>From: Tracy McAlpine <[log in to unmask]> > >Just wondering if anyone knows if fennec foxes and ferrets can live >together? I realize that supervision is necessary ... Tracy, that is a good question- some say it is ok- however in our experience- we have 13 ferrets & one fennec - that are kept separate- i doubt it would work- first is diet- the fennec needs to high protein of the ferret food, but it also needs a bout an equal amount of fruit and vegetables- so the ferrets would ahve to be confined when you fed the fennec so they didnt eat the f& v they shouldnt have- also - fennecs are notoriously shy and may be very upset by the ferrets unrelenting playfulness- since fennecs are about 4-5 lbs - if the ferret ticks them off the fennec can out bite the ferret- fennecs are also somewhat fragile as they have tiny little leg bones- that can break easily- unlike the sturdy agile ferret- fennecs should climb but they do like to hide like ferrets- supervised play together would be ok to see if they get along- but otherwise i would warn against trying to house them together- fennecs are way more expensive than ferrets too(about 1500 for a good bottle fed kit) - and can have heart troubles and such too- so they are quite an undertaking- that said - i could not imagine life without either fennecs or ferrets for me :) take care! oh & be sure to visit someone with a fennec before you decide to get one- their urine smells like skunk too- sure ferrets smell- but fennecs is different and 'spicier' and fennecs live about 15 yrs- twice that of a ferret- take care, beth www.crittercamp.biz see the criters on the site [Posted in FML 5899]