Comments on: I Want Eather A Gerbil Or A Guinea Pig Which One Do You Recomend?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:34:02 +0000

social and fun? guinea pig. they are prety social. they dont smell bad either. I would say guinea pig no dought.

By: ?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:42:07 +0000

hamster!

By: Deen H

Deen H — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:22:48 +0000

dwarf hamsters! they’re so active and cute! and like making babies lol..so you’d have generations never ending lol

By: Rabbithe

Rabbithe — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:49 +0000

Well Gerbils are very low maintenance to look after, you would need a glass tank to keep them in, as they eat anything that is plastic. Gerbil’s can be handled, and become more friendlier the more you do so (like any small animal really).
Guinea Pig’s are lots of fun as well, although they do need more space, and a run outside on the grass, they adore the fresh air. You must feed them plenty of fresh veg and fruit, and if you have a long hair guinea, then you would have to do regular grooming. But they can be rewarding also, they chat to you when they are happy and hungry, and can be handled.
If you want something social and fun, I would say out of these 2, probably the Guinea Pig would like to be cuddled and played with more than the Gerbil! But its preference.
Go along to whether your buying them from, and take a look at both, and see which one you like the most off, you will soon make up your mind. Also read up care and information on both of them before you buy them!
Let us know what you pick!

By: Kris L

Kris L — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:48:40 +0000

I don’t like making the choice of pet for anyone … but I can give you some good information to help you make THE BEST choice for yourself.
1. What ‘size’ is the pet? How large a cage will it have to live in? Is there room in my bedroom, or would it have to stay in another room or outside?
2. What time of day will this animal be awake (Guinea Pigs are awake during the day, Hamsters are Nocturnal, Rats sleep and wake both day and night, Gerbils … I don’t know, and you’ll have to find that out yourself.
3. What does my pet need to eat? If I buy the ‘pet food’ will they NEED extras, and what are they, and how much?
4. What is YOUR ‘lifestyle’ … many kids want pets, and think it’s fine to just ‘leave’ and let their parents take care of them … and some do this without ‘reminding’ their parents that the pet needs care while they are gone. That’s okay for a few hours, but if you are ‘gone overnight’ and aren’t coming back ‘first thing’ in the morning, you have to MAKE SURE your pet gets clean food and fresh water, at the very LEAST. If you are going to camp for two weeks, first ask your parents to ‘care’ for you pet … or do you have a ‘friend’ who can’t ‘own’ a pet but may ‘pet-sit’ for you?
Since your pets are both ‘rodent-like’ let me tell you one thing .. I’ve owned all four of the pets I listed, and to my mind, a RAT is the best pet of all. Their cages are not nearly as ‘smelly’ and they can actually be taught to ‘clean them themselves’ as long as you provide an ‘open stack’ (about 5 sheets) of newspaper, and a pile (another 5-10 sheets) of ‘stripped’ newspaper so they can build their own nest. All you have to do is watch them do the ‘cleaning’ then when they have removed all of the ‘dirty paper’ onto the OPEN newspaper, you can ‘wipe out’ the cage and put some fresh newspaper ‘cut to fit’ the bottom and let your rat pull the ‘stripped paper’ in to start ‘chewing’ for nesting. Rats actually LOVE doing this WITH their owners … and once a rat has cleaned it’s own cage once, it will want to do it that way EVERY TIME. Rats are far smaller than guinea pigs, they don’t need ‘wheels’ to play on (although they do like ‘tunnels’ to crawl through, and ‘observation towers’ to get them higher so they can ‘look at the world’ … and I’ve even had one that lived in a bird cage who like to ‘hang over’ the ‘perch’ like she was dead, and ‘lounge’ on the open door … Rats are the most ‘social’ of the pets with their ‘human pets’ and they LOVE to play … and the more ‘complicated’ the game (maze, moving objects from place to place, etc.) the HAPPIER they’ll be.

By: °♥Amelia Rose♥°

°♥Amelia Rose♥° — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:05:33 +0000

I think guinea pigs are better.
My gerbil isn’t as interesting as my guinea pigs, but i still love him!
both of the animals smell, gerbils probably smell a bit better but if your looking for the fun of looking after it, guinea pigs are probably more fun and sweet!

By: DrDebate

DrDebate — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:01:02 +0000

How about a dog?

By: Mango

Mango — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:08:16 +0000

I’ve personally had both and both can smell horribly
but only if you dont clean the cage.
i would steer clear from both of them, as they can become quite hostile towards strangers and even their owners.
i believe that a giraffe will suit you just fine, considering the circumstances :]

By: 76tinker

76tinker — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:27:11 +0000

Gerbil lovers will recommend gerbils, and guinea lovers the same. I am a guinea lover/owner, and I definitely say get a piggy! They really are easy to keep, they pee in the same spot (generally), they can be litter box trained (requires effort and continuity on the owners behalf), *they still poo wherever they are at the time (no biggy, they are little pellets), they are social, they chirp and talk to you, they love to snuggle, they are delicate, but not like the smaller rodents. If you are going to get a piggy, I encourage you to adopt one from your local shelter or rescue. There are so many that need homes! Good luck! P.S. don’t buy a cage with wire on the bottom, this hurts pigs feet, and are so difficult to heal!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:07:40 +0000

which one do ya like the most ? a guinea pig whistles a lot an sense they are bigger they will have more of a smell, now gerbils mate an reproduce rather fast, guinea pigs are sorta different , they love veggies and when they have babies the Baby’s run out of the mother i mean walking and everything, guinea pigs have a rather embarrassing way of sexing them , ya have to pull down on their nether regions , you can not tell what sex they are unless you find out from the pet shop dealer. guinea pigs are kinda welcoming when they see you they whistle like they are saying hi ….. Dragon Lady…