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PetsRe: Animal Facts A-Z 2025 Edition by RYEOFARMS(op): 12:12am On Oct 09, 2025
F-Ferrets
The ferret (Mustela furo) is a small, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela putorius), as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats and produce hybrid offspring. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because of their long, slender bodies. Including their tail, the average length of a ferret is about 50 cm; they weigh between 0.7 and 2.0 kg  and their fur can be black, brown, white, or a mixture of those colours. The species is sexually dimorphic, with males being considerably larger than females.
Ferrets may have been domesticated since ancient times, but there is widespread disagreement because of the sparseness of written accounts and the inconsistency of those which survive. Contemporary scholarship agrees that ferrets were bred for sport, hunting rabbits in a practice known as rabbiting. In North America, the ferret has become an increasingly prominent choice of household pet, with over five million in the United States alone. The legality of ferret ownership varies by location. In New Zealand and some other countries, restrictions apply due to the damage done to native fauna by feral colonies of polecat–ferret hybrids. The ferret has also served as a fruitful research animal, contributing to research in neuroscience and infectious disease, especially influenza.
Ferrets have a typical mustelid body-shape, being long and slender. Their average length is about 50 cm  including a 13 cm tail. Their pelage has various colorations including brown, black, white or mixed. They weigh between 0.7 and 2.0 kg  and are sexually dimorphic as the males are substantially larger than females. The average gestation period is 42 days and females may have two or three litters each year. The litter size is usually between three and seven kits which are weaned after three to six weeks and become independent at three months. They become sexually mature at approximately 6 months and the average life span is 7 to 10 years.Ferrets are induced ovulators and can copulate for longer than one hour.
Ferrets spend 14–18 hours a day asleep and are most active around the hours of dawn and dusk meaning they are crepuscular. If they are caged, they should be taken out daily to exercise and satisfy their curiosity; they need at least an hour and a place to play. Unlike their polecat ancestors, which are solitary animals, most ferrets will live happily in social groups. They are territorial, like to burrow, and prefer to sleep in an enclosed area.

Like many other mustelids, ferrets have scent glands near their anus, the secretions from which are used in scent marking. Ferrets can recognize individuals from these anal gland secretions, as well as the sex of unfamiliar individuals.Ferrets may also use urine marking for mating and individual recognition.

As with skunks, ferrets can release their anal gland secretions when startled or scared, but the smell is much less potent and dissipates rapidly. Most pet ferrets in the US are sold descented (with the anal glands removed). In many other parts of the world, including the UK and other European countries, de-scenting is considered an unnecessary mutilation.

If excited, they may perform a behavior called the "weasel war dance", characterized by frenzied sideways hops, leaps and bumping into nearby objects. Despite its common name, it is not aggressive but is a joyful invitation to play. It is often accompanied by a unique soft clucking noise, commonly referred to as "dooking".When scared, ferrets will hiss; when upset, they squeak softly.

Ferrets are obligate carnivores. The natural diet of their wild ancestors consisted of whole small prey, including meat, organs, bones, skin, feathers and fur.Ferrets have short digestive systems and a quick metabolism, so they need to eat frequently. Prepared dry foods consisting almost entirely of meat (including high-grade cat food, although specialized ferret food is increasingly available and preferable) provide the most nutritional value. Some ferret owners feed pre-killed or live prey (such as mice and rabbits) to their ferrets to more closely mimic their natural diet.Ferret digestive tracts lack a cecum and the animal is largely unable to digest plant matter. Before much was known about ferret physiology, many breeders and pet stores recommended food like fruit in the ferret diet, but it is now known that such foods are inappropriate, and may in fact have negative consequences for ferret health. Ferrets imprint on their food at around six months old. This can make introducing new foods to an older ferret a challenge, and even simply changing brands of kibble may meet with resistance from a ferret that has never eaten the food as a kit. It is therefore advisable to expose young ferrets to as many different types and flavors of appropriate food as possible.

