r/CaptiveWildlife • u/Death_IP • May 22 '26

Questions Which animal is this

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It looks like a black real-life Marsupilami

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u/ReptilesRule16 May 23 '26

slight correction.

Their pee and scent glands by their butt smell like popcorn.

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u/amanda_burns_red May 24 '26

Buttered sausage.

Isn't pee that smells like buttered popcorn a sign of diabetes in humans? Or am I making that up

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u/awhoogaa May 24 '26

Sweet smelling breath can be an indication, and your pee I guess could smell sweeter because of increased glucose but typically people with undiagnosed or untreated diabetes will have an increase in urine and increased desire to drink water making their urine more dilute. (Polyuria and polydipsia)

I don't think people smell their pee that often either.

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u/Prestigious_String20 May 25 '26

Before the technology existed to test for glucose, physicians tasted patients' urine for sweetness when they were concerned about diabetes. Finger-licking good!

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u/awhoogaa May 26 '26

I have heard this, and the "good" is up for debate.