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RE: birds an bunnies

Posted 863 days ago

hi there,birds can develope eye problems if housed with rabbits or anything from the rodent family if they happen to be allergic to them we have had several people call us with these problems the only way to know if your budgies will react is to try but be prepared hope this helps here is our website if youd like to see a bit about what we do

http://wildwingsaviary.webs.com/


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RE: birds an bunnies

Posted 851 days ago

Hi,

We had bunnies in our aviary for a couple of years. The birds were fine, as were the rabbits as it was a big aviary. We did, however, have problems when we added a couple of silkie bantam hens as one of the rabbits actually "groomed" the hen's wing right down to the bone!!! We thought it was just licking, but it was actually chewing on the feathers.

The only other issue with having rabbits in an aviary is whether or not it is fly/mosquito-proofed to prevent them getting insect-borne diseases.