They said even after their guinea pig died they chased after the other and nearly frightened it to death, thus they didn't learn from the first incident? Until they learn from their mistake and learn how to hold a Guinea Pig and get over the loss of one, no, they should not own another small pet. That is just my opinion and my post was as polite as could be considering their Guinea Pig died out of pure ignorance. I don't know how old OP is, but when a small child drops and kills an animal, you don't allow them another until they've matured. I'm sorry if my post came off as rude, but it was more polite than it could of been, considering I was seething in anger. When I was younger, I accidentally killed my hamster. That was nearly 12 years ago, and I still mourn him. I never asked for another small pet. There is no easy fix when you take an animal's life, sympathy does not bring their life back or undo a mistake.