Prairie dogs eat a variety of seeds, stems, roots, grasses, weeds, and the leaves of flowering plants. They also eat insects.

FEEDING: Omnivores by nature, black-tailed prairie dogs prefer to eat short grasses, low-growing weeds, and flowering plants. They will occasionally eat insects but obtain the majority of their nutritional needs, including water consumption, from vegetation.

Prairie Dogs Don’t Eat Meat—So Why Are They Serially Killing Squirrels? Prairie dogs—actually a species of rodent—are seen across the West, from Texas to Montana, building dense underground warrens that they emerge from to eat grass, seeds, fruit, and sometimes insects.

Most people say that prairie dogs taste a lot like other squirrels. The meat is dark, oily, and has a slightly gamey taste. It’s actually pretty similar to the dark meat found on turkeys. If they’re cooked correctly, they’ll taste good and if they’re overcooked they’re going to be pretty bad and a little grainy.

The killings have been reported only in white-tailed prairie dogs, which live in groups and often fight with members of its own species. “They frequently fight with others nearby in the same colony,” he said. “They’ll steal from each other and try to seduce the females next door.”

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“In spite of that,” said Fiorella, “ferrets have a naturally occurring musky smell due to other scent glands in their skin.” After that, dirty ears, bathing too often, and not keeping their living space and bedding clean are big contributors to ferret smell.

Unless they are going to be used for breeding purposes, female ferrets will go into extended heat. A female that does not mate can die of aplastic anemia without medical intervention.

Ferrets can and do play dead. This is because Ferrets require a lot of sleep and may use this as a strategy to be left alone. Additionally, Ferrets sleep for a long time which sometimes give off the impression that they are playing dead.