>From: Sukie Crandall <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: the lion and the lamb; zzzzzzzzz > >>A message was put on my site from George telling me how one of his >>ferrets was seen nose to nose with one of his guinea-pigs and this >>reminded me of the time I put it on one of the ferret sites that I >>could let my ferrets and rabbits out together, once I had posted that >>my rabbits and ferret could be out together and not wish to kill each >>other and I was shot down in flames for saying it. >> >You aren't alone, but it's not terribly common. Know of several which >have gotten along with rabbits, or with large rodents like chinchillas, >and even one with a mouse (which it fed). Not impossible, but highly >unusual, and could be a serious risk to try. Splash on tv in Metropets >even gets along with large birds (in addition to large lagomorphs, large >rodents, dogs, and cats) but he isn't trusted with small birds, with >small rodents, with herps, with invertebrates, etc. It has come to my attention that I am being misquoted and libelled on another site in regards to my posting about keeping ferrets and other species together. I have NEVER advised anyone to keep rabbits and guinea-pigs together ( because of the likelihood of the rabbit injuring the guineapig) let alone keeping a herbivore and a carnivore together. Though in my youth, I did keep my ferret and rabbit together successfully, I would never advise anyone to do so. The thing about keeping animals or any animal successfully is to know the animal personally, not just view it as a member of a specific species. http://uk.profiles.yahoo.com/houseferrets13uk http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/house-ferrets Written by Tony O'Sullivan .SMWR inc. NHFA, UK=20 Please read Any one who wishes to reuse this article must use it in its entirety [Posted in FML issue 3635]