Do Cats Eat Ferrets

True ferrets can eat anything but it doesnt mean they should.

Do cats eat ferrets. Ferrets like cats are pure carnivores that need a high quantity of protein and fat in their diet. Cats dont get excited and playful as easily as a ferret but they could still do a lot of damage to a young ferret. Dogs and ferrets dogs and ferrets is a much more complicated and individual issue. Ferrets can actually be a little tough on cats especially kittens so dont let a grown ferret play with a kitten without close supervision.

All interaction needs to be monitored very closely in these situations until the cat and ferret are both fully grown and youre more familiar with their relationship. Ive seen cats that eat squirrels actually a couple of mine did. Cats commonly treat anything not a cat as unworthy of their attention. As far as the feeding goes i used to feed marshalls kibble and the cat would always want to eat it but my ferrets could care less about cat food.

Bobcats for example do. Ferrets cats and dogs can get along well if well trained and introduced since cats do not eat ferrets and vice versa. Ferrets usually find cats fascinating. Ferrets do not eat cats animals that can catch them as in.

But these cats are much bigger than regular house cats and of course need to hunt to survive. Level 2 original poster 1 point 2 days ago. So while these cats do eat the ferrets they catch a regular house cat wont. However being natural hunters ferrets usually cant be trained to get along with birds fish rabbits rodents or lizards notes senior link.

Ninety eight percent of the time ferrets and cats coexist well. There are certain species of cat which eat ferrets in the wild. Cats foxesweselzelsferrets and frogs eat them animals that can catch them as in. Is it a bad idea to get a ferret when you have cats.

But there are always exceptions. Ferrets can be fun and endlessly entertaining pets but before you bring home a ferret youll need to do some research into ferret nutrition. Their nail and toe formations are not like those of a cat and we dont suggest declawing your cat either and declawed ferrets can suffer pain and trauma from this type of surgery.