Rabbit and hamster?

[Alisha]

So I have a free roam rabbit. I just got a dwarf hamster for my son who is not here all the time so I put the hamster in a playpen during the day to play sometimes. My question is though, what do you think of letting the rabbit and the hamster hang out in a playpen together/ lot’s of people online have strong opinions not to…but there is no evidence or proof that this is dangerous. Any input? Thanks.

[sarahthegemini]

Aside from it being dangerous for the hamster, I don’t really see the point. For a start, they have completely different methods of communicating. It would be like being put in an elevator with someone that doesn’t speak your language.

[Alisha]

….Not sure what kind of example that is XD haha plus being put in an elevator with someone who doesn’t speak my language happens all the time and it doesn’t mean there’s no point. I guess that means there is no point to having a cat and dog together in the same house. Might as well get rid of them.

The point is. My rabbit is free roam and I don’t want to have to block her off of some room because I have a hamster in a playpen. I’m just wondering about having the rabbit in a play pen and even just having my rabbit still be able to roam around her and be around her. I’ve seen videos of it so I know it’s possible but I wanted some input. I don’t see how it’s dangerous for the hamster since my rabbit isn’t going to eat the thing. They’ve met once and she kinda sniffed her and walked away…but it’d also be great if anyone has experience on this sort of thing.

[OnyxMoon]

I think what Sarah was saying is, there isn’t much of a point in having them together because hamsters don’t really need as much outside of their cage time unlike rabbits who need hours.

I don’t know if your rabbit would harm the hamster, I just know my experience in having mixed-species-free-roam time. I have a trio of male guinea pigs, who often are around our bonded pair of bunnies.

So I have a female/male pair, and the male couldn’t care less about the guinea pigs. Our female, Pumpkin, however.. She absolutely does not enjoy their presences. When they are getting run around time, and the bunnies are in the area, Pumpkin lunges and grunts at them all the time if they get close to her.

She used to not mind them, but that switch flipped suddenly and one of the guinea pigs got quite the surprise. Nobody was injured, but they were scared for a while. They dont understand that type of communication, because guinea pigs have a completely different set of actions that mean different things than bunnies do. Hamsters are the same.

My point is, even if your bunny doesn’t mind the hamster now, that doesn’t mean that can’t change. And if the bunny is free roam, and the hamster is in a pen, why worry if they’re already separated?

The stuck on a elevator with someone who speaks a completely different language is quite accurate in my opinion.

[Alisha]

the playpen is short and is easy for my rabbit to jump into so I have to block off the living room from my rabbit for now when I have the hamster out. That’s what I meant, sorry haha

[sarahthegemini]

Posted By Alisha on 5/07/2018 12:04 PM
….Not sure what kind of example that is XD haha plus being put in an elevator with someone who doesn’t speak my language happens all the time and it doesn’t mean there’s no point. I guess that means there is no point to having a cat and dog together in the same house. Might as well get rid of them.

The point is. My rabbit is free roam and I don’t want to have to block her off of some room because I have a hamster in a playpen. I’m just wondering about having the rabbit in a play pen and even just having my rabbit still be able to roam around her and be around her. I’ve seen videos of it so I know it’s possible but I wanted some input. I don’t see how it’s dangerous for the hamster since my rabbit isn’t going to eat the thing. They’ve met once and she kinda sniffed her and walked away…but it’d also be great if anyone has experience on this sort of thing.

Erm, no. For a start I didn’t say get rid of one And generally you don’t get put in an elevator with someone to socialise

The cat and dog example isn’t really comparable either unless you want to force cat and dog to be in a play pen together. Which would be equally dumb.

A rabbit can easily hurt a hamster, unintentionally or not. They are much bigger and have strong back legs. A hamster would stand no chance if a bunny binkied and knocked it by mistake.

Clearly you want to put the two together regardless of what people say. Good luck.

[Sr. Melangell]

Not only could the rabbit binky and accidentally hurt or kill the hamster, the hamster could bite your rabbit for some reason and if you don’t know it the wound could become infected, a hamster is very tiny compared to a rabbit and the rabbit might want to play and be too rough, if your rabbit is the type likes to throw things about when playing, your rabbit could throw the hamster.
There have been situations where rabbits have attacked other small animals including small dogs and cats, the rabbit may see it as the hamster is on its territory,
I would say no.

[Dface]

Hiya!
So 1st off, hamsters absolutely need time out of their cages. Just like rabbits do.
I’ve had hamsters and rabbits. I would advise you NOT to let the rabbit in a playpen with it. Rabbits aren’t actually as gentle as you think, and neither are hamsters. There’s also the element that hamsters store food that rabbits like in their mouths, Which leads to bitten rabbit noses.
Rabbits are also careless, so often flop, jump or otherwise hurt smaller creatures

[kurottabun]

Uhm I don’t think it’s a good idea as hamsters are known to be super fragile (more than rabbits I would say). They’re so small and can be hurt so easily, it’s just not worth risking it.

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