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Chinchillas => Q & A => Topic started by: KayEllBee on September 22, 2008, 07:01:33 PM
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Well I've been thinking about getting a chinchilla, but I already have a pet reabbit and I was just wondering does anybody know if rabbits and chinchillas get along? Could I put them in the same cage and they both would be ok?
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HI!
NO chins and rabbits can NOT be kept together. Rabbits carry pastereulla and it can be deadly to chins. They would have to be kept in SEPERATE cages/rooms.
Chins and rabbits don't mix... I didn't know that for a long time.
Maybe you can consider adopting/purchasing a same sex rabbit for a play mate. If you have the extra room and cage, I would say go for it but chins are VERY addicting! I've never had rabbits, so I don't know much about them.
Best of luck on whatever decision you make.
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Also rabbits flick their feet a lot and that means they can kill a chinchilla by accident. If you want chinchilla it's best to do a lot of research on them. They have to be kept indoors, I don't know where you keep your rabbit. :)
I love my bunny because he's big and cuddly, chinchillas are nothing like them, they don't often like to be cuddled, but they are a LOT more intelligent, they jump off the walls matrix style and they are very loving and nosey and get into everything and everywhere. :)
Along with rabbits, chinchillas are my favourite animals and I think everyone should have one if they know how to care for them. So do some reading and see what you think. ::silly::
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well my rabbit is indoors so if i did get a chin it would also be inside. but thanks for letting me know that they shouldn't be kept together and i will for sure do lots of research before getting one. that is what i do before i get any type of pet.