first incidence of good writing advice i've seen in 10+ years on this platform and it's in the notes of a mustelid wreaking absolute havoc in a german grocery store
Beech martens share a range with pine martens (Martes martes) and look a lot like them, but you can tell them apart by their fur: while pine martens have a reddish undercoat and a yellow, solid “bib” on their chest, beech martens have a distinctive grayish undercoat and a forked, white bib, which you can see very well on this little guy!
Of course, different individuals might have naturally lighter or darker coats and, depending on the lighting, beech martens can look pretty warm brown. There’s another handy detail you can look at to easily differentiate between beech martens and pine martens, though:
Their noses match their coats! Beech martens’ noses range from light brown to pink and pine martens’ noses range from dark brown to black.
HELLO OTHERKIN/THERIANS/ALTERHUMANS/NONHUMANS/OTHERLINKERS/OTHERPAW!! DO YOU WANT TO BUY AN ETHICAL TAIL BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE? IM HERE TO GIVE YOU TIPS!
Okay I'll stop talking in caps now, but here you have my tail guide for any and all people who just want a tail!
Cruel fur farms treat their animals badly, and it's best to avoid them. Here are some tips on how to spot cruel farms from the ethically sourced ones! (Most tips from here!)
Disclaimer: I would only be wary of items if they show more than 2 of these signs. Just do research before you buy!
Signs that indicate a cruel source:
- Sold/Sourced from Asia (Asia has bad animal cruelty laws, here's a list per country on how good their animal rights are)
- From Wish, AliExpress, Amazon, Temu or EBay (Even the 'faux fur' ones can be real and cruel)
- If they use stock photos
- Asian lobster clams (This does not always indicate cruelty)
- If they look thin, small, and generally unhealthy
- Any usage of 'mink farms' in desc.
- If they are bleached or colored
- If the price is low (Under 20-25)
- No info about source (Always ask the seller if you're not sure)
Signs that indicate ethical source:
- Scraps that were being thrown away otherwise (Should be in item description or FAQ)
- Lived long and happy lives (Item description or FAQ)
- Thick, healthy tails
- Population control/Legal hunters (With a permit)
Now I'll show a few Etsy shops I've confirmed to be Ethically sourced!
^ Cute animal tails with charms
Prices: €28,48 - €68,35
^ Coyote & Possum tails, would check each item separately to be sure :3
Prices: €11,49 - €38,30
Disclaimer! These do not come with clips, you have to add them yourselves
^ Fox tails :D
Price: €43,28
^ Fox tails of all colors
Prices: €25,42 - €55,07
^ Fox tails
Prices: €23,94
^ Raccoon, mink, coyote, raccoon dog/tanuki, skunk & lynx tails! (tw for a lot of animal pelts)
Prices: €8,57 - €19,98
Disclaimer! These do not come with clips, you have to add them yourselves
Etsy shops that sell faux fur tails!
^ Variety faux fur tails with squeakers in them! Foxes/Canines, wild cats & nub tails!
Prices: €22,78 - €235,36 (Most are around €30-€40)
^ Faux fur cosplay tails & ears (Mainly the bigger ones like cheetah, snow leopard, etc.)
Prices: €25,63 - €102,52 (Most are around <40 and are often tail + ears combo)
If you know any other ethical/faux fur Etsy shops, please link them and I'll add them here! :D
I can attempt to share the pattern but i didn’t make it digitally so i’ll have to experiment!! I’ll update if I am able to tho and show how it looks on once im finished :-)
Hi. Hello. Uhm quick question for my fellow therians who own real tails, where do you advise to get ethical ones from? Because the only place where I can get tails at are online and in small shops in Tennessee. I’m kinda limited on that…
just found out that stoats hunt twice the size of them like rabbits by aggressively and eccentrically dancing around it with their little slinky rigatoni bodies so it can confuse the absolute fuck out of its prey until it can get close enough to jump on its back like some shadow of the colossus shit and take it down