otter retro

[ceagle]

Tilton located a vid showing pet otters on a trip to a fish restaurant for otters! I guess they can be similar to ferrets as pets.
I remember when I was growing up, a local pet store did sell otters.. it was fun to watch them playing there :}
Never did know anyone who owned one though!

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[gilmorelion.livejournal.com]

Those appear to be Asian Small-clawed Otters. (and that's about as big as they'll get) A friend of mine owns a North American River Otter, (it's his second one), and he's a HANDFUL! Otters are very smart, resourceful, and they can be super destructive if they get bored. (which they do easily) Like Jim said, they can be smelly as adults. My friend's otter, Seemore, is descented and neutered, so while he's a bit musky, he's not so bad. He's also got a very sweet temprament. Still, he wouldn't recommend one as a pet for most folks. It's apparently a full-time job!