PetsPedigree German Shepherd Puppies Are Very Much Available by RYEOFARMS(op): 5:17pm On Sep 30, 2025
Both sex German shepherd puppies are available for rehoming

Duly registered with COBA

Bred off Brill vom dodavah x Lady Makins

Kindly send a dm via the green app 0802 649 6089 or call 090 5099 1370 for more inquiries

AgricultureRe: Identifying Your Ducks #ryeofarms by RYEOFARMS(op): 6:38am On Sep 20, 2025
I've got about 60 pcs of adult muscovy ducks
Whites available for clearance

Going cheap if they can be picked up today

Kindly reach out via whatsapp 0802 649 6089 if interested
AgricultureFarm Hands/help Are Needed On A Pig Farm by RYEOFARMS(op): 1:04am On Sep 20, 2025
A pig farm needs people who can work as cleaners of pens and also people who can feed the animals as well

Location of farms:Eleweran/camp,Abeokuta
Kindly reach out via calls 090 50991370 or whatsapp 0802 649 6089 for more discuss if interested

Accommodation can be made available if needed
AgricultureRe: Identifying Your Ducks #ryeofarms by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:31pm On Sep 17, 2025
Another day to remind us that Ducks are still very much available bosses
PetsRe: Animal Facts A-Z 2025 Edition by RYEOFARMS(op): 4:39pm On Sep 17, 2025
E-Emu
Emu belong to a group of flightless birds called ratites, which is the oldest form of birds and includes cassowaries, ostriches and rheas. They're the second-largest birds in the world, after ostriches, standing up to 190 cm tall and weighing 55 kg.

They have shaggy grey-brown to black plumage. The bare skin around their face and neck is a striking blue-black colour. Emu chicks are grey with black or brown stripes, helping them camouflage from predators. Their vestigial ‘winglets’, hidden under shaggy plumage, are only 20 cm long.


Emus feature prominently in Aboriginal stories and culture. They’re the inspiration behind dances, the subject of astrological mythology and other creation stories. The emu constellation is well known throughout Australia, with its position in the sky indicating the best time to collect Emu eggs. 

As well as being an important food source, the fat of Emus is used for oil, their bones for knives, tendons for string, and feathers for ceremonial adornments. However, the word ‘Emu’ is not an Aboriginal name – it derives from the Arabic or Portuguese word for ‘large bird’.

Emus are only found in Australia. They’re highly nomadic, and their range covers most of the mainland. Emus were once found in Tasmania, but were exterminated by early Europeans. The two dwarf species that inhabited Kangaroo Island and King Island are now also extinct.

An Emu’s preferred habitat includes open plains but they’re also found in snowfields, forests and savannah woodlands. They seldom inhabit highly populated areas, rainforests or arid regions, but permanent water sources for stock have increased numbers in more arid areas.
Emus are active in the day and sleep at night. They’re omnivores, eating fruits, seeds, flowers, shoots, insects, snails, small animals and animal droppings.

They’re important seed dispersers. Like Cassowaries, they swallow stones to help them grind food in their gizzard. They can go for weeks without eating, and walk for up to 25 km a day in search of food!

Emus also love to swim, flopping into the water and soaking their feathers

AgricultureRe: Identifying Your Ducks #ryeofarms by RYEOFARMS(op): 9:15pm On Sep 10, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
We've got fledglings and POL ducks available for sale both foreign and local on our farm in Abeokuta kindly send a dm via
Whatsapp 08026496089 or call 09050991370
We're still very much in the duck business and we've got ducks available for you chiefs kindly reach out if interested
PetsRe: Rate My German Shepherd (GSD) And Height Discuss by RYEOFARMS(m): 9:12pm On Sep 10, 2025
femoree2:
No, not all German Shepherds (GSDs) have a slanted or straight back, as there is a difference between "working line" GSDs, which tend to have a straighter back and are bred for function, and "show line" GSDs, which more often have a sloped back and are bred for aesthetics. The "slope" is often created by the extreme angulation of the dog's hindquarters when posed in a show stack, but a properly bred GSD's spine is technically straight, not curved, unless it has a roach-back.
You're stressing yourself trying to explain things to someone who doesn't have any interest in learning or being informed cheesy
PetsRe: Animal Facts A-Z 2025 Edition by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:55pm On Sep 10, 2025
D- DOGS
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from a population of wolves during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans, over 14,000 years ago and before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have gained the ability to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.

