Just out of curiosity, where are you advertising them?
On various advertising websites.
So you will be vetting the homes and be able to offer support for the rest of their lives like rescues ?/ The piggies can go back to the rescue if the new owners have a change of circumstances etc. or even find piggies are not the ideal pets. You're obviously comfortable for them be rehomed yet again to someone who may be even less savoury.
I'm not going to comment any more on this thread - you had places with tillythepig and the 'travelling' is now a problem.
I just hope for the piggies sake that you find the 'right' home because personally think you have thrown the perfect opportunity back at a very experienced and caring rescuers face and pray you don't regret it :{
You'll never know though will you...
Of course! That is what I'll do, I'll let any old bod take my pets without me giving a monkey's about going to visit them first, learning their experience with guinea-pigs, making sure I can be in contact with them for the rest of their lives... rolleyes
Sorry but that's exactly why I have so many, what you could call, 'rules' for anyone wishing to take my pigs on!
I haven't commented in your rehoming threads as i know the decision for you to give them up must be a difficult enough - however what Guinea Pig Slave has said is 100% true. I'll be honest some of the stipulations you have placed on them being rehomed and your general attitude (i know you care for them deeply and this passion comes from that love) is probably the main reason why you are attracting the 'wrong' sort of crowd wanting to take on your pigs.
So by saying I want an experienced owner who doesn't breed, hasn't got very young children and is local to me so I can personally go and meet them first is causing me to attract the kinds of people I don't want taking on my pigs?! How exactly?!
You cannot know the sincerity and honesty unless you are personally carrying out the homechecks - there are some very dishonest people out there who will say/do whatever they need to in order to get what they want. As someone else asked - where are your pigs advertised? this could have a lot to do with the type of people who are contacting you.
See above.
The travelling wasn't just for your pigs though was it? it was also for your peace of mind knowing that your girls/boys will not potentially end up as:
- breeding slaves for some dishonest backyard breeder
- a forgotten pet, unloved and not cared for
- live food
Travelling a mere 2 counties means your pigs will be perfectly matched to a 5star home and will have lifetime support from the rescue involved.
Sometimes your love can hinder your true goal - you say you want nothing but the best for them - but is an ad on some random site giving them that?
If you'd like to know what happened in this conversation with my mum, I'll explain, but firstly, a 'mere 2 counties' is a lot for my mum even if it was something for her personally! She doesn't HAVE to do anything she doesn't want to! I have NO other means of transport apart from my dad, but he would never do the journey either, he wouldn't even take my 2 miles into town, even though he knows I can't do it myself!
I become to panicked asking my mum to do something for me, and she also dreads it herself, because of how dependant I am on her. When she has put her foot down about things, you have NO chance! The fact I had to push it with her meant we had an argument, so I told her to forget it. Next time I saw her, I showed her how far tillythepig was and she just gave in, which I feel absolutely terrible about because I know how hard she works, drives me and my brother places, how much she has to do at home where no one helps, and how very little she sleeps. We were arranging this Wednesday as my brother and her take our nan shopping, plus its the only day my mum has off basically so my brother was going to go with nan and mum was going to take my to tillythepig's. So we were all set about it, I'd even bought extra carriers knowing I'd need them to transport the pigs! It's just that last night we were talking when she brought my brother home from work (and he works over half hours drive away, she does all the driving for him at the weekend too!) and looked completely out of it, like she usually does, and I just asked her in general if everything was still ok for Wednesday, and she'd forgotten about it (which is common now.. she has so much to think about) and said ok, with a huge sigh. I feel so guilty about this because yes of course I want my pigs re-homed, but I'm not about to make my own mother ill over it.
Thanks for all your help and consideration, but my mum comes before my pigs!
It is impossible to say what would happen if they go to the wrong or inexperienced people - rescues would be my choice god forbid if I had to let my babies go as I'd only have their welfare and future at heart - rescues yes, someone I don't know or have no idea what happens to them is a no no. At least you can contact a rescue to see how they're doing and if adopted by a member on here, could see updates on them 
