rach-louise
Young Bun
Hi all , i'm very sorry but i seem to be posting the same things and going round and round in circles and i'm now more confused than ever!
We are trying to decided between getting a pair of Rabbits or a pair of Guinea Pigs..Originally we were all set to get Buns as that is what my children and myself wanted but i heard from variuos people that GP's were better so smaller children. However after reading up a lot on here and on the GP forum it seems to me that GP's are a lot more hard work?! I have never owned GP's before but have had a fab Rabbit as a child.
Rabbits-
can litter train-so less smelly? can roam free in the garden, can be kept outdoors all winter, less veg, more space needed(larger hutch), want to be held less than GP's
Guinea Pigs-
can't litter train, more veg, less space needed(smaller hutch), have to be careful outside-when damp cold frosty etc, happy to be held
It's seems to me the main reason GP's are better for children is that they are happy to be held? But i have had replies off some people saying that GP's can be skittish timid etc. If the main reason for recommending GP's is about them being held i don't see it as a problem-my children will not want to sit holding the Buns all day-they are at school and i think they will be quite happy with the odd stroke whilst they are in their hutch. The Buns/GP's will be maily my pets and the children can help me if they want to-they are not my childrens pets as they are far too young for responsibilty that will last years!
I want a pet that can be outside-i do not have room for those big cube things that some people have for GP's and i am not willing to be washing fleeces daily(as some people have said they do with their GP's). A pet that can run around the garden and play happily with the children without it being petrified.
Can anyone help? I thought it would be best to write what we wanted from a pet so that someone might have some ideas!
We are trying to decided between getting a pair of Rabbits or a pair of Guinea Pigs..Originally we were all set to get Buns as that is what my children and myself wanted but i heard from variuos people that GP's were better so smaller children. However after reading up a lot on here and on the GP forum it seems to me that GP's are a lot more hard work?! I have never owned GP's before but have had a fab Rabbit as a child.
Rabbits-
can litter train-so less smelly? can roam free in the garden, can be kept outdoors all winter, less veg, more space needed(larger hutch), want to be held less than GP's
Guinea Pigs-
can't litter train, more veg, less space needed(smaller hutch), have to be careful outside-when damp cold frosty etc, happy to be held
It's seems to me the main reason GP's are better for children is that they are happy to be held? But i have had replies off some people saying that GP's can be skittish timid etc. If the main reason for recommending GP's is about them being held i don't see it as a problem-my children will not want to sit holding the Buns all day-they are at school and i think they will be quite happy with the odd stroke whilst they are in their hutch. The Buns/GP's will be maily my pets and the children can help me if they want to-they are not my childrens pets as they are far too young for responsibilty that will last years!
I want a pet that can be outside-i do not have room for those big cube things that some people have for GP's and i am not willing to be washing fleeces daily(as some people have said they do with their GP's). A pet that can run around the garden and play happily with the children without it being petrified.
Can anyone help? I thought it would be best to write what we wanted from a pet so that someone might have some ideas!