sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) (04/15/85)
> I think they are a great pet, especially for kids if you can't get then > a dog or cat. They need a fairly good size cage though. They do poop > a lot and their food and water must be kept clean. The care for rabbits > and Guineas is very similar. At one point I had two Guinea pigs, a rabbit and two dogs as pets. I used an "20 gallon long" aquarium for the Guineas. You can often get cracked or leaking aquariums from pet stores for next to nothing. One point of caution, Guinea pigs should be kept out of drafts. I had two pigs die of pneumonia after exposure to a draft during a chilly summer evening. The rabbit stayed in the bathroom. Rabbits will use a litter box, and I had no problems with her except when she got diarhea. Ever try to force feed a squirming animal Kaopectic? -- ---------------- Marty Sasaki net: sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp} Havard University Science Center phone: 617-495-1270 One Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138