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Pair of pigs with pair of buns

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Question
Hi, I am getting two male or female guinea pigs & two female meduim breed bunnys in april, I have a cage, water bottles, dishes hard plastic baby toys(my mini rex bunny loves these) and carboard boxes as hides, anyways I was thinking of feeding the guinea pigs hagen pellets would these be ok? also is newspaper ok as bedding? could I use corn cob/carefresh/pelleted paper litter in the corners? Also should everyone have there own water bottle? what about dishes should there be at lest two dishes so tehy can eat at teh same time?, please get back to me as soon as possilbe.

Answer
I'm not sure what hagen pellets are, but as long as they're made for guinea pigs they should be ok.  Guinea pigs must have Vitamin C, rabbits do not require it because their bodies can synthesize what little they need.  I think the newspaper would be ok, try to use the pages without coloring, the dye may adversely affect the animals.  Yes, many owners use the corn cob/carefresh stuff in the cages as the primary bedding.  I would have atleast 2 dishes, and maybe 2 water bottles with 4 animals.  I honestly wouldn't recommend putting the guinea pigs and the rabbits together, but if you are set on it I would have 2 bowls and 2 bottles.
Anngela