Ok so i have completely lost track of this thread but never mind, I'll try and answer what was directed at me.

In regards to it being cruel to keep animals with humans, any responsible owner should study the body language and communication methods of their chosen pet prior to purchase. If this is the case then a human can adapt their own handling methods etc to compliment the animals behaviour so they understand.

Cats and dogs would sometimes interact in the wild and have similar body language so can cope enough to get by in life. Taking into account that they have much more space than a rabbit or guinea pig so if needs be in theroy they could just ignore each other.

Technically a cat and a rabbit would be able to communicate easier than a rabbit and guinea pig. Cats and rabbits have body language that mirrors each other so they could get along well, for example a cat will wash another cat as a sign of dominance, a rabbit will demand to be washed as a sign of dominance. As both animals believe that they are the dominant of the pair, without argument from they other they could get along easily. NOT RECOMMENDING IT! I'm just using that as an example of communication needs.

A rabbit will 'binky' to show excitement. Binking is that jumpy thing that they do quite quickly. Guinea pigs will popcorn, which is a similar movement, they will also use it to show excitement and communicate with other guinea pigs. However they will use the same action as a reaction to animals they can see as harmful, they use the action to startle and confuse a predator allowing them time to escape. If a guinea pig popcorns as a method of 'protection' a rabbit could easily interpret this the wrong way and think it is play time type thing leading the guinea pig to believe it is under attack. This an example of many reasons why rabbits and guinea pigs will struggle to understand one another.

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Adopted by:

Ginge - Abby guinea piggy
Bubbles - English crested piggy
Mackenzie - English crested piggy
Skit - Standard (but cute) piggy
Max - Ragdoll x cat
The Rainbow Fish
Rest in peace my lovely furfamily that are no longer with us.

blimie that was a good read i never knew that

Haha glad you enjoyed it!

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Adopted by:

Ginge - Abby guinea piggy
Bubbles - English crested piggy
Mackenzie - English crested piggy
Skit - Standard (but cute) piggy
Max - Ragdoll x cat
The Rainbow Fish
Rest in peace my lovely furfamily that are no longer with us.

All the pple that have advised against keeping them together.
Have you had personal experience of rabbits hurting guineas or is it just what you have heard.

I have had guineas and rabbits together for many many years and never has one hurt another. I have found that when there is only one left the other actually pines for the other.

Sometimes things get blown out of proportion. I would never in a month of sundays keep a rabbit in a small cage with a guinea or anything else for that matter.

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Grandma to Jinja Dog, Mum to Tilly the Cavalier, Tattycat, Moomy, Choo, Sonic, Niven Mc Twisp and Lawna the rabbits and 1 guinea,17 budgies, 4 Cockatiels, 8 Goldfish.

Yes. Volunteering in a rescue we have seen it.

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Adopted by:

Ginge - Abby guinea piggy
Bubbles - English crested piggy
Mackenzie - English crested piggy
Skit - Standard (but cute) piggy
Max - Ragdoll x cat
The Rainbow Fish
Rest in peace my lovely furfamily that are no longer with us.

i too have seen it in my rescue work

and have you had EVERY SINGLE guinea pig that has died necropsied? if not how can you be 100% certain that it wasnt a result of bordatella from the rabbits

bordatella is a SILENT killer, there are no symptoms, just a dead piggy, and often bordatella will weaken their immune systems so other illnesses can set in, and kill them, which if the bordetella had not been pressent would never have happened

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I had a gpig and rabbit when I was 10 or so, they free ranged in the garden with the dog but were always put back in a separate hutch. The gpig loved the rabbit and the rabbit was never impressed by this loud squeaking child, he would much rather chill with the dog!

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