mink and koi carp

Dogghound · #21 (**permalink**) 15-12-2008, 11:24 AM

It would depend on where the mink ate the fish. If it chooses to carry it away then it will leave the area quite clean.

skiffyed · #22 (**permalink**) 16-12-2008, 12:13 PM

Hi all.
Unless Heron feed at night which they dont can't see it.I have had a suggestion it could be an otter?but after trapping one Mink i honestly dont know i think it could be it's mate.(or young) how long the young stay with the adults i dont know unless it was late autum young.As i said the traps are set, just got to wait it out now.

Dogghound · #23 (**permalink**) 16-12-2008, 02:09 PM

I think the young would of dispersed by now and the adults will be solitary, however if the area is not a territory you will get several young moving through it. Young are born between April and May. They only have one litter per year they are weaned after about 5 weeks they disperse at about 14 weeks. So its ulikely to be a group, however sometimes male and female territories overlap. It is possible its an otter, but as you say since you've caught one mink I would have thought it would be another they tend to avoid areas with otters.

skiffyed · #24 (**permalink**) 07-03-2009, 10:39 AM

Hi everyone who has posted their thoughts on the problem of mink.Just an update i have cought its mate mate after all this time of setting the traps.
but one good thing about this is it may be an empty pond of koi but a almost full pond of Toad and Frog spawn plus i have seen newts and their eggs on the pond weed so some good comes with the bad. happy days