2007-03-18 05:56:32 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i always thought that guinea pigs and rabbits can be friends - my friend always used to keep the two together in the day time in their run, but they had separate hutches to sleep in at night.
suppose you will just have to give it a go and see how they get along
2007-03-18 06:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by coy carp 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
no
rabbits are much bigger and more boisterous than guinea pigs, and can hurt them quite severely even without meaning to
their dietary requirements are also very different, gunea pigs , unlike rabbits need a large amount of greens and vegetables and rabbit mix is poisonous to gunea pigs and will about half their life expectancy
another factor to take into consideration is housing, as guinea pigs cannot be kept outside year round in most climates, again unlike rabbits
2007-03-18 15:16:19 · answer #2 · answered by tabulahrasa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as a guinea pig is a lot smaller than a Rabbit, it should be put in the cage before you get a Rabbit, so it won't feel as if it is the intruder and a female Rabbit is better with a guinea pig than a male rabbit is,also, you can feed a Guinea pig Russel rabbit as the food contains vit c which a guinea pig needs
2007-03-18 13:47:53 · answer #3 · answered by sky 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No. Rabbits can be carriers of a bacteria called Bordetella which does not cause any illness in the rabbit but causes pneumonia in guinea pigs. Although not all rabbits carry this bacteria, most do and therefore should you wish to keep your guinea pig and save yourself several hundred dollars do not house them together
2007-03-18 13:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No keep them separate.Rabbits are often aggressive to guinea pigs and the 2 species have different dietary needs.
2007-03-18 13:36:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have seen Rabbits and Guinea pigs together in pet shops so I don't see why not. just keep your eye on them for while in case they don't get on.
2007-03-18 13:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by Claire U.K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they will become good friends just keep an eye on them for a couple of days , my kids have got theres together they keep one another company it so cute they snuggle up an all that ,the guinea pig talks to him all the time but the rabbit doesn't we laugh at them always .
2007-03-18 13:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you arent ment to but my 2 rabbits have always been in with guineas...with no problems i mite add and that has been the case for the last 7 years..i feed them on guinea pig food only as guineas cant eat rabbit food but its safe for rabbits to eat guinea food
2007-03-18 14:04:04 · answer #8 · answered by greyhound mummy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not just no but Hell no. Your rabbit will abuse the guinea pig. The fact you're even asking this makes me think you shouldn't own either.
2007-03-18 12:59:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes... if you:
Introduce them slowly, making sure that they dont fight,
And,
If your rabbit is smallish then yess, however, if it is big then no because your rabbit colud kick the guinea pig or squash it.
xxxHope this helpedxxx
2007-03-18 15:39:41 · answer #10 · answered by joanna.n_ox 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