i have 2 guianea pigs, 1 has just died, and i want to get a rabbit, can i put it with the other guinea-pig?
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No! Whatever ANYONE says/does/tells you, rabbits and guinea pigs can NOT be housed together.
Even if they seem to be getting along fine, there can be serious problems:
-If one or the other gets scared, they could harm/kill the other one
-Different viruses/bacteria/fungi/infecti. which could be found in either the guinea pig or the rabbit might not cause harm to THAT species, but can be transmitted to the other one, and cause death or serious illness
-Their nutritional needs are not the same, and it's hard to keep one from eating the other's food. how do you know who's eating what?
-If you find blood in the cage, or watery stool, or worms, or anything else meaning that something is wrong, how will you know which one it came from?
This site outlines (in detail) MANY more reasons why the two should absolutely NOT be paired with each other. It might seem like a good idea, but it's really not.
http://www.guineapigcages.com/rabbits.ht.
Thanks for asking before actually doing it, you have just saved two lives. If you need any help with the bunny (or information), feel free to email olliechinch@yahoo.com
Check at the pet shop but i'm sure its ok. my sister keeps a rabbit and guinea pig together and they're the best of mates!
Yes, when I went to a pet shop they hve them together all the time
ya you can, just dont let them get mean at each other. they need lots of space to themselves so they can separate from each other every once in a while
Thats a big no i'm afraid it used to be the thing to pair them but vets advise against it and so does the RSPCA. (which is the UK version of spca).
In a small cage bad things will happen
depending on how young they are , if they are younf then yes it might work but if they are older than i would say no they are like rats and mice they dont get along once they are older they consider eachother a problem
Hmm, if they've known eachother for a while, they'll be the best of friends. But they might not get along if you put them together. Puth them in serpeate tanks (or whatever your're keeping them in) and put them side by side. If they dont scratch at the tank, or try to hurt eachother, then expiriment and put them in together for a while. Watch them so just in case they dont start to fight while you're not there
its okay but i will not say to do it because i rabbit can kill the little fellow wiv his back feet
Put them together, but watch them closely. They are both mild and non-aggressive..That rabbit may be horny though, so watch him extra carefully
I did . The rabbit didn't like the howg but they didn't fight.
yes
Yes you can and I actually got my Guinea Pig from the SPCA and she was in a display with Rabbits.
Yes and no, it all depends on the animals. If you do add a rabbit make sure to get a female, since the males like to hump anything(even the neutered ones do sometimes). If you can find a young rabbit(make sure you get an expert to sex it young males are often mistook as females when young). At the sheter I work at we often let the rabbits and guinea pigs have free run together. You may need to keep them in seperate cages for a bit until they are use top each other. Plus a huge cage with lots of hiding places will help out. Sorry about your loss and I hope you can work things out to get your cavy a new freind!
it just depends on their personalities. if they get along yes. if they dont.. no.
They do it in pet stops all the time. They will get alone fine and even like the companionship.
It's not a good idea. their foods are completely different and not good for each other. Rabbits carry a bacteria that can be fatal to piggies. The piggie can get respiratory, and urine tract infections from the rabbit urine.
I have heard that people do it, but most would recommend against it. For instance, rabbits and guinea pigs have different dietary needs and rabbits love to groom and be groomed and piggies won't groom. This could cause a fight and the rabbit could hurt or even kill the piggie. See this article:
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/r.
To learn more about rabbits see: www.rabbit.org or
http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/r.
No, no no! Do NOT house a rabbit and guinea pig together. Petstores are notorious for bad information and often set really bad (and sometimes dangerous) examples.
1. Guinea pigs and rabbits require a different diet. Guinea pigs cannot eat rabbit food, and guinea pig food is not suited for rabbits.
2. Rabbits have powerful back legs that can seriously injure or kill a guinea pig if it should kick.
3. Rabbits are carriers of bortedella, which is a harmless bacteria in rabbits but in guinea pigs can cause serious illness and even death.
DO NOT HOUSE RABBITS AND GUINEA PIGS TOGETHER!
If there babies they can share a cage and be friends. If there older the will fight
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We have had people that have had people turn in pigges that have has them in with rabbit. Whether or do it is a good idea or not I do not know. the guineas pig require a pellet with vitamin C in it, and the rabbit require different nutrient, than the piggies does, in the end I think it would be cheaper to buy a cage than pay the veterinarian bill because of conditions such as scurvy from not have enough vitamin C, and crystal from eating alfalfa after six month, you really need to research before you put them together.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Can we train a cheetah? or can we be friends?
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Do you mean friends with the cheetah? No, once they grow up, their instincts kick in %26 you are in danger. They are not domesticated, they are "wild". Even zoologists who are big cat-trainers usually have their career ended in injury or death %26 they know what they are doing! If you love them %26 want to be around cheetahs, study to be a zoologist %26 while studying volunteer at the local zoo/animal shelter/animal preserve.
p.s. "Domestication" takes years (generations). Just b/c you raise an animal from infancy does NOT make it domesticated!
