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Next saturday I hope to start looking for my piggies! I'm soo excited ^) I just hope that these piggies will turn out just as good as I imagined!
 
Exciting times! Don't worry about home checks though, we were nervous about ours but had nothing to worry about, they just want to make sure you have the right sized cage, know what to feed them etc... that sort of thing.

Rescues have lots of piggies in and rehomeing can happen quite quickly, but it is up to you. Your local rescue can be found by this rescue locator tool
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/locator/

Looking forward to hearing about your new piggies :)
 
Please don't worry about home checks! If you have spoken to a rescue beforehand about what they are looking for in terms of set-up and safety if you have other pets and children, there is usually not a problem at all. All that rescues want is to make sure that any rescued piggies of theirs don't go back into conditions that are as bad as those they have come from. It is normal to be apprehensive about a home check (I certainly am), but all you need to pass with flying colours is to be just normal, not exceptional!

Getting piggies from a farm can include an even higher and more expensive learning curve than a shop in my experience on the forum.
 
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Wiebke said:
Please don't worry about home checks! If you have spoken to a rescue beforehand about what they are looking for in terms of set-up and safety if you have other pets and children, there is usually not a problem at all. All that rescues want is to make sure that any rescued piggies of theirs don't go back into conditions that are as bad as those they have come from. It is normal to be apprehensive about a home check (I certainly am), but all you need to pass with flying colours is to be just normal, not exceptional!

Getting piggies from a farm can include an even higher and more expensive learning curve than a shop in my experience on the forum.
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I'd love to rescue a piggie (the thought of giving a piggie a second chance in life)! I'm not worried about the house checks as such, it's just, I presume you'd have to book when they come round! Meaning that I'd have to wait, and I am not a waiter, I'm always itching to get what I want!
I have a big hutch, bought the food, hutch cover, microwave heat pad etc, grooming kit, clippers etc!
 
Whereabouts do you live in the UK?
 
sport_billy said:
Whereabouts do you live in the UK?
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I live in Derbyshire, I heard that White post farm breeds guinea pigs to sell very well, Piggiepigpigs on Youtube couldn't recommend them enough. And my friend went to White post farm to hold a guinea pig for the first time!
 
Depending on the rescue, I have managed to have piggies from a rescue I was new to within 1-2 weeks; rescues try not hang around, you know! You will know after a chat whether they are happy with a big insulated hutch. Personally, I think that it is worth a little wait for the knowledge that I will get hassle free piggies afterwards... but I am admittedly not too bad in the waiting department!
 
Please think about rescue.Thet will havepaired them up already and will know their character.Less chance of health issues.You shouldn t have to wait too long as they want them homed to make space
 
Wiebke said:
Depending on the rescue, I have managed to have piggies from a rescue I was new to within 1-2 weeks; rescues try not hang around, you know! You will know after a chat whether they are happy with a big insulated hutch. Personally, I think that it is worth a little wait for the knowledge that I will get hassle free piggies afterwards... but I am admittedly not too bad in the waiting department!
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Thank you, everyone who's posted has been a lot of help! I will definitely start picking up the phone to some rescues near by. Avalon Guinea pig rescue in Nottingham is supposed to have quite a lot of piggies too!
 
With a rescue you can be sure the guinea pigs are correctly sexed and have a clean bill of health. I hear too many sad stories of piggies from pet shops being ill or pregnant. It is worth waiting if it means rescuing piggies and giving them a loving home.
 
Chief Guinea Pig said:
I'd love to rescue a piggie (the thought of giving a piggie a second chance in life)! I'm not worried about the house checks as such, it's just, I presume you'd have to book when they come round! Meaning that I'd have to wait, and I am not a waiter, I'm always itching to get what I want!
I have a big hutch, bought the food, hutch cover, microwave heat pad etc, grooming kit, clippers etc!
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It made me smile not a waiter just like me!:))
 
Chief Guinea Pig said:
Thank you, everyone who's posted has been a lot of help! I will definitely start picking up the phone to some rescues near by. Avalon Guinea pig rescue in Nottingham is supposed to have quite a lot of piggies too!
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Please note that Avalon is not one of our recommended rescues, so we cannot guarantee as what level they operate.
 
Have seen avalon rescue on youtube if you want to have a look at their operation.A girl on there fosters for them and does a walk round of their facility.Might be worth you having a look to see what you think.Good luck finding your piggies
 
I didn't realise that White Post Farm bred and sold guinea pigs.

I must admit, when I last went (admittedly, it was years ago), they are knowledgeable and the animals are kept in good condition.

Even so, rescue is always best if you can. There are hundreds of guinea pigs waiting in rescue for their forever home.

All of my guinea pigs (apart from two, Connie came from a friend who no longer wanted her and Eliza from pets at home) have been rescues and the maximum time I have waited was three weeks and that is because she was nursing her babies.

In my past experiences, the rescues have always worked quickly to have the guinea pig(s) in their new home to free up space for guinea pigs waiting to come in.

The only reason(s) you would be kept waiting is if the particular guinea pig you wanted was on pregnancy watch or come down poorly as the rescue would want to make sure the guinea pig(s) were in 110% perfect health before letting them go.
 
Claire W said:
I didn't realise that White Post Farm bred and sold guinea pigs.

I must admit, when I last went (admittedly, it was years ago), they are knowledgeable and the animals are kept in good condition.

Even so, rescue is always best if you can. There are hundreds of guinea pigs waiting in rescue for their forever home.

All of my guinea pigs (apart from two, Connie came from a friend who no longer wanted her and Eliza from pets at home) have been rescues and the maximum time I have waited was three weeks and that is because she was nursing her babies.

In my past experiences, the rescues have always worked quickly to have the guinea pig(s) in their new home to free up space for guinea pigs waiting to come in.

The only reason(s) you would be kept waiting is if the particular guinea pig you wanted was on pregnancy watch or come down poorly as the rescue would want to make sure the guinea pig(s) were in 110% perfect health before letting them go.
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White post farm are *Supposedly* breed them to high standards, but I think they're quite expensive (a few years ago it was around £40 per pair!)
 
I definitely reccomend a rescue! They let me take my existing boar who had recently been attacked by his friend along and the next day after the boys were kept together and monitored for 24 hours I had a beautiful baby boy. I had a health sheet of all his past problems he had had when he was found abandoned and their vets had checked him over. I had previously had to wait 2 weeks before I got him as he'd only came in the day before and he was on medicine for the illnesses he had from being abandoned. Once that was over, as I said I got him the next day once he met my boar and they got on well. I still have Matthew now and he is the friendliest, sweetest guinea pig I have ever owned.
 
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