Monday Mammal Fun Facts!
Ziggy wanted to wish everyone a great start to the week! He's one of our South American Coatimundi AKA The Ring Tail Coati.
They are a member of the raccoon and ringtail family. Typically found in tropical/sub tropical areas throughout South America but they can be found as far north as Arizona, new mexico and Texas!
They are omnivorous mostly feeding on a mix of protein (chicken, bugs,rats,lizards,eggs) as well as fruits/vegetables. They are normally the size of large house cats and are a high energy species known for constantly getting into trouble. Especially with the local farmers whos chicken they love to go after.
In the wild the females diurnal meaning they are awake during the day and sleep at night and are known to form large groups known as "bands" to keep everyone safe and raise the young. Males are nocturnal as a means of survival. The females of the bands only allow males to join when it's mating season once the season is over the females will kick the males out of the band and raise the young together. Males will then spend their nights awake searching for food and keeping safe from predators until morning when they return to trees to sleep.
The big distinctive differences between the Coatimundi and our native raccoon are Coati are typically longer and more slender than raccoon and have an articulating nose which they use to dig around in the ground and rotten trees for insects and worms. Because of the shape and they also have been dubbed the hog nose coon by locals.
Definitely not a "pet" for everyone but an absolute joy to work with if you have the time and patience. Cannot wait to have the shop open to offer encounters with them as well as other unique and excited animals!
Would love to do more of these introduction to the animals here at Vault 228 if yall enjoyed this!
Have a wonderful week!!
Everyone's staying nice and warm with these cold snaps here at Vault 228 Exotics! Make sure you bring those babies indoors and have extra precautions for this cold weather!! This is the time of year we reptile and exotics hobbiest have to stay on our toes! Here's a video of ziggy being a goof ball to end the day! Love this guy and his cute little "laugh" 😂😂
Had this happen a week or so ago and completely forgot to post it! Found this eastern box turtle in the backyard noticed it had a huge abscess on its neck so we got it taken up to wild at heart and they will probably release the cutie after winter has come and gone! Gotta love our local wildlife!
First Vet Visit!
Took Ziggy and Zoey in for their general check up and to get them established with Dr Askew. (Hands down the best exotic vet on the coast!) They got a perfect clean bill of health and are growing great! Ziggy gave the techs a run for their money. He apparently ripped out of their arms and ran around the exam room and down the hallway playing chase. I told them he was a handful! 🤷🤣 Zoey just screamed bloody murder lol both got back home and ate some grapes as a treat for being such good coatis!
Its a shell of a life being a animal guy 😅🥴
After dinner it's time to play! Stoked we were able to find this perfect sized cat tree for ziggy temporary setup while the permanent enclosures are being built! If yall wanna keep up with ziggy and his soon to be girlfriend's adventures make sure you follow and share! Thank you again for all your support and love! 💜
Ziggy the Coatimundi Feeding
Tonight's feeding was a little behind schedule after having a long hard day of laying a close friend/family member to rest. It's never easy but we know that he's in a better place and that's all we can ask for. Rest in peace Curtis Fryou you will be deeply missed and always loved💙💛. To end this rough day here's a quick video of ziggy tearing up his dinner! As always we appreciate each and every one of you who have followed our journey! And if you haven't already press that follow button and keep up with any and everything that happens here at Vault 228 Exotics!
Hello fellow vault dwellers! We wanted to introduce you to our newest addition to the family. Ziggy the Mountain Coatimundi scientific name (Nasuella olivacea.
Coatimundi or "Coati" as they are often referred to are closest related to the olingo but are also members of the raccoon family, including the coati, ringtail, and kinkajou.
They are found in South America in cloud forest and páramo in the Andes of Columbia and Ecuador normally in altitudes of 1,300-4,250 meters! They have a varied omnivorous diet consisting of lots of fruits and vegetables as well as proteins such as chicken, insects, and rodents.
We are so excited to have ziggy as a ambassador and encounter animal for Vault 228 Exotics! If you'd like to keep up with him and all his adventures coming soon follow us on here as well as tiktok and Instagram!!
As always thank yall for your continued support and love! We're not slowing down this is just the beginning!!
Well guys it's finally here!! Excited cannot describe how stoked we are to finally have a dedicated place to expand our reptiles. We now have room to grow our breeder and ambassador collection to include more species! Just gotta get the power hooked up and get it ready for life! Definitely keep an eye out for more updates coming soon! This is just the beginning! 💪🏽🦎🐢🐸🐍
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