. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. P/iofo bi/ i. Me<Z2an<i, , N. Finahley AFRICAN CIVET. The price of civets natu- rally varies according to the size and condition of the animal, but from thirty-five to seventy shillings would be about what one would have to pay to become the possessor of one of these animals. The cage should be of as large a size as room can possibly be spared for, and preferably situated OUt of doors 01' in an OUt- Photo by ,, INDIAN building, although I knew one that was kept for many years in
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. P/iofo bi/ i. Me<Z2an<i, , N. Finahley AFRICAN CIVET. The price of civets natu- rally varies according to the size and condition of the animal, but from thirty-five to seventy shillings would be about what one would have to pay to become the possessor of one of these animals. The cage should be of as large a size as room can possibly be spared for, and preferably situated OUt of doors 01' in an OUt- Photo by ,, INDIAN building, although I knew one that was kept for many years in a living-room in a cage not much larger than a rabbit-hutch—so small, in fact, that the animal rubbed both ends in turning round. As civets do not usually take kindly to strangers, the wire parts of the cage must be of very close mesh—no farther apart than ordinary birdcage wires—so that the fingers of inquisitive friends may be kept outside the cage in safety. Civets are rather undemonstrative and quiet, as well as clean, in captivity; to those who have the looking after them they show some slight signs of affection if treated with constant attention and kindness. Teasing these creatures, either by their owner or his friends, must be carefully guarded against; nor should they be awakened during the daytime if sleeping, as it has a tendency to render them morose and treacherous. They are nocturnal in their habits to a great extent and do not get very lively before the evening hours; during the night hours of darkness their e}res glow with a beautiful brilliancy almost surpassing that of a cat's eyes. Should it be necessary from want of out-door accommodation that the civet be kept in the house, every irritating influence should be removed from the animal's notice, so that the creature never is excited to such an extent as to cause it to emit its odoriferous secretions. A civet can be kept, with care, indoors so that its presence can hardly be detected unless one's attenti
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