Rabbits in with birds

[Dan Clark]

Hey my sister was looking to get rid of her rabbit can it go in with quail till she finds a owner for it?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I wouldn't. Not safe for either animal, they have different needs, will eat each other's food, can pass diseases...

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

No way.

Also rabbits need a lot more care than many are led to believe. I think they’re just as much work as a dog or cat. I’d recommend watching Lennon the bunny on YouTube if you really plan on housing it at all.

 

[JaeG]

I have read stories of rabbits killing chickens when kept with them, so I definitely wouldn't risk it with quail.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have read stories of rabbits killing chickens when kept with them, so I definitely wouldn't risk it with quail.

And I've had some aggressive quail that would definitely hurt a rabbit no matter how big it was

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Rabbits and birds have very different needs. The food ones eats can kill the other, rabbits are sensitive to bacteria and parasites birds are not, when rabbits get sick they are hard to treat because they need more specialized medication, rabbits are territorial, etc. If you had enough space to simulate nature it could work but stuffing a rabbit in a quail cage would probably be very bad.

 

[JaeG]

This person has witnessed rabbits attacking chickens: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/would-a-rabbit-kill-a-chicken.426172/post-5234416

This rabbit almost killed a dog: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ogether-in-the-same-coop.186971/post-10957061

This rabbit killed a cat: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/would-a-rabbit-kill-a-chicken.426172/post-5235651

It's just not worth the risk.

And I've had some aggressive quail that would definitely hurt a rabbit no matter how big it was

Quail can be very aggressive but that is likely to trigger a like response in the rabbit and the quail will most definitely come off second best. This demonstrates what a rabbit can do to a duck (there's a photo of the maimed duck - the rabbit killed the other duck): https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rabbit-living-with-flock.1005871/post-16623539

 

[Dan Clark]

Damn there both so docile wouldn’t think they would be so aggressive thought to put them together for a couple weeks but not now.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Clearly you've never seen Watership Down.

 

[Dan Clark]

no I haven’t but I did read the book