travel with pigs

i know this a very stupid idea but i checked with every possible airline that goes from us to canada and aside from frontier, who doesnt fly to canada, I'm out of luck. the guinea pigs would have to go in the cargo, unless i try to play them off as baby bunnies or cats. apparently most travel...

Hi all, next year I’m planning on travelling from the UK to France by car (Eurotunnel) and I am wondering about the legalities of doing so with a guinea pig. Are any docs needed for rodents? From what I’ve read online I’ve gathered that pet passports are only needed for dogs, cats and ferrets...

First, thank you to this community for providing so much good advice that has helped me care for my guinea pigs! I have concerns about an upcoming car journey with the pigs when I suspect one of them has cystic ovaries. The trip is in a month and mandatory since I am moving for work. It will...

Hi, just looking for some advice. I’m going to be travelling in the car with my 2 pigs. Both girls. The journey will be around 1 hr 30/45 mins. I was planning on getting 2 separate carriers to allow them to have enough space but if I do this will they be alright when I put them back together...

Hi! My family moved recently and we're now bringing our 6 year old guinea pig over. The only option is for him to travel in the cargo hold (the flight is approximately 4 hours long), and I'm extremely worried given his old age and the fact that he will be travelling alone. As I'm aware that...

Last week I made a post about how my family and I will be taking my two guinea pigs, Moira and Rose, along with us from Virginia to Illinois for the holidays, as there are no boarding facilities nearby and the people I would trust to watch them also go on vacation. It is an approximately 9 hour...

Every year my family and I make the approximately 9 hour and 15 minutes (not including stops at gas stations, rest areas, and drive-thrus) car ride from Virginia to Illinois for Christmas. We are usually there for about a week. This year we will be taking my two guinea pigs, Moira and Rose...

Hello, I’m going to be travelling for 4 hours and I’m taking my babies with me, we’ve travelled before but we’ve only been in the car 2 hours max. I have no family or friends to leave my piggies with unfortunately or I would save them the trouble. I’m just looking for any advice for car...

Hello fellow guinea pig lovers! This is a guide/information post on travelling with guinea pigs on planes and trains in Europe, so read on to find out more! (As there was so much to say and we couldn't cut anything out, this is split into 2 parts) Last month (January 2018), we decided to...

Hi All, So does anyone have any recommendations for guinea-pig friendly (preferably self-catering) places in the UK? Or places to avoid? We enjoyed going to the Lake District and St Annes-on-the-Sea but that was before these adorable two fluffy-bums came into our lives. If you know anywhere in...