Rabbits and Guinea Pigs

[Whiskerz]

Can rabbits and guinea pigs be kept together in a hutch that will be 10 x 2 or 4 x 2?

I would like replies from people that have actually kept guinea pigs and rabbits together

Thank you

 

[Skylar]

I know you only want people who have kept them together but I do know for a fact that rabbits and guinea pigs cannot be kept together. My friend tried it and the rabbit died of fright or something. I am not exactly sure but there was blood around it's nose and such and the guinea pig died a few days later of loneliness.


Skylar

 

[Chrissy]

Please do not keep a guinea pig and a rabbit together. There are way too many stories of rabbits being startled and accidently kicking the guinea pig, which results in them either being seriously injured or killed.

Please check out the following link for more information:

http/www.cavycages.com/rabbits.htm

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

i realize the dont's but i'm looking for success stories so i can work from there if there isnt very many i'll scratch the project, i want a guinea pig but dont want to keep my rabbit and pig (if i get one) shackled up inside in the nice weather, i could always build a divider if its 100% they arent compatible

 

[Whiskerz]

Incase your wondering....MrBones was at my house and told me to post about the rabbit and guinea pig

 

[Puffer_freak]

We tried it once. They were fine for over a yar, and then they suddenly turned on each other. Then they were both lonely! But we bought our guinea pig's son (ours was the male) and my rabbit seemed to enjoy the company of a mouse...

 

[Stagette]

I wouldn't ever suggest keeping them in the same hutch together for reasons stated before rabbits can suddenly kick out and injure a piggy or a rabbit can bully a piggy and stress it out. Also they have totally different dietry needs so would also need to be fed seperately which would also pose a problem. In the summer it should be safe enough for them to share a pen in the garden if it is big enough and theres somewhere for the piggies to hide out of the way but you would need to keep an eye on them for a start and if the rabbits bullying them the pen would need to be split. Your much better off getting two piggies then a piggy and a rabbit in my honest opinion

 

[GSD]

it can be done.i wouldnt advise it though!my friend had two it took her nmonthe=s to get them to bre friends
if you do try i wouldnt advise it but
make sure they are both babies and grow up toghther
get both netured it calms them down!
introduce them gradually
but itd bbe easier to get two of the same

 

[OohFeeshy]

Well I wouldn't try it with my rabbit. She'll prbably sit on it or something.

 

[RandomWiktor]

Don't do it. Rabbits and guinea pigs carry bateria in their GIs and lungs that can harm one another. Rabbits can kick and injure guinea pigs, and can also stress them during mating season. Guinea pigs have much different climatic needs than rabbits and should not be kept in an outdoor hutch unless the environment is suitable. Their dietary needs differ; rabbit pellets do not have enough vitamin C for a guinea pig, which can be deadly, and guinea pig pellets are unsuitable for rabbits. Their body language and vocalizations differ entirely, so its easy to have a "misunderstanding" and thus, a fight.

Never keep them together. Either split the hutch so they can see each other for company without contact (which I still don't advise because of bacteria and housing needs differences), or get one or the other. Be forewarned, however, that unsterilized rabbits get along poorly with those of their own gender (especially does).

I may not have ever kept them together myself (I knew better), but many friends and many clients at the clinic tried it, and every time, one or the other gets hurt or killed. In our Small Animal Husbandry class, we learned about it as well, so its actually in the text books that they should be kept apart, not hearsay or wives tales.