BP vs ferret

A friend of mine has a ferret and I was saying my BP should have a play date with his ferret.

Of course i was joking around but out of curiosity would ferrets look like another edible rodent in a BP's eyes?

Only to a very big bp. Id be more afraid of the ferret hurting the ball. And tbh im not sure if they'd see it as a food source. Maybe.

You would end up with a dead BP more times then not.

Call me not "PC", but why does this dumb question even come up?

Ferrets are part of the weasel family. Weasels are known snake killers. Did you ever see Rikki Tikki Tavi? Long story short weasel + snake = dead snake.

In all honesty, I would not let any animal near my snakes. (Except for feeding it, obviously)
there is no reason to do it, and too many chances/reasons not to. They do not get joy out of other animals, it would only be for our amusement that it "plays" with something. Just my 2¢

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Originally Posted by RoseyReps

Ferrets are part of the weasel family. Weasels are known snake killers. Did you ever see Rikki Tikki Tavi? Long story short weasel + snake = dead snake.

In all honesty, I would not let any animal near my snakes. (Except for feeding it, obviously)
there is no reason to do it, and too many chances/reasons not to. They do not get joy out of other animals, it would only be for our amusement that it "plays" with something. Just my 2¢

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Very well put!

Dont even know why you would want yo try.


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The snake would not see it as rodent prey, ferrets are more cat than rat... and are carnivorous. the ferret would probably kill the snake.:colbert:

as they said it was just out of curiosity i am sure they would try to do it IF they cared about the snake at all!!!!
i often wondered about things am would NEVER try them

When we were kids, my brothers used to threaten to toss my cat into my boa's cage. I countered by informing them that they would be next on the menu. :8: Yes, weasel + snake = dead snake, most of the time.

Most of you seem to be neglecting the fake that I'm not serious about doing this, I am just curious

Most of the replies were answering your question. 2 of the replies took the "attack" stance.

If I actually thought you were seriously considering it, my post would have been much harsher. I just added my general opinion on snakes + other animals. Was not trying to imply you would consider it.

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Originally Posted by RoseyReps

Most of the replies were answering your question. 2 of the replies took the "attack" stance.

If I actually thought you were seriously considering it, my post would have been much harsher. I just added my general opinion on snakes + other animals. Was not trying to imply you would consider it.

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you're right, i just wanted to make it very clear i had no intention of putting them together

Rikki Tikki Tavi was a weasel vs cobra and not a constrictor. I would venture to bet that a good strike and wrap would result in a dead mammal. I would not take a chance but I really don't see this as a categorically implausible outcome. I don't know how much nutrition a snake would get out of a ferret but they do seem to be shaped like ideal snake food for a large enough constrictor.

ferret vs. bp

ferret wins. I know your'e not serious and it's a common question/thought. X vs. Y. which would win?

Rambo vs. Rocky

now that's the battle I wanna see!

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Rambo vs. Rocky

now that's the battle I wanna see!

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Rocky all day.

Does Rambo get to have weapons? If he does then I go Rambo.

Rules? Ring or Jungle?


see? too many variables?

I say Rocky in a fair, hand to hand fight. Rambo if there are no rules.

I keep ferrets, rats, and BPs in the same room. The snake rack door gets closed when ferrets come out for play time.

Ferrets would kill a ball python hands down. They would do it accidentally by trying to play with it too hard. Unless it was a feeder prey, they wouldn't viciously kill the snake on purpose. But the snake would be dead at the end of the day regardless.
Plus balls probably won't see the ferrets as prey anyway and wouldn't try feeding on them. They look and smell totally different from rats and mice. And they are already really picky with their food anyway.

Now if we are talking about other species of large constrictor, the snake would kill the ferrets in an instant. They're less picky in prey.


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Originally Posted by cecilbturtle

Does Rambo get to have weapons? If he does then I go Rambo.

Rules? Ring or Jungle?


see? too many variables?

I say Rocky in a fair, hand to hand fight. Rambo if there are no rules.

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I was assuming itd be similar to the bp vs. ferret scenario. No jungle, no weapons just them two going at it in a 32qt tub. Rocky wins all day even if theres no referee.

I'd put my money on the Ferret killing the snake. Any weasel type animal is capable of being pretty vicious despite their small size. Since a BP's defense response is to curl into a ball when threatened it doesn't give me a lot of confidence that it would have any counter at all to an angry ferret.

Still, if the BP was allowed to call in a back stop from back home, the African Honey Badger would be a pretty solid hard counter!! :sabduel:

hmm.. 41qt tub, a referee AND 12 round maximum.

still Rocky?

chuck norris has entered the arena...

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer but Chuck Norris doesn't cry.

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Originally Posted by Rusky

chuck norris has entered the arena...

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Chuck winns

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Originally Posted by cecilbturtle

hmm.. 41qt tub, a referee AND 12 round maximum.

still Rocky?

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absolutely. Rocky even more so bc if there's a ref then rambo couldnt get any dirty shots in. Rocky by K.O. by round 6, if rambos lucky.

Chuck norris isnt even close to rocky's level either. He's like over in the sandbox with van damme and steven seagal...

Chuck Norris and his beard, hands down!

I saw Chuck Norris on Letterman one night and they were talking about "movie martial artists". Chuck won 6 world karate championships. Letterman asked him who was the toughest next to him. Chuck said Steven Seagal was by far the toughest.

This video proves it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJVeYzIFyzw

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Originally Posted by ewaldrep

Rikki Tikki Tavi was a weasel vs cobra and not a constrictor. I would venture to bet that a good strike and wrap would result in a dead mammal. I would not take a chance but I really don't see this as a categorically implausible outcome. I don't know how much nutrition a snake would get out of a ferret but they do seem to be shaped like ideal snake food for a large enough constrictor.

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Okay, so since a weasel can kill an incredibly venomous snake that could kill IT with one bite, that means it would lose against a non-venomous, non-aggressive ball python? :rolleyes:

a mongoose exploits the way a cobra sees and defends itself. They move in such a way as to distract and confuse it then wear it down. Not all snakes react to predation the same as a cobra. A ball python certainly doesn't act like a cobra when threatened. But lets be realistic. A full grown anaconda or reticulated python would have no problem dispatching a weasel or ferret...providing, of course, it could actually get a hold of it.

I could have been more clear, but my response was to the comments of weasel + snake = dead snake. I used the word constrictor intentionally and not BP to open the discussion to a wider range of animals.

Ferret would do a lot of bad things to the BP. I would never let the two "hang out".

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Originally Posted by cecilbturtle

Rambo vs. Rocky

now that's the battle I wanna see!

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OOOOOH Predator swoops in all invisible an stuff and kills them both! Predator wins!


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