurogale Altaica (Chinese Mountain Weasel) •• Genus: Mustela (Stoat, Least Weasel, Mediterranean Weasel, and African Weasels) ••• Species: Mustela Erminea (Stoat) ••• Species: Mustela Nivalis (Least Weasel) ••• Species: Mustela Numidica (Mediterranean Weasel) ••• Species: Mustela Subpalmata (Egyptian Weasel) ••• Species: Mustela Algeriensis (Northwest African Weasel) • Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa: •• Genus: Neoputorius (New World Ferrets) ••• Species: Neoputorius Nigripes (Black-Footed Ferret) •• Genus: Neovison (New World Minks) ••• Species: Neovison Vison (American Mink) •• Genus: Putorius (Old World Ferrets) ••• Species: Putorius Putorius (European Ferret) ••• Species: Putorius Eversmannii (Steppe Ferret) •• Genus: Mesovison (Old World Minks) ••• Species: Mesovison Lutreola (European Mink)

@@Keldor314 good summary. Yes, I have been in close contact with both species and can attest to the size difference as well as the difference in head shape. Until you see a stoat (short tailed weasel here in the US) one may not fully appreciate how tiny they are. Think of a tube of Crest toothpaste. The stoats here also have a triangular skull. Frenata (long tail) has a more rounded skull and face shape. The long tail also has larger, rounded ears that perk up quite a bit when they are curious. They more often get on hind legs and look around. Both do this to some extent. The long tail is more bold generally as well. It is at least twice as large as a short tail. When you see a short tail here they are often scurrying and don’t pop back out of their holes again for some time. Long tailed we weasels often drop into their burrows and almost immediately pop back up out of sheer curiosity. You can get quite close to a long tail. Of course, this is all generally speaking. Exceptions exist. There’s plenty of UA-cam evidence for these behaviors, if one would like to verify… I’m a weasel fanatic…

Nah, they're pets now. Cheetah and Cheeto

Sailing SV Pixiefish they could be vermin. Like rats

@@yourusernameeludesme8609 No. Firstly, they aren't rodents. Secondly, with these guys around your house, you are guaranteed not to have a mouse problem.

Or, just get ferrets. I was a ferret owner from 1986 to 2018. They are the best.

I mean it's not like they're gonna kill you, you're too gigantic for them to take down by themselves. You're biggest worry would really just be whether or not you're legally ALLOWED to have one as a pet

They are my favourite animals, but I wouldn't want to have them as pets. They don't really enjoy human company, so I think it would be very selfish of me, wanting to get one!

@@iamstewpit6740 yes, there are many countries where capturing them is illegal.

If you have one of these or a ferret in your house, you will NEVER have a rodent problem.