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rabbits and guinea pigs?

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Question
Hello
My question is can you keep guinea pigs with dwark rabbits?

Thankyou

Answer
Ah, this is a somewhat controversial question.  Some people never, ever house the two together.  Some have tried it and it finds that it works.

I have pigs and rabbits but don't keep them in the same cages, or let them exercise in the same area.

My concern is that the rabbits might inadvertently hurt one of the pigs when playing or darting around if the rabbits get startled.  Also, I don't think I would be able to stop any of my rabbits from eating all of the guinea pig food.

This is something that's really up to you.

But here are some site that do a good job discussing the issues around this question:
http://www.guineapigcages.com/rabbits.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/mi/FAST/bunniesandpiggies.html
http://www.rabbitnetwork.org/articles/gpfriends.shtml