the cage has lots of free space
2007-07-28 16:05:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Rodents
No. For the saftey of both animals do not put them together, they have different dietary requirements, housing requirements and general care requirements and then there is the size difference!! Guinea pigs should only be housed with guinea pigs and vice verca. Guinea pigs are social animals by nature, please consider getting a same sex cage mate (guinea pig, not any other animal) for your guinea pig.
2007-07-28 16:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not. Guinea Pigs really like living by themselves or with another guinea pig or two. Gerbils hop and can easily scare a guinea pig, which can lead death to the gerbil. Please, do not make a mistake. Use two different cages. Plus, the guinea pig could get sick from eating gerbil food, or vise versa.
I hope that this answers your question. Thanks, and good luck!
2007-07-28 23:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by Future Vet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite what people think and the fact that a guinea pig is bigger - the gerbil would kill the guinea pig. Guinea pigs are very nervous by nature and would rarely attack another animal (they rarely bite humans either!). But gerbils are very fast and nippy.
A gerbil would severly injure a guinea pig, or kill it.
2007-07-29 04:16:42 · answer #3 · answered by Trina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is a bad idea. It doesn't matter how much space the cage has, they should NOT be housed together.
Guinea pigs should only be housed with other guinea pigs.
2007-07-29 01:38:31 · answer #4 · answered by Justified 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don;t think that;s such a great idea; as even hamsters fight so in=imagine a great big guinea and a little bitty hamster; if they did fight; which they wood your guinea pigs dinner would be little hamster,Get another cage; just to have a piece of mind..I;m an animal love and so are you so if hr did get killed or maimed; your probably wouldn;t forgive your self..lots of luck with your friends; the furry ones of course,
2007-07-28 23:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know that I would do that, no matter how gentle your guinea pig may be when his area is invaded by another animal he could get mean and he will fight the gerbil possibly kill it.
2007-07-28 23:11:44 · answer #6 · answered by Bingo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no but alright to have the 2 cages together
2007-07-28 23:22:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personaly would not put them in the same cage..Have tried once myself, it di not turn out well.
2007-07-28 23:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by Mel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, most rodent species are natural enemies. Not to mention they have very different requirements for bedding and feeding.
2007-07-28 23:12:08 · answer #9 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, for all the reasons listed above.
2007-07-28 23:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by MemphisGal 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