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Safe Rehoming

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Can anyone recommend a safe place for advertising a rehoming in the UK, not social media related. Thank you. I have found rehoming threads on forums, but these have not been in the UK
I know about places such as gumtree, preloved etc but do not feel these are safe places!
 
A local rescue would be the best option, have you looked at the recommended rescues near you? There's a list on the forum somewhere, they are mostly in the UK.
 
I'm in the South West.
Yes, thanks, I am aware of rescue but I feel it is totally my responsibility to find them a new home and would prefer that they went directly to that home. This is not something I have ever been faced with before, so just trying to find a good starting point.
 
I would recommend a reputable rescue, they are stringent about who they rehome to, I understand your hesitancy but other than putting an ad in the paper (which is completely unadvisable) i couldn't see another way. You could make a post on here also?

Please never use classifieds or sites like preloved or gumtree.... piggies may end up breeding stock and worse... :(
 
I’m just assuming you mean South West England? South West to me in Scotland isn’t that far away you see.
 
please don'nt offer them for a low price or free of charge ,cause they will end up as snake food,😥😪😭
 
teddymouse said:
please don'nt offer them for a low price or free of charge ,cause they will end up as snake food,😥😪😭
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Totally agree, we offered to pay £20 for Theo and £20 for his crappy cage we didnt want when he was advertised as "free to good home" after we saw him in the free ads so he wouldnt be snake food before we picked him up! And Jezebel and Clover were advertised for £60 to deter any dodgy offers, but their owner gave us them for free once he met us and saw our piggy photos and we told him all about our herd and big cage plans...
 
It's hard to know what is the best approach, I'm worried that if I let all their 'belongings' go with them then people might have them just for that and resell the belongings - I know that happens. On the other hand, no one wants to take on guinea pigs unless they come with their houses. They are young, 100% healthy and apparently very unusual in that they never fight or even squabble. Perfectly easy to handle, will live indoors or out, and eat anything they are given.

I know people don't value what they get for free, but I don't want to put off the right home by asking a lot of money for them either.

I am making life harder for myself though in that I will not let them go as children's pets.
 
I think a rescue is really the best option, people can easily lie, and if they aren't prepared to spend money on guinea pigs at the outset then they won't be able to afford any vet bills either. If you advertise then you personally can't screen anyone interested and say "no children" that would be discrimination and illegal, if you are selling a product you have to sell to whoever turns up with the cash. A rescue would screen owners and do a home check which you can't legally do as a private seller.
 
Maybe you could start off by introducing yourself and your piggies and showing us some photos of them and their housing and explaining to everyone why you need to rehome them? That would be more usual for the forum...
 
I agree that using a rescue centre really is the best way to ensure that they find the best possible home and a family who really want them. Rescue centres are very thorough in vetting the people who want to rescue animals and you can rest assured that they will be looked after.
 
Silver said:
It's hard to know what is the best approach, I'm worried that if I let all their 'belongings' go with them then people might have them just for that and resell the belongings - I know that happens. On the other hand, no one wants to take on guinea pigs unless they come with their houses. They are young, 100% healthy and apparently very unusual in that they never fight or even squabble. Perfectly easy to handle, will live indoors or out, and eat anything they are given.

I know people don't value what they get for free, but I don't want to put off the right home by asking a lot of money for them either.

I am making life harder for myself though in that I will not let them go as children's pets.
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Trust me, and everyone else on here, a rescue is almost certain to be your best bet for rehoming your guinea pigs. They will do home checks and actually tell new owners alot of info about looking after guinea pigs properly :)

Youve been told the best way, i wouldnt even think about trusting someone by re homing them yourself
 
Thank you for the advice, I think I was just hoping there was a way to avoid the inevitable that I hadn't found yet. I could only find one guinea pig magazine, is that the only one? I have found a local club though which I didn't know about.

I think the oddest rehoming offer so far is for guinea pigs to live in an aviary with the birds to eat the grass. I think back in the days of petting zoo type places I do remember seeing this once so obviously it does work, but I think it would depend on what species of birds they were!

I did have a look at your rescue list, just thought I should say that one of the ones on there does not seem to exist any longer, or perhaps it needs a new link?
 
Not sure where in the South West you are but I can highly recommend Little Pips Guinea Pig Rehoming in Devon. My two girl's came from Little Pips, so I know from experience that Erica is very thorough in her home checks. I was interviewed (lots of questions on piggy care and who our vet was, etc.) and my home was checked before we were allowed to adopt (and we already had 2 piggies) . You would know for certain that your piggies would be found a loving home.
I know that all the rescues recommended on the forum are very thorough but I thought that hearing this from the perspective of an adopter may help you decide what is best for your piggies. It must be very difficult to have to part with them.
 
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