PetsRe: Female Gsd Pup Is Available For Rehoming by RYEOFARMS(op): 3:17pm On Sep 08, 2025
kennynoah1987:
What's the best price and where is the actual location
The new pup available is located in Abeokuta

For more inquiries kindly follow the instructions stated above

God bless
PetsRe: Female Gsd Pup Is Available For Rehoming by RYEOFARMS(op): 9:28pm On Sep 03, 2025
Another lovely girl is very much available chief

Send a dm via 0802 649 6089 or call 09050991370 for more inquiries

PetsRe: Adult Male Gsd Is Available For Rehoming In Abk by RYEOFARMS(op): 3:07am On Aug 30, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
He's still very much available
Kindly send a dm or call if interested
He's no longer available as he has been
Rehomed successfully thanks y'all
PetsRe: Animal Facts A-Z 2025 Edition by RYEOFARMS(op): 6:48pm On Aug 23, 2025
C-Centipede

Centipedes (aka Scolopendra spp) are nocturnal multisegmented elongated arthropods known for the distinct feature of having a pair of legs for each body segment except for the last. The first pair of legs on the cranial segment is, in actuality, modified into a pincerlike apparatus, known as forcipules, used to inject venom into prey. The last segment contains a pair of filamentous caudal appendages that despite popular belief play no role in envenomation. There are over 3000 species, varying in size from 1 to 30 cm with body segments numbering from 15 to more than 100. Centipedes are divided into four orders; Geophiulomorpha (soil centipedes), Lithobiomorpha (rock or garden centipedes), Scolopendromorpha (tropical or giant centipedes), and Scutigeromorpha (house or feather centipedes) of which only two, Scolopendromorpha and Scutigeromorpha, are of medical significance. Because the majority of centipede envenomations results in minor symptoms alone, treatment consists mainly of symptomatic alleviation. Centipedes are most commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions but can be found worldwide on all six inhabited continents.
Some interesting facts about them
-They're classified as Arthropods
-They're venomous, not poisonous

-In humans,Centipede bites can be painful, causing localized pain, swelling, redness, and itching, similar to a bee sting. Larger centipedes can inflict more intense pain. 

-They're carnivorous in nature

AgricultureRe: Identifying Your Ducks #ryeofarms by RYEOFARMS(op): 6:38pm On Aug 23, 2025
We've got fledglings and POL ducks available for sale both foreign and local on our farm in Abeokuta kindly send a dm via
Whatsapp 08026496089 or call 09050991370
PetsRe: Foreign/mallard Derived Ducks Are Available On Our Farm by RYEOFARMS(op): 1:49pm On Aug 21, 2025
We've got fledglings and POL ducks available for sale both foreign and local on our farm in Abeokuta kindly send a dm via
Whatsapp 08026496089 or call 09050991370
PetsRe: Pet Parrot Package At Ryeo Animal World by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:56pm On Aug 17, 2025
Osiris12:
Release those birds back in the wild

They look so sad and depressed
You can come and release em

Our location is not hidden We'd welcome you with open hands
PetsFemale Lhasa Pup Is Available For Rehoming by RYEOFARMS(op): 2:23am On Aug 16, 2025
This female lhasa pup is very much available for rehoming in sango,ogun state

Currently 8weeks plus
Kindly send a dm via whatsapp 08026496089 or call 09050991370 for more enquiries

PetsRe: Introducing Drogon Vom Panda Haus by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:14pm On Aug 15, 2025
No longer available
PetsRe: Foreign/mallard Derived Ducks Are Available On Our Farm by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:13pm On Aug 15, 2025
windvane:
how much?
We have different sets
There's a set going for 7500

There's another much older going for 10k

Kindly send a dm for more inquiries or call
PetsRe: Pet Parrot Package At Ryeo Animal World by RYEOFARMS(op): 8:01am On Aug 14, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
Did you know the Rose-Ringed parakeet also known as the ringed neck parrot 🦜  is one of the popularly known species capable of mimicking human speech. First, the bird listens to its surroundings, and then it copies the voice of the human speaker. Some people hand-raise rose-ringed parakeet chicks for this purpose. Such parakeets then become quite tame and receptive to learning.They have extremely clear speech (cannot be compared to African greys though) and are one of the best talking parrots. It s a medium-sized parrot in the genus Psittacula.
One of the few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in disturbed habitats, it has withstood the onslaught of urbanization and Deforestation.

