mongoose

[meatboy]

has anyone else seen a mongoose in the area,2yrs ago one found its way onto our property sadly our dog administered its last rites,well this afternoon I have seen another one on some land at the back of us.i thought the first one might have been someones pet as they say you don't see them up here in korat.this one was the same family as the last big bushy tail and brown.i did look it up and it looks like from java Indonesia.

[isanbirder]

I've seen three or four in Buriram in the past six years, and others have told me they've seen them. There's a thread about it way back.

[jamles]

They were quite common in Korat when I was stationed there in 1971-72. I haven't seen one anywhere in Thailand in recent years. What happened?

[mrjohn]

They were quite common in Korat when I was stationed there in 1971-72. I haven't seen one anywhere in Thailand in recent years. What happened?

Too many dogs????

[NamKAheng]

They were quite common in Korat when I was stationed there in 1971-72. I haven't seen one anywhere in Thailand in recent years. What happened?

BBQ

[Bpuumike]

They will keep the snakes down.

Haven't seen any in Thailand for a long time. Lots in Bangladesh.

[Bpuumike]

Deleted double posting.

Edited April 30, 2014 by Bpuumike

[masuk]

I saw them a bit in Java, and was told they were originally imported from India to help keep the snakes down.

[klikster]

How are they against rats & tookays?

I assume that getting a mongoose for the yard is a no-no if neighbors have chickens?

How territorial are they -- stray or stay "home"?

[masuk]

How are they against rats & tookays?

I assume that getting a mongoose for the yard is a no-no if neighbors have chickens?

How territorial are they -- stray or stay "home"?

Supposing Thailand has strict laws about trapping/catching native wild life??

Tokays are part of the natural environment, not introduced pests like roosters up and about at 4am.

I would think that a mongoose is a ground animal, whereas a tokay tends to live high up.

[Bpuumike]

How are they against rats & tookays?

I assume that getting a mongoose for the yard is a no-no if neighbors have chickens?

How territorial are they -- stray or stay "home"?

Mongoose are territorial but don't know how you'd go about getting one for the yard.

Rats are taken care of by snakes which are taken care of by mongoose.

Tokays, ask a Thai neighbour or a pellet gun?