Although rabbits and guinea pigs are often seen together in pet shops it is not wise to house them together for a variety of reasons. • Guinea pigs are unable to synthesise their own vitamin C and so need the diet to be supplemented. • Most ‘complete’ foods now contain added vitamin C - however this does vary depending on the quality of the food bought. • If you feed a guinea pig mix to rabbits you will be feeding unnecessary vitamin C to the rabbits. • If you feed rabbit mix to the guinea pigs they will become deficient in vitamin C leading to scurvy. • If you feed both mixes the balance will be incorrect unless the animals are fed separately. • Vitamin C can be added to a guinea pig’s water, but rabbits are fussy and will not drink water that smells or tastes different. • A low water intake can be a contributory factor in the development of stones in the urine for both rabbits and guinea pigs. • A rabbit may kick and bite a guinea pig causing internal injuries or shock which can be fatal. If they must live together, a safe place for the guinea pig should be provided. This should be a box, or an area which is too small for the rabbit to get into but a safe haven for the guinea pig. • Guinea pigs are vocal and studies have shown that they make about 11 different noises of communication. Rabbits do not speak the same language! • Rabbits carry a bacterium called Bordetella bronchiseptica in their respiratory system which causes no problems to rabbits, but if transferred to a guinea pig it can be fatal. With neutering of both rabbits and guinea pigs becoming commonplace there is no need to mix the species. Rabbits should be ideally be kept with rabbits and guinea pigs kept with guinea pigs. http://www.rabbit-food.co.uk/Rabbits_and_Guinea_Pigs.htm

Sure you can have the Michael Vick experience and be charged with pig fighting... :-)

No, but I am really good at keeping secrets.....

Most successful pairings with rabbits and cavies have been with dwarf rabbits and fullgrown cavies. And they do have different dietary requirements. Guinea pigs must have their own special feed, which has vit C and other things they need. Rabbit do better with their pellets, lots of hay and veggies. It is easier to keep these two species separately but it has been done before, without fighting. But many times there is brawling and injuries. If you are interested in doing this, check out this website about how to put them together and what other people have experienced. It never worked for me but my rabbits were on the larger size, not dwarf sized. http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FAST/bunniesandpiggies.html

No. There is a 90% chance they will fight. If they have been with each other since birth then there is still a 50% chance they'll fight. PS If you get guinea pigs get 2 males if you don't want to breed, as female areactually more violent

A few people have said that Guinea pigs need vitamin C although this is true and a very good point, this problem can be solved by feeding fresh fruit or veg. However if you read my other piece of advice you will see why I don't think that they should be mixed. Hope this helped :D

You definatly can, but it is at your own risk. I just adopted a female guinea from WeeCompanions for my spayed female rabbit that I adopted from Rancho Coastal Humane Society. The staff at Wee Compan. said that you can't house them together because rabbits that are larger than 4-5lbs are very much likely to injure the guinea. And they can carry diseases. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY SAID THAT CAUSE' YOU CAN ALWAYS VACCINATE AND/OR TEST YOUR RABBIT FOR BORDETELLA AND PASTRELLA DISEASE. I haven't put the guinea and rabbit together yet but hopefully I will but I am scared that my dwarf rabbit will hurt the guinea even though SOOOO many people have done it. I'm not going through the stress of bonding another pair of rabbits cause' 2 rabbits are ALOT (trust me) ALOT of work... Anyway, I thought of a plan even if you have a 1 story cage that is obviously 40in. or bigger is fine. Just remember to provide that the guinea has a hide away hut so if the rabbit is annoying the guinea, it can run to its hut. OK HERE'S MY PLAN FOR A GUINEA PIG AND RABBIT LIVING CONDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THE RABBIT DOESN'T EAT THE GUINEA PIG FOOD: (don't put the vitamin C suppliments in the water. It is unhealthy and it makes it so they don't drink as much as they need) 1. Put the hideaway hut on the side of the cage the rabbit MOST LIKELY NOT to be 2. Since guinea pigs need 1/8 of Timothy pellets each day, put a bowl in the hut with high vit. C supplimented Guinea pig pellets inside so the rabbit cannot get to it. (The best pellets are at Oxbowhay.com, but make sure that you don't feed the guinea something totally different from what the pet store or rescue group gives) 3. Always supply a guinea pig 3 different types of vegi's each day. *preferably high in vit. C* 4. Provide UNLIMITED Timothy Hay for the guinea 5. Give 50mg of vit. C EACH day or the guinea will get scurvy! You can buy from Oxbowhay.com for 50mg guinea tablets. THIS INFORMATION IS WHAT I HAVE LEARNED ON THE INTERNET, FROM FRIENDS WHO HAVE GUINEA'S, AND FROM ANIMAL SHELTERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO WWW.EXPERTVILLAGE.COM ON PROPER WAYS TO TAKE CARE OF YOU GUINEA. *****Remember to ALWAYS adopt!*****