Ginnie pigs and rabbits?

Question

my rabbit is 3 months old and i think he is lonely can i buy a ginnie pig to live in the hutch with him or are they gonna fight like mad ?

Answer 1

I answered your other question. It's not safe to keep guinea pigs and rabbits together for the reasons I explained in your other question.

Answer 2

Some will get on fine, like my male pig that i kept with my male rabbit, they both got on fine and only had one falling out, BUT when the rabbit died we were given a female rabbit and they both hatted each other.

And from what i saw when my female rabbit would attack cats that came in out garden they defenatly are capabull of killing a guinea pig.

Most shops, breeders and rescues now say not to house them togher.

here are a few reasons why, they dont have the same nutrirional requirments, the comunicate diffrently, rabbits can carry Pasteurella multocida which can make a G-pig ill.

These sites explane more.

http://www.rabbit-food.co.uk/Rabbits_and...

http://cfhs.ca/athome/guinea_pigs/

http://www.guineapigcages.com/rabbits.ht...

http://www.pdsa.org.uk/guineapigs.html

Answer 3

they will get on fine aslong as your rabbit is young or used to company otherwise they will fight like cat and dog

they can eat the same food too!!

Answer 4

Yes, they are great companions so I've heard/read.

Just slowly introduce them and then they'll be BFFL's!

Good Luck!

Answer 5

They will be fine, I have a rabbit and a Guinea pig that live together and they don't fight.

Answer 6

First off, do NOT put your rabbit and guinea pig together. There are so many reasons why you shouldn't, infact it is against the RSPCA rehoming policy for them to be put together, and you could be fined for doing so.

Rabbits and guinea pigs do not eat the same thing. Firstly, the animals needed to be eating different pelleted food, (not a seed mix with lots of colours). Guinea pigs need loads of vitamin C, which is why their food is usually full of it (if its good food). Rabbits don't need loads of vitamin C, and this could really harm them if they get too much.

Secondly rabbits have a strong kick, and just one kick can easily injure a fellow rabbits, let alone a much smaller guinea pig.

Guinea pigs are very vocal creatures, they squeak alot. Rabbits will rarely ever make a noise. This means the animals will have difficulty interacting, imagine being put in a house with someone who spoke a completely different language to you, you couldn't learn their language, or explain with actions. How difficult would that be for you?

Please don't put a guinea pig into your rabbits environment. Get your rabbits neutered contact a local rabbit shelter and see if you can adopt another of the opposite s*x. Adopting will mean the rabbit is most likely already fixed, and you can bring your current bunny along for a 'date' to choose a rabbit he likes. A rabbit+rabbit bonding will be much better for your rabbit than a guinea pig anyway.

I hope you make the right decision.

Answer 7

They can live with each other but a Guinea pig cant eat rabbit food.

Answer 8

Yes rabits & guinie pigs meke better companions that rabits & rabits

Answer 9

Has anyone saying you cant keep rabbits and guinea pigs together ever tried keeping them together??? I've always had one rabbit and two guinea pigs and they live very happily together and are all very healthy. They all share dry rabbit food and ok, maybe the nutritional values between rabbit and guinea pig food are slightly different bt not to an extent that it will harm them! You can even get food that states its suitable for rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters. Both rabbits and guinea pigs are active during the day and quiet at night. Both eat similar fresh foods like carrots, apples and greens (though you shouldnt feed rabbits lettuce). Theyr fine living together. I've had two rabbits, one female and one male, and both have lived happily with male guinea pigs. Anyone who says they can't are reading from a book and have never tried it themselves.

Answer 10

GUINEA PIGS NEVER SHOULD BE PUT TOGETHER!

GUINEA PIGS AND RABBITS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME DIETS!

I CONTINUESLY SEE THAT STEPHANIE GIRL GIVE TERRIBLE ADVICE ABOUT GUINEA PIGS THAT IS EXTREMELY HARMFUL AND EVEN DEADLY!

"Rabbits and cavies make good companions

FALSE

Rabbits and guinea pigs must never be mixed. A single kick from a rabbit, whether accidental or not, can seriously injure or even kill a cavy. Even a dwarf rabbit can cause serious harm to a guinea pig.

Rabbits and cavies also have different nutritional requirements. Guineas cannot manufacture their own Vitamin C and need plain pellets containing this vitamin as well as regular fresh veggies. Rabbits do not need the extra vitamins in their dry food as they can create their own Vitmain C.

By feeding just rabbit pellets, the cavy misses out on essential nutrients. By only feeding pellets designed for cavies, the rabbit misses out on the nutrients required to maintain their health. It is virtually impossible to keep rabbits and cavies together because of this reason alone.

Rabbits also carry certain organisms which can be passed onto the guinea pig, potentially causing life-threatening symptoms. While the organisms may not be so harmful to the rabbit, it can prove fatal to a different species of animal.

For more detailed information on reasons not to mix rabbits and cavies, visit http://www.cavycages.com/rabbits.htm" - cavy-cool-crazy from www.guineapigcages.com

Answer 11

I think thay would be good pals...