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 can either carry out the bonding process for you, or you can bond yourself on our home bonding agreement, whereby the adopted pig comes back to us should the bond not work out. Support and advice after taking your pigs home will always be available, with full rescue back-up provided should any bonds fail.

We generally neuter all guinea pigs, male and female. Spaying female guinea pigs has the added bonus of removing the risk of ovarian cysts and uterine tumours. All our guinea pigs have therefore been health checked by an exotics vet.

Guinea pigs adopted from us must always have suitable same-species companionship.

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. Our minimum housing size for a pair of pigs is 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 with a heat source for winter months (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 forage/herbs/greens per day, and must always have access to fresh drinking water.

Adoption Fees
Our adoption fees are a minimum £60 donation for a castrated male, £80 for a spayed female.

We usually offer a discount for ready-bonded pairs/groups.

Bonding
We can provide up to 7 days of initial bonding for adopters adopting a guinea pig/guinea pigs to join their existing pig(s). We use the 24/7 neutral space method, which we find to be the safest and least stressful. We make no guarantees about any bond and are led by the individual guinea pigs’ behaviour indicating whether each pairing/grouping is a good match. Adopters will need to be prepared to continue the bonding process on return home after the 7 days, following our advice and guidance. 
Bonding is offered at a minimum donation of £5 per day per adopter’s guinea pig to cover the costs of caring for your guinea pig(s) during their stay. Bonding is incredibly time consuming and resource-heavy (tonnes of hay and forage used!).

General Terms
Adopters must be age 18+.
Adopted animals must be returned to our care if the adopter is no longer able to care for them - they must not be rehomed/sold/passed into anyone else's care.