Nutria

[akaangela]

Has anyone had any experence with these guys? I am trying to find out where the glands are on a nurtia. We just caught our second one (they where living under the house.)

[frankykeno]

From what I know they are likely anal glands. Any reason you want to be messing with stinky anal glands on what is basically a large and likely very unhappy rat/beaver-like critter?

Couldn't find anything on emptying anal glands of Nutria but here's how you do it on a dog (and I've had to do it and it's freakin gawd awful let me tell you!) *gag*

http://home.earthlink.net/~pawsreflect/faqs.html

[akaangela]

lol well I just caught a big one and my roommate wants to......invite it to dinner and tan the hide.

[frankykeno]

Ahhh gotcha. Well I once trapped, skinned and ate a beaver so who am I to talk, right LOL.

I did see a show where this old guy made Nutria. Didn't really look to bad. Let me see if I can google you up any info. Should be basically the same as skinning a beaver I would think.

[mainbutter]

lol.. freaking ditch rats of louisiana. I bet they'd make good burm food though.

[frankykeno]

You'd think with all our members from the south someone would help this poor person and her need to skin and cook this....ummmm (gawd it's hard to be pc about this)....errrrrrrrrr....lovely critter found under her house.

[mlededee]

Christie, WHERE ARE YOU?!?