06/04/2026
Happy Thursday everyone! We have an exciting new face to introduce to you all! This little girl is a Short Tailed Weasel, also known as an Ermine in the winter when their coat turns white. This little girl came into us with her eyes just starting to open at a few weeks old. She was found when her nest was disturbed while turning soil for compost. Thankfully, the finder noticed her moving on top of one of the dirt piles and investigated further. She’s much too young to be on her own so she was brought into us!
We’re happy to report that after being with us for a few weeks now, she’s doing excellently in our care. She’s playful and growing like a little w**d. Fun fact about Short Tailed Weasels is that they have an absolutely voracious appetite and need to eat between one half to two thirds of their body weight every day in order to sustain their incredibly high metabolisms. To accomplish this, we weigh out her food and give her small but frequent portions throughout the day. Thankfully, she was already beginning to wean when she was brought in and is now completely on solid foods. Also because of this, she is growing more and more everyday and we love seeing her progress. In just a few more short weeks she’ll be ready to move outside into a pre-release enclosure where she’ll learn to hunt independently and prepare for returning back to the wild. In the meantime, we’re enjoying this up close view of her daily play and her speedy antics.
