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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 17:03:45 GMT -5
Hey everybody! sourfox here, but you could also call me Leslie. I'm super new to the forum and figured I'd try to help ya'll get to know me a little better. Just to give a little info about myself... I'm 24 years old and have a BS in Wildlife Management. I just finished up an internship this summer working at The Wild Center in the ADKs as part of their Animal Care staff. I recently moved back in with my mom while I scour the country for my next job, which will hopefully be working in a zoological facility as an animal keeper (hopefully with some mega carnivores!!). I've loved animals all my life, probably before I even knew what they were, and have ALWAYS had plenty of pets. I've had dogs, cats, geckos, chameleons, snakes, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rats, etc; Currently I have two parrots, a rabbit, a snake, and my brand-new-first-ever fuzzy, Sawyer! (he's my avatar image btw) Here I am with Mugen (peach-face lovebird) and Daenerys (sun conure) when we were out hiking this summer in the ADKs. This is me working with Seraphina, a female red-tailed hawk, at work this summer. On top of Cascade, on of the 47 highest peaks in the ADKs, after a solo hike. Here I am, dressed as...a witch...? crab-fighting a giant rooster on gymkhana day in summer 2015 when I worked at an equestrian camp Bat kisses in Bali! And I'll stop there before I totally overwhelm everyone with ridiculous pictures of myself. I'm always up for a chat, and I know I'll have tons of questions as I settle into my new role as a ferrant.
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Post by FerretsnFalcons on Sept 23, 2016 17:58:54 GMT -5
Welcome to the HFF! :wave3: Wow, it looks like you've had a lot of interesting adventures (I especially love the bat, how cute!) That huge red tail looks like a monster, she puts mine to shame lol. Do you know how much she weighs?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 18:07:56 GMT -5
FerretsnFalconsShe was a little over 4lbs before her handler began dropping her weight to get ready for hunting season.
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Sept 23, 2016 18:11:56 GMT -5
Great pics and glad you shared. Seems like you have led an interesting life thus far. Hope you find that dream job with those big meat eaters. And that bat pic is fascinating.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2016 19:17:17 GMT -5
Welcome!!
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Post by FerretsnFalcons on Sept 23, 2016 21:15:45 GMT -5
Oh my goodness, I think that's the largest red tail I've ever heard of! That's about 1800g; for comparison, Renegade (my red tail) flies at 995g and hardly goes over 1360g in the moult. The size difference between the western and eastern subspecies is incredible.
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Post by unclejoe on Sept 24, 2016 20:53:09 GMT -5
You're so lucky. I get to work on rehabbing old people, lol. Welcome to the group! Ferrets are either amazingly cute or trouble with a capital T, lol. We've had both kinds.
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Post by katt on Sept 25, 2016 1:29:33 GMT -5
Welcome aboard! I love the pictures and am super jealous! Especially the bat and the hawk!
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