Does anyone check on guinea pigs in rescue?

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Lynx
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Post   » Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:38 pm


I hear your frustration! Especially after you donated good pellets!

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:15 pm


It's been a while since they've had guinea pigs at our Humane Society, but now they've got 4. Two of them are bonded 3 year old females and the other two are 5 month old boys in separate cages. Makes me wonder if they are litter mates and why they are not together. They wouldn't come out to see me and neither would the girls, so I couldn't get pictures. I lifted the platform the baby boys were under and got a good look at them. They're brown and white and so tiny! I hope they get adopted soon.

They were very busy today, so I didn't get to find out why they are separate. I'll go back when they aren't so busy and ask. Maybe I can get them paired for them so they don't have to be alone. I don't get why these pigs are so scared. My two guys, Mr Bubbles and Scruffy; whom I've had since they were only 5 weeks old have always been friendly and outgoing. They've always came up to the side of the cage for attention, regardless of who approaches them. My rescue pigs, Sammy and Dean were very skidish when I first got them, but now they too come to the side of the cage to greet people. They still run and hide sometimes, but they've gotten better about that too.

I know that guinea pigs can be skidish and they frighten easily, but with lots of love and attention, they get very social with humans. What are people doing with these pigs to make them so much more skidish like that?

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Lynx
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Post   » Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:50 pm


Hard to know! I hope they were humanely kept.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:10 pm


Yeah, I can't stand to even think of anything bad happening to these precious little ones. If they were mistreated; or neglected, which is just as bad, they're in a better situation at the Humane Society. I only hope that they will get adopted into a loving home with people who will give them the care they deserve.

CleoCharity

Post   » Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:26 pm


The shelter where I got my pigs currently has 31 guinea pigs (Mspca at Nevin's Farm if anyone in my area is looking for another pig). They normally only have two or three, but they all of a sudden got about 35 more, so I assume that this must have been a breeder or pet store that went out of business, or a hoarding case. I really hope that they didn't come from a terrible situation, but with that number of pigs (it was once 40, but some got adopted), they probably didn't have the best living conditions. It makes me so upset to see pigs who haven't been treated well, but it's good that there are shelters who are willing and able to take in pigs who need it.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Tue Dec 10, 2019 9:28 pm


https://nevadahumanesociety.org/adopt-a ... l-animals/

So I've been watching the humane society again and they had to separate the two male albino guinea pigs they had because they started fighting. One of them got adopted and the other one in the listing I linked to is still there. He's been there for a month and his eyes look very saggy (you can't tell from the picture).

They also had him in one of those tall cages that are more for a ferret with the wire ramp to the upper level exposed. I grabbed a passing tech and had them remove it. I explained about how their little feet can get caught in there and cause injury. I also asked about his saggy eyes. She looked at his chart and the vet had noted that they weren't anything life threatening and he was being given drops for them. He was pretty active and although it took some coaxing, he came up to the side of his cage for some hand nibbling. He got his fill of that and went to his hay for a snack.

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Lynx
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Post   » Tue Dec 10, 2019 9:49 pm


Hmmmm, sounds like he'd make a snugly companion ;-)

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:06 pm


If he's there when I get back from my trip (leaving on the 20th and returning on the 5th), he's going to be coming home with me.

Bookfan
For the Love of Pigs

Post   » Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:28 pm


We've been checking The Animal Protective Assoc. of Am. & Humane Society for about a week and we've only seen 3 females. Seems like they came & went in about 1-2 days. We just couldn't get there in time. Still checking.

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Renonvsparky

Post   » Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:01 pm


Petco sponsors pet adoptions and they get guinea pigs from time to time. A couple of weeks ago, they had a pair of jet black female piggies up for adoption. They were supposedly sisters and about 2 years old. If they had been males, I would have adopted them. For those who haven't seen a lot of what I post on this forum, I don't have anything against female guinea pigs. It's just that I have 3 males and I don't want to run any risk of letting them breed. They always find a way no matter what measures we take to prevent it.

There's spaying and neutering, but the cost of having all 3 of my boys done is prohibitive. Also, I'm very apprehensive about surgery on my pets unless it's to save their lives. It's just easier and better for me to have just males or just females. As it were, I wasn't given the choice, since my wife and granddaughter picked out Mr Bubbles without telling me they were doing it. It turned out to be the best thing to happen to me.

Bookfan
For the Love of Pigs

Post   » Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:29 pm


We're in the same situation only with females.

Yesterday morning we saw a listing for a female at the Humane Society. Snow was forecast for the afternoon but hadn't started, so we set off around noon -opening time - and got there at about 12:30. They were just closing for the snow & didn't have time to take care of the adoption. Well, we got back to the car and yes, the snow had just started. Within ~5 min. the roads were iffy and after 10 min. it was bad. Daughter was driving, took it real slow and we got home ok. I'm not sure it was one of my best decisions. It's snowing right now so today's not an option. Maybe tomorrow...

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Lynx
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Post   » Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:44 pm


Well, I hope your stopping by put you at the top of the list!

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