Please do not bring a ferret into the home. Your bunnies are your top priority right now. You should do more research and see about getting your female rabbits spayed. I would hate to see them die of uterian cancer
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I researched ferrets before I got my bunnies in Janruary of this year. They are EXPENSIVE, very very very very expensive. They require annual vet visits and shots....just like cats. Their diets are complex, and they require lots of training. Their supplies can also add up....they need a huge cage and lots of hammocks/fleece beddings.
If you get a ferret from Petco or Petsmart (Marshall Farm Ferrets - they have two tattooed dots in their ears), their lives will be shortened and almost all ferrets from Marshall Farms develops adrenal disease....which will cost you roughly....thousands of dollars at the vet's office to treat/cure the disease.
Marshall Farms is one of the top breeding mills in the country for ferrets and Beagles....and now rabbits (Boutique Bunnies by Peter's Rabbits...aka...Marshall Farms) :X. By purchasing a Marshall Ferret, you are supporting Marshall Farms and their horrific animal lab testings....which they burn/torture/abuse/ect ferrets and Beagles in their labrittories. Marshall Ferrets act "drunk" and can be harder to train than reputable breeder ferrets, due to their improper breeding.
The best way to go when bringing a ferret into the home is by buying from a reputable breeder....which are rare. You will more than likely have to ship one into you, which will be very expensive.
Adding a ferret to the home....would be like adding three more rabbits to your home. My friend, Matt, has a ferret....and she is fiesty. She is way more spazzy and craves more attention that any rabbit that I have seen...or dog...for that matter.
Ferrets can...and will when given the chance.....kill a rabbit (and I don't just mean by stopping its breathing). If the ferret got into the rabbit's cage, one bite to the rabbit could result in a nasty absess (and vet bills), or worse....it could shock the rabbit...even worse....cause a heart attack.
I vote no. I think you should focus more on your rabbits and what they really need right now. I also think with school and everything...a ferret is not the right thing to add to the home. You should research and prepair yourself....then add a ferret into your home when you get your own place, possibly...or when you have your own job to take care of all the expenses.
