Rspca Home Checks

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Hello,

I am about to become an owner of two adopted piggies (hopefully)
Tomorrow RSPCA is coming to do a home check. I am a bit worried - what is it they will be looking for?
I have a Ferplast 120 cage, hay, food, toys, cleaner etc..We live in a flat - so no garden. Is that adequate?
I am sure we will be the most loving and caring family for our piggies but now I am starting to doubt myself - are we good enough for RSPCA check?
 
Do they already know you don't have a garden? Only, I was refused for not having one.
 
I just noticed this is your first post. Welcome to the forum. It is wondering you want to rescue rather then buy. I have four piggies and live in a studio flat so piggies can have nice lives without a garden.
 
piggyfan said:
I just noticed this is your first post. Welcome to the forum. It is wondering you want to rescue rather then buy. I have four piggies and live in a studio flat so piggies can have nice lives without a garden.
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Thank you :)
I was bying cages from P@H and was planning to buy piggies later when all is set up, and then a guy came up to us in a car park and asked not to buy pets from P@H and recommended a rescue. We thought he is a bit weird and forgot all about it :) However, he did make me think and then I came across this forum and voila.. we are adopting :)
 
Kristine007 said:
Thank you :)
I was bying cages from P@H and was planning to buy piggies later when all is set up, and then a guy came up to us in a car park and asked not to buy pets from P@H and recommended a rescue. We thought he is a bit weird and forgot all about it :) However, he did make me think and then I came across this forum and voila.. we are adopting :)
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Aww, what a nice man.
 
Well done for adopting! I am sure that if you can also provide somewhere for the piggies to run about outside of their cage for a few hours a day, all will be fine! You can find small animal runs and fencing on various websites. Remember to make play areas safe by removing electrical wiring, houseplants and anything else non-piggy-friendly! There are some good pictures on the Housing section of the forum to give you some ideas. Good luck and thank you for rehoming rescue pigs.
 
Great suggestion from theoretikos in above post! I have a large C&C set-up anyway, but yes, some grids would make a lovely play area.
 
Hello and :wel:, I hope all goes well with the RSPCA home check tomorrow, I am sure they will let you rehome the piggies and you will love them, keep us updated and please show us pictures of them once they are settled in :D and what names you call them :D
 
Hi and welcome!

Well done for going rescue. Some RSPCA branches (which are run independently) are more iffy about no access to a garden while others are fine.

What inspectors and other good standard rescues are looking for is a) that you have the accommodation as stated and that it complies with the RSCPA requirements and b) that this accommodation is safe for the piggies re. large pets etc. c) that yours is a normal household and not a total dump they need to rescue animals from. They are not there to judge your housekeeping and they are not looking for five star pet hotels. ;)
Just be your normal self when they chat with you, and you should pass without problems. All they want to know that you can provide a loving, decent home and that you have not lied to them as sadly some people do, hence the home check.
 
That is a bit low. If you want to have something that can be used indoors and out, but easily stored for transport, then I would recommend looking for a panelled metal run (search under rabbit run). For indoors you will need additionally a plastic underlay of some sort (a cheap plastic shower curtain will do) and for outdoors you need a cover against predators and the sun.
 
Wiebke said:
That is a bit low. If you want to have something that can be used indoors and out, but easily stored for transport, then I would recommend looking for a panelled metal run (search under rabbit run). For indoors you will need additionally a plastic underlay of some sort (a cheap plastic shower curtain will do) and for outdoors you need a cover against predators and the sun.
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Thank you!
I'm not too bothered about indoors/outdoors run. We will get a proper big run for the garden. For the indoors- I was just thinking of smth that can be easily put away. Hmmm, perhaps I just should go for C&C..
 
If you wanted you could make a c and c cage big enough so you don't need to worry about exercise time. That is what I did. My cage is 8 by 3.
 
Hi welcome to the forum.

It is really easy to make a run out of C and C grids and if you cable tie it it would be easy to fold away too.
 
Excellent well done!
 
Well done on passing your home-check. I'll bet you're looking forward to getting your new piggies!
Just a thought about the wooden fencing you were looking at; 22.5 cm (9 inches) will be high enough for indoors.
But rather than make a run, why not just fence off the areas- like plugs, wiring etc - where you don't want your piggies to go?
 
well done! I have a cat living in the house too so getting a folding metal run panel thing so I can put this onto the cage during the day and cover the top with a net to deter the cat - my cat is old and sleeps all the time anyway, so shouldn't be a problem - then I can use that run in the better weather outside too :)

have a fabric pen I used to use for playtime but Spud is now trying to chew his way out of it....! lol!
 
7squeakers. said:
Well done on passing your home-check. I'll bet you're looking forward to getting your new piggies!
Just a thought about the wooden fencing you were looking at; 22.5 cm (9 inches) will be high enough for indoors.
But rather than make a run, why not just fence off the areas- like plugs, wiring etc - where you don't want your piggies to go?
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We have other areas - like under sofas, that I wouldn't like them to go to.
We have bought metal grid from B&Q and made them a permanent run in the room. I will post some pictures once we get the piggies.
I am just waiting for RSPCA to let me know when we can pick up our new family members :)
 
Congratulations! That's great news :)
I remember doing a massive "deep clean" of my house from top to bottom whilst waiting for a home check to adopt my cat, everything was sparkling and I even had fresh flowers in the living room and dinning room, had baked cakes etc and then I got a call to say we were fine to adopt her as they had taken a reference from my vet and also the owner of the stables where I used to keep my horse and they would not be coming round to do the house check.
I was so disappointed, all that cleaning for no reason!

Cassandra
 
Well done, rspca home checks scare me too, I very nearly adopted a lovely boy from my local one but resisted due to lack of space. Cant wait to see your new piggies!
 
theoretikos said:
You could make a run from C&C grids to put around the cage so that they can get to run around whenever they want :)
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My Gus is in a 8 square foot habitat from "guinea habitats" and can run all the time! (Apparently, though, he does his BEST running at NIGHT, through his CRINKLE TUBE, while I am TRYING to sleep...!) HAHAHA It's just him in there and he's about the happiest little Pigger I've ever seen! OH, and I'm in an apartment as well.
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This is my Gus; he is just about 3 months old. [emoji170][emoji252][emoji170][emoji252][emoji170]
 
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