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Black Footed Ferret
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MMR is a pet ferret rescue & fur farm mink sanctuary located in Northern Wyoming. Bringing you educational mustelid content and cute-mustelid related hits of serotonin since 2020 🦦🔥 You can follow our more casual account @ RebelMink on BSky 🩵
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mustelidmadness.bsky.social
What differences do you see?
rebelmink.bsky.social Rebel Mink 🔥 @rebelmink.bsky.social · Feb 20
Here's a challenge to you!

Describe the physical differences you notice between these wild and domestic mink.

I spend a LOT of time looking at mink; I want to know what people with less familiarity with the species see when they look for physical differences between wild/domestic!
A graphic about American mink Photo one shows the face of a wild American mink Photo two shows the face of a domestic American mink (fur farm lineage- 150+ years of selective captive breeding) Because this post challenges viewers to describe the differences they notice between the two mink, I am not going to give a detailed visual description *yet*. I will add a detailed visual description of both images in the comments after 24hrs. For now, I will give a limited visual description: Both mink have soft brown colored fur, with small patches of white fur under their chains. They both have cute, curious expressions on their faces. Both are looking forward into the camera.
February 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
This interaction had me ROLLING 🤣
Please see the ALT text on screenshot one for important background context about Calliope the Mink 😆

You can check out FFS here:
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And RMMR here: search.app/WhL4CVoRNGGA...

No link for Mustelid Madness 🦦 that's me!
The text of this screenshot reads: "Calliope the non-releasable mink is up to her shenanigans! What are everyone’s plans this weekend? (Smiley face with heart eyes emoji)" The image shows Calliope, a small, cute brown mink poking her head out of her wooden house in her enclosure. It's a close up image, so we don't see much of the surrounding background. Calliope's face takes center stage with her small dark eyes, soft round ears, and gently tapered snout. Context: Calliope the Mink is a spunky permanent resident at For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue. She is non-releasable because she is from domestic fur farm mink lines, and may carry genetics that would be detrimental to wild populations of mink. Her mother was a microchipped pet domestic mink named Annie that had become lost in Utah and was recovered by Rocky Mountain Mink Refuge. While at RMMR, just shortly after arriving, Annie surprised everyone by giving birth. All of her kits were placed with specialized homes and wildlife educational facilities around the country once old enough, with little Calliope heading to For Fox Sake in Tennessee. Calliope is a bit violent and bitey, but in a way that is very endearing to her fans. She is well known for her love of stealing cell phones right out of her caretaker's hands, and she even has her very own toy phone that she gets to keep and play with. This is a screenshot of a hilarious comment on For Fox Sake's post, taking into account Calliope's backstory and history with cell phones: Primary comment: Angela Benander responding to For Fox Sake's post featuring Calliope the non-releasable mink: I feel like I might adopt "a non-releasable mink" as a title for myself. "Hi, nice to meet you. I am Angela, a non-releasable mink" And then I'll slap the phone out of the other person's hand Further reaction comments: Mustelid Madness Rescue responding to Angela Benander: OMG I'm dying (falling over laughing emoji, skull emoji) Rocky Mountain Mink Refuge responding to Angela Benander: This made me LOL so hard. I think I'll pull that on my husband. Angela Benander responding to Rocky Mountain Mink Refuge: *SLAP*
January 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
Yes, Emmy. I'm with you. Is there room in the log for a tired hooman, too?
February 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
mustelidmadness.bsky.social
Ah crud, I just realized I reskeeted several items that are lacking ALT text. Apparently I can't delete them... I will go back as soon as I have a bit of extra time & reskeet again with ALT text. My apologies!!
January 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
Dook? Dookdook dook dook.

DOOKIN' DOOK!

("Dooking" is a rapid chattery sound that mink and multiple other mustelids make when feeling playful or excited)
#mustelid #mink #americanmink #weasel #ferret #dookdookdook #NeogaleVison
December 27, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
A pause in doom-n-gloom:
Emmy playing with plush French fries.
December 27, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
When Frosty arrived, she hated being touched. She would flinch away at the slightest touch.

Force free/fear free training brought us to this point. I was even able to give her subQ Adequan injections for arthritis w/o restraint or assistance.
December 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
1/13 🧵 Sorry about that- I've collected my thoughts out of the ADHD ether that is my brain & have pre-written everything out this time! Back to the topic of AIC, biting, and bonding with the mink
A photo of a cream colored mink, playing with brightly colored toys in the straw. The text on the image reads "From biting to bonding."
January 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
Frostfang memories 💗 when she was on bed rest for an injured ACL. This was a mink who arrived hating to be touched, from a mystery exotics market background, illegally sold as a ferret, no teeth, and a tail shortened by 1/4 - 1/5 or so.
#ExoticPetTrade #MinkFarm
January 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
Nico scritches. As he aged he developed spinal stenosis & was less active, though treatment with Adequan injections helped him continue to enjoy walks and play to the end. Video sped up to keep it within time limits.
#AmericanMink
January 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
Emmy's color is referred to as "palomino", and her eyes are red. Fur farm mink come in a wide variety of color mutations that do not naturally occur in wild American mink. Farm mink have been line bred and inbred over 150+ years to solidify color, pattern, & other coat mutations
#Mink #Domestication
January 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM