Housing

Housing

Rabbits and Guinea-pigs have different dietry requirements
1. Rabbits require coccidiastats in their diet
2. Guinea-pigs need vitamin C in their diet.
Welfare
1. should be united at a young age
2. It is not generally a good idea to house rabbits and guinea-pigs together
  1. Rabbits may cause injury to guinea-pigs as guinea-pigs are much smaller
  2. Best to pair females as males tend to fight
  3. Rabbits may bully guinea-pigs and become competitive for resources
3. Rabbits can become over amourous towards the guinea-pig
4. When providing an animal such as a rabbit with accomodation you must consider the animals natural behaviour and reproduce as much of it as possible
  1. Rabbits should be able to stand on their hind legs with erect ears and be able to hop three spaces, turn and hop back without coming into contact with the walls or roof of accomodation
  2. Examples of this include; climbing, jumping, digging, knawing

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