advice please

[Boom 0]

i have a pet rabbit for the little one which she's had for some time living on its own but some time this week im getting a ferret also.

i was in the process of making two cages that sit on top of each other 1 for the rabbit the other for the ferret which brings me to the question

 

is it ok to have rabbit a ferret so close ? will the smell of the ferret upset the rabbit or visa versa will the ferret try to get to the rabbit lol ? im not sure...

 

thanks boom

Edited September 4, 2007 by Boom

[Coneytrappr 30]

The rabbit will be able to smell the ferret and will instinctively know to fear that smell and if the ferret is like any other it will smell the rabbit and will seek to get hold of it! At least, my stinkers would.

Personally I wouldn't house those two species so close.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

CT's bang on Furthermore; If you or - god forbid - ye daughter ever go near that ferret smelling of the rabbit? Things might turn out very regrettably, very fast.

 

I would point out that ferrets in the field, whilst working, never appear to confuse the smell of rabbit or blood on our hands. But, at home? I've had at least one chase me up the bloody garden!

 

Strange. But there it is.

[Guest Frank]

Not a good idea

[ferret15 0]

CT's bang on Furthermore; If you or - god forbid - ye daughter ever go near that ferret smelling of the rabbit? Things might turn out very regrettably, very fast.

 

I would point out that ferrets in the field, whilst working, never appear to confuse the smell of rabbit or blood on our hands. But, at home? I've had at least one chase me up the bloody garden!

 

Strange. But there it is.

 

 

ditch i found this out the hard way too a friend turned up with a bag full of shot rabbits from her Hubie and asked if she could see the ferrets so i took her out to the run and said here you go she was a little wary at first and said do they bite i said i haven't been bitten yet so she took hold of one (little did i know she had handled the rabbits) the ferret went berserk trying to ''kill'' her and we had to get the ferret back in the run as quick as we could as soon as i shut the door i realized where we went wrong !!!

 

ferrets know instinctively to chase a rabbit i have had rescues here that haven't had anything but dry food if they get through my fence they go straight to my neighbors rabbits

[Boom 0]

after asking the little one she decided she wants a ferret rather than a rabbit (hehe) so ive got the rabbit a good home with no tears involed

i was going to separate them both but i still dont want to take any chances at all so cheers for the help Coneytrappr & Ditch Shitter your advice is much appreciated

Edited September 4, 2007 by Boom

[gibby 0]

I know they arent rabbits but as we speak I have a hutch with guinea pigs in it on top of a hutch with a ferret in it with no problems so far (touchwood).

[knocker 0]

I've had at least one chase me up the bloody garden

 

:clapper: how much would i pay to see that !!! :rofl:

[Madcowz 0]

Since getting our ferrets our pet rabbit has become awfully polite. Almost seems to doff his cap as I walk past.

 

 

/Mad

[Joe 2]

Bad idea! Ferret constantly wound up, Rabbit constantly terrified!

Done the best thing getting shot of the bunny.

Edited September 7, 2007 by Joe