Can ferrets and chinchillas play together?
I have four ferrets (3 males and a female) that play together great in their playpen, but I am going to be adding four chinchillas to our family soon (two males and two females). Will they get along or will I have to keep their playtimes separate? Any information you have will be great. Thanks.
No, they cannot play together. Ferrets are mousers and will most likely go after the chinchilla and could possibly kill it. A chinchilla can also do damage to a ferret, but will most likely lose the battle. It’s ok to have both, but never let them together.
I had both at one time and one of the ferrets and one of the chins got out together (chin cage wasn’t latched right) and there was a little rumble. The ferret got a bite on the nose and a mouthful of the chinchilla’s hair. If I hadn’t been right there, both could have been seriously injured and one could have even died. Do not let any type of rodent out to play with a ferret.
Star L Says:
definently put them in seperate cages. I dont think they will get along, the ferrets may try to bite or eat the chinchillas.
the only animals I know that go well with playing with ferrets are cats and dogs… chinchillas, hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits are not good playmates for ferrets
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Ally's Mommy Says:
It would definitely not be a good idea to put them together. Ferrets are predators and chinchillas would be tasty snacks to them. Ferrets could very easily overpower and kill a chinch in a matter of seconds. I had a ferret a long time ago and she got into our guinea pigs cage once. Luckily someone was right there, but she got the guinea pig by the neck and could have seriously hurt it. She used to play with stuffed animals the same way; grabbing them by the neck and flipping them over. Definitely keep them seperate and make sure the cages are all secure. Good Luck!
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owned a ferret, worked with multiple others
Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 7:23 am
♣ sκγε ♣ Says:
No, they cannot play together. Ferrets are mousers and will most likely go after the chinchilla and could possibly kill it. A chinchilla can also do damage to a ferret, but will most likely lose the battle. It’s ok to have both, but never let them together.
I had both at one time and one of the ferrets and one of the chins got out together (chin cage wasn’t latched right) and there was a little rumble. The ferret got a bite on the nose and a mouthful of the chinchilla’s hair. If I hadn’t been right there, both could have been seriously injured and one could have even died. Do not let any type of rodent out to play with a ferret.
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current chinchilla owner, used to have ferrets, too.
Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Gems Says:
ferrets are predators! they are hunters of rodents!
chinchillas are prey animals…and guess what they are…RODENTS.
it would be a very BAD idea to let your ferrets play wiht your chinchillas, while they may not kill the chins purposly a ferrets rough play could easily kill or instinct could take over…
not to mention the panic a chinchilla would go through if they were placed in an unportected area with a predator.
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 8:09 am
ifixrex2000 Says:
Ferrets will chew the heads off of gerbils, guinea pigs, etc. DO NOT EVER TRUST THEM TOGETHER! Something very ugly could happen.
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Chiappone Says:
There’s a very good chance the ferrets will just fight/attack the chins. I would plan on having separate play times for them.
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 9:11 am
MCA Says:
I would never put the chinchillas with the ferrets even just for play time. It would cause the chinchillas too much stresss
for more info go to http://www.thechinbin.org
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 9:49 am