Companionship
Guinea pigs are highly social animals, so we will never allow a single guinea pig to be adopted to live alone. Where a guinea pig is being adopted to join an existing pig, we will ask you to bring your piggy to the rescue to allow us to supervise the introductions and start off the bonding process. Support and advice after taking your pigs home will always be available, with full rescue back-up provided should any bonds fail.
Guinea pigs adopted from us must not be bred from in any circumstances.

Housing
Guinea pigs need lots of space on one level to zoom around and popcorn. Sufficient space also helps reduce fall-outs, particularly with boar pairs. We have recently increased our minimum housing size for a pair of pigs to 20 square feet (2m square). Some piggies may have different needs, and these will be listed in each pig’s description below. Guinea pigs will only be homed to outdoor setups where these are inside an insulated shed/outhouse/garage (not shared with a car). We will always carry out a set-up check prior to adoption either online or in-person.

Diet
The majority of a guinea pig’s diet must be hay, so a supply of good quality hay should always be available. Muesli style dried food should not be fed, instead we recommend hay based pellets to avoid selective eating. Piggies should also be fed around 1 cup of fresh veggies per day, and must always have access to fresh drinking water.

Adoption Fees
Our adoption fee for a single guinea pig is a minimum £20 donation (£30 for a neutered male) and for a bonded pair £35, to help cover the costs of caring for the animals at Tiny Paws MCR. Adopters must be age 18+.