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Hi everyone, my name is Josh. I am married, have 2 beautiful daughters and 2 goofy persian cats.
The cats are my wife's and my oldest daughter's pets, they are actually nervous of me. (I think I was actually the first male that they had met when I met my wife)
Anyway, my youngest one loves animals. I take her to pet stores weekly just to see all the different kinds. She especially loves guinea pigs and rabbits. I decided that for pets we can call our own I would buy the two of us guinea pigs. (I really want a teddy!)
My questions specifically have to do with rabbits. As I said my daughter loves rabbits and my wife is in love with the little lion-head rabbits and she was told that since they are so small they can co-exist together in the same cage as a guinea pig.
Now from what I have read, rabbits can kick pretty hard and they can be fatal for guinea pigs. (obviously bad!) However, I have to admit that those lion-head rabbits are very small, so I don't know how they would be together.
So can, and is it safe to, have a guinea pig and a lion-head rabbit in the same cage? If so, is there anything (food, bedding, etc.) that would be bad for either of them? And, if they can live together, and there is no food, bedding, etc. problems, would a rabbit be a good enough substitute for a guinea pig's companion?
I would obviously prefer two piggies, but my wife said we should give her the option of her first pet (because she would really like her to choose a rabbit) and I am afraid she might want a rabbit more. I can not even start to think of the cost and maintenance of two piggies and a rabbit, and two separate cages for that matter. And this is suppose to be an experience for the both of us so I would prefer two pets that we both like that can live together with no problems.
Thanks!
The cats are my wife's and my oldest daughter's pets, they are actually nervous of me. (I think I was actually the first male that they had met when I met my wife)
Anyway, my youngest one loves animals. I take her to pet stores weekly just to see all the different kinds. She especially loves guinea pigs and rabbits. I decided that for pets we can call our own I would buy the two of us guinea pigs. (I really want a teddy!)
My questions specifically have to do with rabbits. As I said my daughter loves rabbits and my wife is in love with the little lion-head rabbits and she was told that since they are so small they can co-exist together in the same cage as a guinea pig.
Now from what I have read, rabbits can kick pretty hard and they can be fatal for guinea pigs. (obviously bad!) However, I have to admit that those lion-head rabbits are very small, so I don't know how they would be together.
So can, and is it safe to, have a guinea pig and a lion-head rabbit in the same cage? If so, is there anything (food, bedding, etc.) that would be bad for either of them? And, if they can live together, and there is no food, bedding, etc. problems, would a rabbit be a good enough substitute for a guinea pig's companion?
I would obviously prefer two piggies, but my wife said we should give her the option of her first pet (because she would really like her to choose a rabbit) and I am afraid she might want a rabbit more. I can not even start to think of the cost and maintenance of two piggies and a rabbit, and two separate cages for that matter. And this is suppose to be an experience for the both of us so I would prefer two pets that we both like that can live together with no problems.
Thanks!
