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Start date Apr 8 2016. In addition their different nutritional requirements cage space.
Guinea pigs and rabbits cannot live with one another.
Can bunnies and guinea pigs live together. They do not interact with other animals like we would always expect and we have to consider their own natures and way of life. Guinea pigs and rabbits do not live with each other in the wild. If you do want your guinea pig and rabbit to interact do so with caution supervision and be close and nearby at all times.
Keep them contained in a pen but with enough room to disperse and go their. If a guinea pig and rabbit are living together then do ensure that the guinea pig has access to a retreat where they can get away from the rabbit. This should be somewhere where the rabbit cannot access.
Make sure that the rabbit is neutered so the guinea pig is not mounted by the rabbit. Make sure they are fed differently and in different areas. It is best to avoid mixing rabbits and guinea pigs together as guinea pigs can get some diseases from rabbits and they can bully each other.
Both rabbits and guinea pigs are social species so companionship is an important aspect of their care. You may therefore consider housing rabbits and guinea pigs in a pair or group of their own species. When a rabbit and a guinea pig live together it can be tempting to fill up a bowl of food and leave it there for them to share.
By doing this you are only catering to one of their dietary needs and have no way of knowing who is eating what. Rabbits are also notorious for bullying guinea pigs away from the food bowl preventing them from getting the nourishment they need. Cohabitation with guinea pigs is never a problem.
Other sources say that rabbits can bully guinea pigs so they dont eat properly. In addition their different nutritional requirements cage space. Both rabbit and guinea pigs enthusiasts believe that these two should not live together.
Its not recommended that you cage them both together and there are several reasons why you must avoid it. First we must understand that rabbits can only be happy and at peace with at least a friendly rabbit. There are many reasons why you should keep your guinea pig and rabbits separate from each other even though they are not dangerous to themselves and many owners keep them together.
For instance although they are not sexually compatible rabbits may attempt to mate with guinea pigs and this could lead to injury. Can I keep a rabbit and guinea pig together. Contrary to popular belief rabbits and guinea pigs should NOT be paired together or live together in the same hutch for a number of reasons.
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My4piggies _ Joined Mar 3 2016 Messages 239 Reaction score 152 Points 255 Location uk. Apr 8 2016 1. Why Guinea Pigs and Rabbits Shouldnt Live Together.
Yes pet rabbits and guinea pigs are both cute cuddly and live in hutches but that is where the similarities end. Heres why it is not a good idea to house rabbits and guinea pigs together. Rabbits can live a long life as carriers of Pasteurella and not even show any symptoms.
However guinea pigs are highly susceptible to respiratory infections and their fragile immune system is not equipped to battle this pathogen. If exposed to Pasteurella a guinea pig is many times more likely than a rabbit to succumb to the organism and die. Guinea pigs and rabbits cannot live with one another.
They are far too different. In fact if you put the two of them together there is a strong chance that the rabbit can end up killing the guinea pig. In an ideal world you will only have guinea pigs living with other guinea pigs and you will only have rabbits living with other rabbits.
Why rabbits and guinea pigs shouldnt live together Although they are creatures that both love to eat hay all day as well as good amounts of vegetables they have different diets to each other and need different nutrients in their foods to the other. A rabbit could also very easily hurt a guinea pig if they were to get angry.