Maisy and Poppy
Adult Guinea Pig
Hiya, do you have tips and ideas for a guinea of rescue. Sorry if this is in the wrong section! I would house hutches in a large shed and max guinea pigs would be around 10. Thanks!
Thank you! Rescue would only be a small one!I would recommend that you start with fostering for a rescue to get experience with neglected and pregnant piggies in bad state. Speak to other rescue ladies on here as to what standards they run their rescue to, how they finance it and what kind of back-up they have (volunteers, fosterers, vet access, fundraising).
Running a rescue is not just physically and emotionally very taxing as you cannot save every piggy and a fair number will be past mending or die during or shortly after birth with lost litters, it is also a round the clock commitment. It is also extremely important that you make sure that you have a sound financing system in place, so you do not end up as yet another one in the long line of sanctuaries and rescues that are overwhelmed and have to be rescued from themselves. One of the worst parts is the people you will have to deal with, not just to get piggies out of a dire situation, but also potential adopters or breeders; you will be facing abuse on a regular basis.
It is similar, but it depends very much on how much funds a rescue has as to what they can afford to pay you above medical cost. Many fosterers pay for the living cost of their foster piggies out of their own pocket and provide the cages.Everyone has suggested fostering so what is it? Is it like guide dog puppies where you care for the piggie, the rescue pays for everything until they can find the piggies a new home?