I've just taken this adorable baby stoat (known as a shorttailed weasel in the US) into my care and so far he's doing really well.

You can watch more on this stoat kit's rehabilitation journey in this series:    • Weasels & Stoats | Rescued & Returned...   and find more rescue films here:    • Rescued & Returned to the Wild ❤ | R...  

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To the rescue

I was in my hide photographing foxes for a new painting project when I received an emergency call from some people living in Wakefield: they had found a baby stoat abandoned. There was no time to waste. Stoat kits are tiny and they can get cold and become dehydrated very quickly, so I set off that very evening to pick up the stoat.

A male

When I got there it was clear the people who found this stoat had taken great care of him. He was nice an warm. On a quick inspection I could see he is a male, roughly six weeks old.

First feed

After checking the stoat was warm, I set about offering him a drink. I could tell he was slightly dehydrated because when I pinched the skin on his neck it didn't bounce back instantly. I offered him puppy milk via a pipette and he immediately tucked in. This is a great sign, since it can be very difficult feeding very young stoats a drop too fast can drown them! Since he took to the milk so well, I decided to feed him too. And he was straight in, demolishing a tiny chicken leg in minutes.

First night

After his first feed, it was time to settle him in for the night. I placed a heat mat under the shoebox he arrived in, but only placed it half way so that if he got too warm during the night he could move to the cooler side. Then I left him to sleep, but I will be checking on him every three hours during his first nights.

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To find out more about how I rehabilitate stoats and weasels to the wild read this: https://www.robertefuller.com/diary/r...

And this blog tells the story of two playful stoats named Whisper and Stuart who I successfully rehabilitated last year: https://www.robertefuller.com/diary/r...

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I am a British wildlife artist and filmmaker on a mission to share my love for wildlife with the world. As well as creating detailed animal film and art portraits, I promote wildlife tours around the world and do all I can to help conserve and protect wildlife here at my home in Yorkshire. I hope that by putting nature in the frame I can foster a deep love for wildlife amongst my followers.

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