Not for amateurs but I bet if they were babies and they were domestically raised, then it might happen. Otherwise I don't think it's safe to hang around with these cats.
i want to train a cheetah
cuz i am teh l33tzah
Probably not really the safest hobby, but I'm sure it can be done! Give it a try! Feed it well and I'm sure the cheeta will be happy to be friends, that or it will eat you.
We are talking about wild animals. Even if born in captivity they are still wild. Big cats do not make good pets! Please go to this site they will show you what usually happens when big cats are kept as pets
www.bigcatrescue.org
Many of the cats at that organization were rescued or surrendered to them by people who tried to keep them as pets.
Of course if you declawed the beats and removed its teeth compelety, unless you're really small, then it could crush you, but if you normal size and up you dont have anything to worry about. Just keep it on a liquid/nutrient rich diet and it will be fine. You can always blender up meat and supplements, it will be fine. I would love to do that with a tiger, that would be cool, but no California legislature thinks that it is cruel, boo hoo hoo.
this is a wild animal and must be treated at all times
with respect for it's instincts. while one might become
accustomed to your presence, it will remain a wild
creature and revert to nature if it is hurt or even startled.
no I don't think so even if they are a baby. You can but it wouldn't be a bright idea. Yeah it would be chill but also very dangerous. They can turn on you any time. They will always have that hunting instinct.
They can be trained (which is how cheetahs appear in movies). They do not make good pets, sorry. Depending on your state, you may need an "exotic animal permit" to keep one.
can we tame a gray wolf?
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Not a good idea, wolves are wild animals and belong in the wild not locked up or tied up in someones yard or house. Also, it is illegal in most places. If you really love them so much than let them have their freedom, and don't own one for your own selfish reasons. Go get a husky or a malamute and pretend it's a wolf.
a wolf can be conditioned to live with a human trainer, but it is still a wild animal.
.not a good idea.
besides, foxes are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much cuter. But they are even worse pets.
Why would you want to they belong in the wild not as a pet
My next door neighbor used to have a gray wolf. They raised it from a pup. It was SO sweet. But, they had to keep it pinned up or chained up because if it ever got lose (which it did one time) it was a heck of a time to catch her. They are so fast.
unless you'ere good at it,it would be hard.i would not recomend doing that because it's against nature
well it depends where u live and if u have the stuff for it because if a wolf grows up around people and and u decide to let it go it could get servilely hurt and if there are kids around it could hurt them. and if u live some where around farms and it gets out it could kill there live stock. but see it all depends.
wolves are cute but remember they are meant to be in the wild.And you never know..they can turn on you anysecond.But their are zoos that have trained wolves to be like dogs.Its a lot of hard work. I would just get a regular dog.
Depending on the laws in your area and where you get the pup it can be trained to love people like a dog. But it is still a wolf.
no you can raise them but no matter what you do they will always be wild and eventually turn on you or someone else and then they will have to be put down and would that be fair to the animal just because you wanted one?
i wouldnt say tame but it is possible to make friends with them.i had a gray wolf and a timber wolf that i raised from cubs..i had them for eight yrs until they got heartworms and my vet refused to treat them because they were wolves.my male, which was the gray, had a very sweet disposition..my niece would ride him and play with him.Kajairo thought he was human.but my timber, the female.well she still had that 'wolf' all in her, although i never had any problems from her, she still had that wildness to her.i live out in the country and dont have any close neighbors..i kept them in a large lot, bout an 1/2 acre or so and would take them out into the deer camp where i turned them loose to run and play.they always stayed close but it was a good hour walk before they was ready to go home.i believe you have to find that common ground and treat them as what they are..wolves.they have a need to hunt, to run free and not be tamed.but you can be friends with them.you have to respect them and give them that respec back.id also make sure you read up on your local laws and talk to some vets in your area bout treating them before you purchase one.they are wonderful companions, but you have to be a wonderful friend to them as well
My friend had a gray wolf as a pet. It was the sweetest animal I ever knew. It loved humans, althought it was a bit hyper and jumped on me all the time. I hope that its mother is around and you don't take it from its mother. Why don't you get a malamute? I had two of them and they are very nice animals without the huge Wolfie nature.
wolves are wild animals and they belong in the wild
Gotta breed specially
Probably so, but it's better to leave in their own habitat.
Can you tame a shark not to eat a person? can you tame a lion not to kill you? Or tame any other animal that may kill you not to kill you?
If you want a wolflike dog check a humane society instead of making a wild animal miserable you'd be saving another dog's life. I'm sure they probaly have something to your liking.
Well, there's one thing to remember. Grey wolves are pack animals and u would need to show who's boss (alpha male/female) from the beginning. Have you ever experienced raising any animal from a young age? It would be a good idea to read up on them and enter the pup into personal (1-on-1) training as soon as possible.
Did we forget this is a wildANIMAL?
Yes you can. One of my parents friends has a wolf fo r a pet and it is just like a dog
I suppose you could if it's very young and it has lost it's mother.
You have to register a wolf to keep one. They will always be wild.
no problems if you raise him from 6 weeks old.
Can we tame a Gibbon or a chimpanzee?
