Comments on: How Can I Stop My Children’s Rabbit Humping The Guinea Pig? http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439 A Pets Blog For Petlovers Everywhere For All Your Household Pets Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:29:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Kim http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-80200 Kim Sat, 15 May 2010 17:43:16 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-80200 I have 2 rabbits and 2 guinea pigs, (male) I keep them all together and have had no problems so far!!! I have spoken to many people about this..... get the rabbit done..... and things should be fine! I have a hutch raised off the ground with a big run under it, as you know guinea pigs are very fast and soon learn after 1 tap to move out the way!! Mixed comments on all different pages I have looked at, I think adding more pets to the situation isnt the answer!! Kim I have 2 rabbits and 2 guinea pigs, (male) I keep them all together and have had no problems so far!!! I have spoken to many people about this….. get the rabbit done….. and things should be fine! I have a hutch raised off the ground with a big run under it, as you know guinea pigs are very fast and soon learn after 1 tap to move out the way!! Mixed comments on all different pages I have looked at, I think adding more pets to the situation isnt the answer!!

Kim

]]> By: Lil http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-80126 Lil Wed, 12 May 2010 09:45:25 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-80126 I have a rabbit and a guinea pig (both female) and they were kept together when I first bought the rabbit. The guinea pig is now 5 years old and the rabbit 2, and when they were kept together, the guinea pig would get stressed as the rabbit would continually lick, push and mount the guinea pig. Now, they live separate and are happy. The guinea pig has recently contracted breast cancer which is very sad, but she is happy enough and we love them both very much! So, in my opinion, I think it is much better to keep them separate. I have a rabbit and a guinea pig (both female) and they were kept together when I first bought the rabbit. The guinea pig is now 5 years old and the rabbit 2, and when they were kept together, the guinea pig would get stressed as the rabbit would continually lick, push and mount the guinea pig. Now, they live separate and are happy. The guinea pig has recently contracted breast cancer which is very sad, but she is happy enough and we love them both very much! So, in my opinion, I think it is much better to keep them separate.

]]> By: easton michael http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-79296 easton michael Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:07:52 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-79296 i have 2 guni pigs ellie and pheobie and the rabbit bubbles bullies ellie but pheboie sticks up 4 her self i have 2 guni pigs ellie and pheobie and the rabbit bubbles bullies ellie but pheboie sticks up 4 her self

]]> By: elaine b http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77794 elaine b Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:02:56 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77794 get the rabbit castrated it will soon stop get the rabbit castrated it will soon stop

]]> By: melfromh http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77793 melfromh Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:04:39 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77793 My friend had a guinea pig who used to try to do the rabbit. it is funny to watch, but yes well...... the only solution is to split them up and find them companions of their own kind. My friend had a guinea pig who used to try to do the rabbit. it is funny to watch, but yes well…… the only solution is to split them up and find them companions of their own kind.

]]> By: wonderbu http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77792 wonderbu Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:08:10 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77792 everybody keeps saying they aren't a good mix but my friend had a guinypig and a rabbit together(a dwarf rabbit) and they are still together and they never had a problem. the rabbit is a neutured male and the guiny pig is female. and the funny part is that the guniy pig is more territorial then the rabbit. so i can't see why they can't be together as long as one or both are spayed. and they should have a fair amount of space so they can get away from each other if needed. with my bucks they will pay together if they have plenty of room to gettogther from each otehr. everybody keeps saying they aren’t a good mix but my friend had a guinypig and a rabbit together(a dwarf rabbit) and they are still together and they never had a problem. the rabbit is a neutured male and the guiny pig is female. and the funny part is that the guniy pig is more territorial then the rabbit. so i can’t see why they can’t be together as long as one or both are spayed. and they should have a fair amount of space so they can get away from each other if needed. with my bucks they will pay together if they have plenty of room to gettogther from each otehr.

]]> By: Yorkshire Pudding http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77791 Yorkshire Pudding Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:09:49 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77791 These days, it's not advised to keep rabbits and guinea pigs together, the main reason being that they need completely different diets (i.e. rabbits need food high in fibre and guineas need lots of vitamin C so the complete foods you buy are different for each). Rabbits can be quite dominant sometimes injur guineas with their powerful hind legs. The main reason your rabbit is humping is to assert it's dominance. I have a bonded pair of house rabbits (male and female (neutered and spayed)) and the femal humps the male to show she's the boss. It's all part of natural rabbit behaviour. Spaying your female may calm her down (and I would recommend it as the majority of female rabbits die from uterine cancer if they're not spayed). If you have now separated them, reintroducing will be difficult as the female rabbit may not tolerate the guinea in her territory again. If you are able to house them separately, personally I would get to your local rescue centre and get each a friend of their own kind. These days, it’s not advised to keep rabbits and guinea pigs together, the main reason being that they need completely different diets (i.e. rabbits need food high in fibre and guineas need lots of vitamin C so the complete foods you buy are different for each). Rabbits can be quite dominant sometimes injur guineas with their powerful hind legs.
The main reason your rabbit is humping is to assert it’s dominance. I have a bonded pair of house rabbits (male and female (neutered and spayed)) and the femal humps the male to show she’s the boss. It’s all part of natural rabbit behaviour.
Spaying your female may calm her down (and I would recommend it as the majority of female rabbits die from uterine cancer if they’re not spayed). If you have now separated them, reintroducing will be difficult as the female rabbit may not tolerate the guinea in her territory again.
If you are able to house them separately, personally I would get to your local rescue centre and get each a friend of their own kind.

]]> By: David M http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77790 David M Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:48:37 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77790 It is not a good idea to mix rabbits and guinea pigs really, the rabbits get quite large and boisterous (and amourous as well!) and I know several GPs who have been injured due to an over active GP. I would split then and provide each with a suitable companion of their own species. It is not a good idea to mix rabbits and guinea pigs really, the rabbits get quite large and boisterous (and amourous as well!) and I know several GPs who have been injured due to an over active GP.
I would split then and provide each with a suitable companion of their own species.

]]> By: ?H.Potte http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77789 ?H.Potte Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:39:38 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77789 It's not generally a good idea to keep rabbits and guinea pigs together for this very reason. Obviously your rabbit has reached sexual maturity and needs to let off a bit of steam so to speak, so the best thing for him is for you to get a female rabbit but have her spayed before you put them together unless you want loads of bunnies everywhere! Put your guinea pig in a separate pen with other of his/her kind so he/she won't be lonely. It’s not generally a good idea to keep rabbits and guinea pigs together for this very reason. Obviously your rabbit has reached sexual maturity and needs to let off a bit of steam so to speak, so the best thing for him is for you to get a female rabbit but have her spayed before you put them together unless you want loads of bunnies everywhere! Put your guinea pig in a separate pen with other of his/her kind so he/she won’t be lonely.

]]> By: ecb http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439&cpage=1#comment-77788 ecb Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:52:08 +0000 http://mypetsblog.info/?p=14439#comment-77788 Having rabbits and guinea pigs are not a good idea. The bun will quite possibly start bullying the guinea pig....maybe that is happening already. Having rabbits and guinea pigs are not a good idea. The bun will quite possibly start bullying the guinea pig….maybe that is happening already.

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