The rose-ringed parakeet/parrot is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a pink and black neck ring,and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings. Both sexes have a distinctive green colour in the wild with a red beak and blue tail, and some selectively bred ringnecks have multiple colour mutations which include turquoise, cinnamon, olive, white, blue, violet, grey and yellow. Rose-ringed parakeets measure on average 40 cm (16 in) in length, including the tail feathers, a large portion of their total length. Their average single-wing length is about 15 to 17.5 cm (5.9 to 6.9 in). In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call. Captive individuals can be taught to speak. They are a herbivorous and non-migratory species

#aviculture #birdstagram #parrots #ryeo_animal_world
#ryeopedia
Do you know parrots are low maintenance pets compared to the likes of dogs and cats?
Meaning you spend very little in terms of maintenance and they also tend to have a longer lifespan compared to the aforementioned...
Would you like to have your own setup today?
We're very much at your service kindly send us a dm to place your orders
Whatsapp 08026496089
Call: 09050991370
Waybill option is very much available
You're welcome to pick up at our aviary/outlets situated both in Lagos & Ogun state

PetsRe: Foreign/mallard Derived Ducks Are Available On Our Farm by RYEOFARMS(op): 6:06am On Aug 14, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
We’ve got foreign ducks available on our farm in abk kindky send a Dm if interested
WhatsApp/call:07054235931

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Foreign ducks are very much still available on our farm
We've got matured ones and fledglings

Kindly send a dm if interested or you can drop by our farm located in Abeokuta
For more inquiries chat us up on 08026496089 or call 09050991370
AgricultureRe: Identifying Your Ducks #ryeofarms by RYEOFARMS(op): 6:05am On Aug 14, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
Foreign ducks are very much still available on our farm
We've got matured ones and fledglings

Kindly send a dm if interested or you can drop by our farm located in Abeokuta
For more inquiries chat us up on 08026496089 or call 09050991370
This is still available bosses

Kindly send a dm if interested
PetsRe: Longcoat Pedigree Female Gsd Is Available For Rehoming by RYEOFARMS(op): 11:00am On Aug 13, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
Currently 3months of age
All vaccinations complete

Sire :Invictus demina hof
X
Dam: Gucci Leni Star
(She's registered with FCI,COBA,GSDBA)
Price tag:1.65m
For more inquiries kindly send a dm via 08026496089
Or call 09050991370
She's Very much available chiefs
Kindly send a dm if interested for more inquiries and information as regards the pup
PetsRe: Introducing Drogon Vom Panda Haus by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:35pm On Aug 12, 2025
This boy is currently a year plus
Duly trained
Obedience 💯
And he's up for rehoming along with some of our dogs kindly send a dm if interested (going for an affordable cost)

He'd make a fine security for your farm/home
Call 09050991370 or whatsapp 08026496089
PetsRe: Adult Male Gsd Is Available For Rehoming In Abk by RYEOFARMS(op): 7:32pm On Aug 12, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
Do you remember Aslan?

Here's one of his pups available for a new home in Abeokuta
Kindly send a dm for more inquiries
Reach out to us on 08026496089
Or call 09050991370

Location is lafenwa Abeokuta
He's still very much available
Kindly send a dm or call if interested
PetsRe: Longcoat Pedigree Female Gsd Is Available For Rehoming by RYEOFARMS(op): 10:35am On Aug 09, 2025
Location: sango ogun state
All records intact and complete

PetsLongcoat Pedigree Female Gsd Is Available For Rehoming by RYEOFARMS(op): 10:21am On Aug 09, 2025
Currently 3months of age
All vaccinations complete

Sire :Invictus demina hof
X
Dam: Gucci Leni Star
(She's registered with FCI,COBA,GSDBA)
Price tag:1.65m
For more inquiries kindly send a dm via 08026496089
Or call 09050991370
PropertiesRe: Fancy TV Stand Is Available For Sale In Abeokuta by RYEOFARMS(op): 9:58am On Aug 08, 2025
RYEOFARMS:
This beautiful TV stand is available for sale in Abeokuta

Kindly call 9050991370
Or chat me up via the green app on 08026496089 for more inquiries
This is still available chiefs kindly send a dm if interested

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