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A very young chimpanzee can be tamed, but as they become adults they get very aggressive. The ones you see on TV are juveniles; as they mature, they are either put down or given to zoos. Gibbons aren't generally tamed (they are too difficult to capture), but orangutans have (they're the reddish coloured apes you see on TV and movies). However, they behave the same way as chimps as they get older.
maybe you could. i certainly couldn't. and definitely we both cannot. i don't even know you.
Plenty of tame chimps about, I am not sure about Gibbons. Maybe from a very early age,
If you start at when the are very young after that it becomes very very hard to do so...
I DO BELIEVE YOU CAN TAME A CHIMPANZEE IF YOU RAISE IT FROM BIRTH I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN IF YOU GET IT FROM THE WILD.
can we tame a clouded leopard?
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If you are in possession of this animal maybe you should donate it to a local zoo.
No, this is a wild animal! They are a VERY HIGH maintenance animal and require lots of care. They are very dangerous. Yes, they are beautiful. But they belong in the wild. Unless it's a rescued one, then it belongs with people that do this sort of thing. Like an animal rescue resort. And you have to have an exotic liscense to own such an animal. So please don't ever attempt to own any exotic animal.
Maybe, maybe not, it just depends on whether you wish to live or not.
r u dumb? you cant tame a wild animal when it gets bigger its instincts will cause problems!
Taming wild cats involves rearing them from birth and handling them extensively every day. Even then they aren't considered "tame," but rather "manageable." Think of common housecats that sometimes get ticked off and lash out. Now imagine a leopard getting ticked off. not quite as "Manageable."
No, but they're gorgeous, aren't they?
no
No. Leopards are not ever to be housepets. The basic nature of a leopard will rule.
yeah,
But it takes alot of time you need to bond with
the animale and let it come to you not you
come to it.
Why make a wild animal miserable?
No
lol no
The Clouded Leopard is not a small cat, but the smallest of the big cats and different enough . and they are reported to be aggressive and not amenable to taming .
yes
you can never tame anything wild ever
Yes, and No. If you have raised it from a cub yes. But then again, instincts can take over once and awhile, no matter how well bonded you are. If you just took it out of the wild, one you had no business in doing so, and two, you can tame anything thats wild, BUT it would take along time in doing so, and would cause stress to the animal.
can we tame a cheetah?
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No. Don't try it. It could cost you your life.
I don't think so.cause there wild animals
train but not tame
why would you want to? it is considered an exotic animal and if you have one for a pet it is probably illegal.
Its possible to become friendly with a cheetah..you can never truly tame an animal like this. but more importantly you need a liscence
No.
at your own risk.
if the mother is tame, then you can tame the cub easier. but if no cubs. its your own risk. dont be a dumb dumb
Wild animals can never be completely trusted as pets, as they have strong instincts we have purposely bred out of some animals to be pets. It is safer to sick with cats, dogs, etc. which have been domesticated for thousands of years. If you want something exotic looking in the feline area, go to www.cfainc.org %26 check out breeds like the Abyssinian, Singapura, Egyptian Mau, %26 Ocicat. I had 2 Abysssinians and they were so cool, sleek, exotic looking %26 active. They always freaked people out that came to my house. I had a water meter reader I had to convince it was ok to come in my house - she was afraid they were some wildcat that would attack her!
A cheetah is a wild animal that is fast and have sharp teeth. To be honest I don't think you would even survive trying to tame it.
yes take his teeth out
we could but it would be cruel because the are wild animals and the deserve to be free
sure. anything's possible.
if you're willing to put your limbs in jeopardy, you can always try to tame a cheetah.
almost all animals can be tamed, the only thing you can't tame is an unruly tongue
if you watch animal planet you will see that cheetah,s and lion,s and tiger,s and bear,s have been trained but you can never tame them couse they are wild.
its possible but i really wouldnt still trust them
I wouldnt think so.
i dont think so cuz dey r wild animals.
if u try to they might hurt chu cuz dey r wild animals.
Only to a certain point in their life and if you are talking about a adult? NO!
cheetahs belong in the wild
can we tame a caracal?
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YES!! Of course you can tame a caracal, they make good pets to, they are one of the easiest wild cats to tame. I recommend going to www.exoticcatz.com for all your exotic cat/caracal needs, and join my group, wild_cats_and_caracals http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/wild_ca.
Do you mean a CARACOL, a slug?
I don't think so.
you can probably tame them to a degree but as with all wild animals you will never know when their wild instincts will take over and cause you grief.They were trained by Indian nobility to hunt other animals .this practise is however banned in a lot of countries,They are the biggest of the small cats and are closley related to the lynx
It is physically possible, however there are many disadvantages to owning one. Imagine having a 3 month old caracal (who is the size of a regular house cat already) going through it's "kitten phase". It wouldn't be climbing your curtains, it would be ripping them off completely.
There are many breeders (that are licensed) of caracal's. Just do a search on exotic pets, caracals and you will find more information.
They can be quite devilish I have heard, and hard to give to another owner when the luxury has worn off.
this is an extremely strong cat, stick to tabby cats and you will be a lot happier
I truely believe wild animals need to be left in the wild. In there natural habitat.
The jungle is a constant. It is proved, things from Africa cannot be tamed..including humans..just watch the evening news.
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