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Old 03-09-2007, 07:41 PM
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Re: What killed our Guinea Pig?

Very sad but mustelids are voracious predators that are doing only what their instincts tell them to do.
I watched a Stoat kill a Rabbit yesterday-if it's any comfort, it was quick.
Sorry about your guineas, I have 2 myself, so would be very upset if the like happened to them. The only way to truly stop Rabbits and guineas falling victim to preds are a VERY substantial hutch, very tough, small guage chicken wire or to have the hutch in a shed or conservatory. Runs from shops can be very weak and dug under by foxes so they need extra strengthening and an eye kept out for daytime opportunist predators.
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