You mention in another thread she is housed in the same room with your ferrets and they are natural enemies. It’s possible she is nervous around the ferrets. I wouldn’t house my rabbits and ferrets in the same room.

Do you mean being frightened of something? Or just not wanting to be petted, etc.?

I find with mine (especially scaredy Eddie) that the best way to make them not as nervous and/or skittish if they become frightened is to just ignore them and not make a fuss. My naturally instinct is to go after them and pet them and make sure they are ok all the while cooing at them. I finally realized one day that I was being an idiot and it’s best if i just leave them alone. lol They get over whatever frightened them and come out from hiding quicker.

I would also recommend you figure out another housing arrangement. I think housing a rabbit and ferrets in the same room is asking for trouble. This should be a number one priority to ensure everyone’s safety.

I don’t think either of them should moved outside.

Is your bunny used to the ferrets meaning that they are out together, or do you mean that Coraline is used to sharing a habitat next to them?

I don’t know the background story – is Coraline new to your house and the ferrets, and that’s when you realised she was skittish, or has she lived with them for a good while before becoming skittish? And has something else changed? For instance, my bunnies are incredibly skittish the day after my boyfriend has throw a party – every time! So, have you had visitors staying for a good while or something else that has changed in your household?

Can you describe when and how she is skittish?

Sounds like the changes with moving and even your loud friend may have put your bunny off her regular self. How long since the move?
I would just try to keep up bonding with her and keep her feeling safe, which may mean having less excitable or loud people over

My bunnies get upset if children are around, two even freak out if we have pet a strange dog and smell ‘different’ to them.

Yeah, that’s probably just it. I have one rabbit who stresses out over getting his caged cleaned, moving his whole house is tramatic LOL

my rabbits live outside, if you were to move a species out doors i suggest rabbit, and depending on where you live (i know its almost fall here and its getting cold out) i suggest doing it soon so she can grow a winter coat. (its just a heavier coat so she can deal with the temperatures better)

i have pics of the hutch mine were in last summer/fall it was two small for 2 rabbits but a nice size for one. we moved and now were planning on building a larger hutch.

i don’t suggest having rabbits outside but as a last resort.

(dont mind the mess of over grown plants i took it a week befor we moved and since we were moving in a week we didnt bother cutting anything)

it is up to you, dont feel like im trying to perswade you to do something k?
i was just thinking if you HAVE to put a species outside a rabbit will stay in your yard and be easier to catch than a ferret if it escaped

No, don’t put your rabbit outside – it’s a terrible idea and you don’t sound like you want to do that anyway. I think you can make it work inside for both Coralie and your ferret. I agree that the change has unsettled her and once you get into a routine she will be fine. Rabbits are creatures of habit so change makes them nervous.

You know, I really have no idea about ferret housing to answer that question.

Ferrets can squeeze through the NIC Cubes, I actually had some squish right through the bars of their carrier LOL… if they can fit their head, they’ll manage their body as well. NIC’s are not small enough.
What is your set-up now? Why do you want to change it?

Well, you could make a cube condo for your bunny, as wide as that nook is, and maybe 2 cubes deep – two levels would probably be best. You could give it a top that is sturdy and large enough to place the ferret cage on top of it. Then you could make sure to line at least the top grids of the rabbit’s condo and front grids (the ones that would look out towards the rest of your room) with a smaller mesh of some sort to prevent the ferrets being able to get into coraline’s cage during their play time.

I would suggest lining coraline’s cage with the mesh on the outside, which would hopefully prevent her from hurting herself on any sharp edges. Basically you would need to make sure that any side or part of coraline’s cube condo that would be accessible to the ferret’s when they are out playing, is properly reinforced so that they can’t get at her.

I don’t think a pen would work for your rabbit in your situation, because from what I’ve heard, ferrets are really good climbers and have been able to get out of all types of pens (just from reviews of pens I’ve read while trying to buy one for myself). This also means that they would be able to get into any pen you would put coraline in, unless it had a top to it. Also, most xpens have pretty wide bars, so the ferrets might be able to slip right through and into the bunny’s space, even with a top. You’d still have to line the pen with mesh, so it might just be easier to use cubes, since I think it’s easier to add tops to those and levels.

does that make sense?

Posted By Sarita on 08/24/2010 06:18 AM
No, don’t put your rabbit outside – it’s a terrible idea and you don’t sound like you want to do that anyway. I think you can make it work inside for both Coralie and your ferret. I agree that the change has unsettled her and once you get into a routine she will be fine. Rabbits are creatures of habit so change makes them nervous.

sarita, not sure if that was in response to my post, but anyways, i had said that i wasnt trying to get her to put coraline outdoors but if she had to put a species out, i would suggest rabbit because if anything happened and they got out a rabbit is easier to catch and more likely to stay in the yard than ferrets, i was not suggesting that she should decide to put coraline outside. just if she had to i would suggest rabbit over ferret

Problem with that Mirbear is that more things would prey on a bun than a ferret, and bunnies tend to get scared easier too

they were drawn for us by one of the members on here.