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Post by Debbie on Dec 17, 2014 22:30:03 GMT -1
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Post by harveydales on Dec 18, 2014 5:26:55 GMT -1
Aww lovely to see your animals enjoying Xmas.  |
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Dec 18, 2014 14:59:48 GMT -1
Sorry to be dumb but what is Oogway?
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Post by Debbie on Dec 18, 2014 15:37:08 GMT -1
 Oogway is a Mountain coatimunde, same family as the raccoon, only coatis are diurnal. He's the second coati we've owned. He's roughly the size of a 10lb housecat. Here's a couple pics of him when he was 16 weeks old:   |
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Post by yanny on Dec 18, 2014 18:48:46 GMT -1
Aww Oogway is adorable! I'd love an unusual pet like him. what country do they originate from? I've never seen one. It's so cute you've got them a candy came; I got my dogs an advent calendar which has chocolate made of carob inside! They love it the horses have one too but theirs are mint flavoured  I think animals should enjoy Christmas too! |
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Post by newbie on Dec 18, 2014 21:26:42 GMT -1
I used to see a bigger species when I worked in Costa Rica. They were adorable too  |
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Dec 19, 2014 12:26:11 GMT -1
He's lovely, I've never heard of them, does he come out of his cage and do you handle/play with him?
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Post by Debbie on Dec 19, 2014 16:35:44 GMT -1
They're native to Central and South America and even range into Arizona here in the States. Both of our coatis came from USDA licensed breeders, Amanda was born in Woodburn, Oregon and little Oogway was born up in Michigan. Oogway's subspecies means that he is smaller than the usual coati, plus Oogway was the runt of his litter, which made him even smaller. His dad was as big as Amanda, who was a hefty girl in her middle and later years.
Yes indeed Oogway comes out of the cage. He's very much like having a toddler full time, so we have to be there to supervise play. He does have a harness to wear and Amanda used to go utterly everywhere with us, but Oogway is a shy violet, prone to hyperventilation attacks and when he was a baby, he had seizures, so he only very rarely ventures into the Great Outdoors with us and for only a small amount of time.
Oogway's sweet enough we could have people visit with him, but he gets so excited and slightly fearful, so we don't make him go through that. Mostly he hangs out in his hammock, watching Kung Fu Panda and the world go by. He loves being rocked, petted and played with. Anything new is a reason to hyperventilate. Even putting his lights up caused him to hyperventilate, although he only did it for a short time this year. The first time I put up Christmas lights, he hyperventilated for two days.
Amanda, our first coati was the polar opposite. She was an alpha girl who could and would take on the world. We didn't allow people to pet her because she was extremely clannish despite our best efforts to socialize her when she was younger. She loved going on trips and for walks and we took her everywhere, beaches, hiking trails, simply parking her outside. The two are so night n day in their personalities, but I've found that to be true of many coatis. You get one, and then you have to find out their preferences and what they're capable of.
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Post by valerie n scout on Dec 20, 2014 19:10:58 GMT -1
Ha ha ha love Mister's "I will have that later" face. Nice to see Oogway again XXX
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Post by Fi on Dec 20, 2014 19:32:57 GMT -1
yeah, great to see the pair of them.
I too am fascinated by Oogway!
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Post by Debbie on Dec 20, 2014 23:07:50 GMT -1
Ha ha ha love Mister's "I will have that later" face. Nice to see Oogway again XXX  I hadn't thought of it that way, but yes, that fits Mister's second expression thankfully he hasn't had it for later ~ yet! He's been too busy waking us at odd early morn hours with his playing of toys. Toys I can take, so long as he doesn't try for the ornaments high on the wall  |
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since we've moved, Mister has suddenly become obsessed with light/electrical cords, so I wasn't sure this would work. I hung them up behind Oogway's cage and strung them along one wall. 
