Is a rat a feline

Answer 1

No, a ferret is not a rodent or a rat, or even related to one. Ferrets are mustelids, like weasels, badgers, martens, ermines, minks and a lot more animals. Ferrets are used to hunt rabbits, and pet ferrets are fed meat or meat-based kibble, like cats; if you gave them food for rodents, they would soon die!

It's a common mistake to think a ferret is a rodent like rats, mice or rabbits because of their size, but think of what their teeth look like: rodents have the characteristic big two front teeth that they use for eating plants, ferrets have sharp pointy teeth like a cat or a dog would have, because they are carnivores like them, and eat meat.

Not only ferret-teeth look like that of a real carnivore, so does ferret-poo! Where a rodent like a rat would make those nice round or pill-shaped droppings, ferret poo is long and softer, and looks a bit like that of a cat, only smaller and turned. More proof they are not rats or rat-like!

The best way to be sure of all these nice ferret facts is by taking a close look at a ferret. While at first sight they look rat-like because of their pointy heads and slender body, when you watch them for a while, or get to play with them, you will soon see that they smell, feel, act and think nothing like a rat!

Answer 2

not really, unless it is a VERY big rat cage, an enclosure or a rabbit hutch with a run would be better.

yes. a ferret can have said cage as long as the bottom of the cage isn't wire, because it is uncomfortable for a ferrets feet.

A rat cage if way too small to house a ferret, they need a lot of space

Answer 3

A ferret is a member of the weasel family that have been used for centuries in the extermination of rats (which are in the rodent family). There are no similarities in ferrets and rats.