Piggie Adoption

Jamston

Jamston

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I am in the process of building a new home for my piggies in the shed and plan to adopt a 3rd piggie to live with them. I have done my research about preparations etc. I am struggling to find a rescue centre close to me. I live in Garstang near Preston in Lancashire. Has anyone got any recommendations? Thanks
 
I had that problem too when getting my piggies, I don't drive or know anyone that drives and I didn't want to bring them home on a train with my screaming baby. So I ended up going into the Pets At Home adoption centre. Do you have a Pets At Home with an adoption centre inside near you? The animals in there are usually ones that have been brought in because a child got bored of them or something. Sometimes they're actually stock from Pets At Home that've "got too old" so they've had to be moved over to make way for "new stock".

There is also ABSOLUTELY no shame in just buying them from a pet shop. Yes, it's best to rescue if you can, but at the end of the day the animals in the pet shops need homes too. And I think they're better off being bought by someone who knows what they're doing and not someone who's bought them on an impulse/for their 7 year old. You get them from wherever works best for you. :)
 
I should probably add that there are more risks to buying from a pet shop. Mine were from the adoption centre, were supposed to be girls but were actually boys when I sexed them with the help of the forum. So it's a good thing I wasn't adding them to an existing group of girls because they'd have all gotten pregnant! So make sure you sex it yourself before you let it around any of your existing pigs if you do get it from a pet shop. But if you really can't get to a rescue there's no need to stress or feel guilty about it. It's simply not possible for everyone.
 
Well I would prefer to adopt as I am a bit of a softy and I spend a lot of time admiring piggies without a home so much so my wife has began to worry! :no:
I can get to anywhere under my own steam but I had noticed a lot of rescues would like you to be relatively local. I was also concerned about distance for dating and causing stress to the girls. Ultimately I may by from a trusted local shop now I know what to look for and how to manage a new piggie.
 
That sounds ok. To be honest it’s early days but I just wanted to be plan and prepare...and get excited about a new friend for the girls!:bronco:
 
Jamston said:
That sounds ok. To be honest it’s early days but I just wanted to be plan and prepare...and get excited about a new friend for the girls!:bronco:
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Hi there. I foster for the Potteries and Helen @The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue is the rescue manager. We have a programme of neutering young boars that cannot be bonded with other boars. We adopt piggies out to homes all over the North West and the Midlands.

We often have neutered boars behind the scenes who are not on the website as they are “sitting out “ their 6 week safe period with a foster carer. Many never make it to the website as we have a constant list of people waiting for neutered boars, so they go quite quickly.
We do supervised bonding sessions so that you can be sure your sows will accept the neutered boar. Not all neutered boars are accepted by all sows, so it’s important to check they will get on.
If you are interested in adopting a neutered boar please email Helen and express your interest so she can put you on the waiting list for when one becomes “good to go”. The email address is [email protected].
 
I agree with everything said above :) I also foster for The Potteries Guinea Pig Rescue and can't recommend them enough! Good luck in your search!
 
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