GBov
Well-known member
Two things (mostly) made me stop my colony, cocci and RATS! :evil:
As I had mutts at the time they seemed tougher than my now pure bred buns and we only seemed to loose the odd kit and I think, long term, they would have bred strong resistance against cocci.
Rats on the other hand, were totally nasty.
So I was wondering today what would happen if you raised your kits with a young ferret? If you taught the ferret to eat pinky rats and chopped up rat meat along with its kibble would it learn to live in the colony and keep the rabbits safe from rats?
Having had a ferret I know they are staggeringly smart, clever, funny and active critters and have been used as ratters for ages.
What do you all think? Would it work?
As I had mutts at the time they seemed tougher than my now pure bred buns and we only seemed to loose the odd kit and I think, long term, they would have bred strong resistance against cocci.
Rats on the other hand, were totally nasty.
So I was wondering today what would happen if you raised your kits with a young ferret? If you taught the ferret to eat pinky rats and chopped up rat meat along with its kibble would it learn to live in the colony and keep the rabbits safe from rats?
Having had a ferret I know they are staggeringly smart, clever, funny and active critters and have been used as ratters for ages.
What do you all think? Would it work?