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Baring in mind i am holding the guinea pig and wouldnt allow any interaction where they can touch one another. Rabbits will be much happier if they are kept with other rabbits and guinea pigs will thrive better if they live with other guinea pigs.
Baring in mind i am holding the guinea pig and wouldnt allow any interaction where they can touch one another.
Can bunnies live with guinea pigs. 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. Their diets are different.
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. 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.
According to the RSPCA it is not the best idea in the world to keep rabbits and guinea pigs together there are many reasons for this. Rabbits will be much happier if they are kept with other rabbits and guinea pigs will thrive better if they live with other guinea pigs. Hi everyone This is a question I get asked a lot here is my answer based on the research I have done.
I havent made it to shame anyone who keeps rabbits. 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 own ways. A guinea pigs best companion is another friendly guinea pig. Keeping rabbits and guinea pigs together is not an ideal combination RSPCA.
In the past rabbits and guinea pigs were kept together for companionship when neutering bunnies was considered unsafe. Bunnies can be trained. It can be trained not only in using a litter tray but also to run through a bunny obstacle course.
This can be achieved with positive reinforcement training by rewarding special treats after every successful execution. The same techniques in training dogs can be done to rabbits as well. Similarities between guinea pigs and rabbits as pets.
Baring in mind i am holding the guinea pig and wouldnt allow any interaction where they can touch one another. Now I house my guinea pigs in the same room as the rabbits but they are up high enough where they can not physically come in contact with one another. I am fully aware that rabbits can carry bordatella and pass it on to guinea pigs however it is not proven to be an airborne virus.
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Rabbits can pass a bacteria onto guinea pigs which can cause respiratory disease in them. These differences arent to say that you cant keep both types of animals in the same household but keep them separate from each other and pair up with an animal of its own kind. If you currently have a guinea pig then get him or her a guinea pig friend.
If you have a rabbit then get another rabbit - it. 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. Can a rabbit and a guinea pig live together. There is a lot of debate about whether rabbits and guinea pigs should be kept together.
Some textbooks say there is no problem with this. 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. So can rabbits and guinea pigs live together. Lets look at this further.
The similarities of Rabbits and Guinea Pigs Rabbits and guinea pigs are both very sociable animals and both prefer to be around the company of others as opposed to being on their own. They are both of a similar size and share a similar size of living space so you would think they would be a good fit to share a living.