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Our
Kinkajous
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Our breeder's live in an outside
cabana as a group. Being nocturnal they will normally sleep
most of the day and are active at night however they do adapt to your
schedule when you take the time to socialize and play with them during the
day. They especially seem to enjoy their back scratched/rubbed and Kinky
literally will close his eyes and hold up his chin for you to scratch him
under his chin and neck.
The outside cabana has a small tree in it as well and
little ledges for them to climb, sit, or sleep
on. A self-feeder filled with primate fiber sticks
is
available for them at all times; in addition to their
self feeder they are fed cinnamon raisin bread, sweet potatoes, various fruits, and
marshmallows.
Their cabana also has a box equipped with a thermostat
controlled pig warmer covered in 3” of sand to assure them a warm place to
sleep. The temperature should be maintained no
lower than 60 degrees. The sand is important as this prevents the chances of
the Kinkajous from blistering/burning
themselves.
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The floor of their cabana is covered with kitty litter
which makes for easy cleaning as Kinkajous don’t litter train, as such, but
choose to “go” in the same locations and normally at night when they’re
active. In Kinky’s inside cage we simply used newspaper and changed it out in
the mornings.
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Kinkajous breed
throughout the year, giving birth to one or occasionally two small babies
after a gestation period of 112 to 118 days. At this time we will move
the mother into her own area and keep her in solitude until the baby is
born and is 4 weeks of age, the age we pull our babies to start them on
the bottle.
Kinkajous are
wonderful pets, as they are gentle, docile, non-aggressive, and have no
noticeable odor. They are normally calm but can be very playful and like
to climb all over you. We once had a neutered male named Kinky who lived
in a cage in our garden room office and given the opportunity he would
love to explore the office, "visit" my back, shoulders, and head; he just
had to have his loving. When my grandson was here he loved to ride
around on his shoulders.
They especially seem to enjoy their back
scratched/rubbed and will literally close their eyes and hold up their chin for
you to scratch them under their chin and neck.
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Diet: Primate Fiber
Sticks, cinnamon raisin bread, bananas, apples, oranges, sweet potatoes, and a
few marshmallows as treats.
Medications:
Vaccinations are not required; however
worming is recommended ever six months using Strongid-T for cats. Dosage: 1cc
per 5 lbs. body weight.
Fleas:
If
your babies become infested with fleas, you can bathe them using Dawn
detergent, in place of shampoo, as this will kill the fleas as well as
their eggs. In the case you need to use a spray, don’t spray directly on
the babies, spray on a paper towel and wrap the around the little one for
a short time. When they are older Revolution may be applied monthly using
the recommended amounts determined by weight for cats.
We have our animals periodically checked by our Vet to assure that the animals
sold are healthy at the time of delivery.

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