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so... i seem to have fallen in LOVE with skinny pigs...
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i have done alot of reasearch on them... i have read up on all there special needs...
but no one seems to ever re-home them...
I'm guessing becuase there so rare...!

does anyone know of any skinny pigs up for adoption...?... I'm happy to travel..(far... lol)

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thankyou for that... i'll have a good read of that tomorow when I'm not tired and can digest it... :)
had a quick look though and i must say willow is just so...x)x)x)
i've been looking them up for about a month now and i've decided that i would like to go for it... :)
hopefully i wont have too wait to long...!
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claremw92 said:
so... i seem to have fallen in LOVE with skinny pigs...
x)
i have done alot of reasearch on them... i have read up on all there special needs...
but no one seems to ever re-home them...
I'm guessing becuase there so rare...!

does anyone know of any skinny pigs up for adoption...?... I'm happy to travel..(far... lol)

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Me tooooo! They're so damn ugly that they're cute! lol I'm tempted just to shave one of mine :))
 
Amanda1801 said:
Me tooooo! They're so damn ugly that they're cute! lol I'm tempted just to shave one of mine :))
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lmao....
i wont lie.... the thought has crossed my mind..... lmao.... joking.... :)
I'm dying to have one...!
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I would love one too but they freak my OH out a bit lol. I think they are absolutely adorable. I suppose it's a good thing they aren't in rescues though! I would be extremely jealous if you were lucky enough to come across one. :)
 
if I'm honest i have wrote to a breeder enquiring about any ex breeding sows that they wouldnt want anymore...:red
i wont lie... i know this is not the best way to get a pet...:red
but the ex breeders oftern need a forever home too...!
afterall cleo was a breeding sow...
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I can't say I blame you tbh! They are irresistible. Good luck in finding one needing a loving home!
 
I think it's a big shame you're considering going to a breeder. Yes. They don't come up for adoption often. This is because:

1) They have very specific needs and often issues that go along with their breed. Most reputable rescues keep them as permanent residents.
2) Some breeders will do anything to get their hands on them because of what they are worth and have gone as far as lying to rescues to try and get a hold of them.
3) They are just not common. This is a GOOD thing.

I hope you find one in rescue. Taking old breeders is not rescue, it's doing the breeder a favour. Think about it.
 
daftscotslass said:
I think it's a big shame you're considering going to a breeder. Yes. They don't come up for adoption often. This is because:

1) They have very specific needs and often issues that go along with their breed. Most reputable rescues keep them as permanent residents.
2) Some breeders will do anything to get their hands on them because of what they are worth and have gone as far as lying to rescues to try and get a hold of them.
3) They are just not common. This is a GOOD thing.

I hope you find one in rescue. Taking old breeders is not rescue, it's doing the breeder a favour. Think about it.
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i see where your coming from.

but equally, what happens to them once there finished with?
cleo was an breeding sow... i couldnt imagine not having her...

there are alot of irresponsible breeders in the world... but there are some reputible ones aswell.... few and far between though...

i wouldnt expect some one to take one look at me and assume I'm like all the other teen moms in the world... tarring me with one brush so to speak...
just like i wouldnt tar every breeder on the face of this earth with one brush...

i have reasearched the needs of these piggies and i am aware to some extent what come along with them.

thats just my opinion on them though...

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I wonder whether you could put some feelers out for a rescue skinny pig. If you kept in contact with a rescue over time they might be prepared t adopt to you if a skinny came in.
 
I do think rescuing would be best. They are hard to find in rescues though. The only reason Willow was up for adoption was sadly because the rescue was overrun with skinny's as permanent residents.

If you keep looking at rescues, you may find one that needs a loving home :)
 
claremw92 said:
i see where your coming from.

but equally, what happens to them once there finished with?
cleo was an breeding sow... i couldnt imagine not having her...

there are alot of irresponsible breeders in the world... but there are some reputible ones aswell.... few and far between though...

i wouldnt expect some one to take one look at me and assume I'm like all the other teen moms in the world... tarring me with one brush so to speak...
just like i wouldnt tar every breeder on the face of this earth with one brush...

i have reasearched the needs of these piggies and i am aware to some extent what come along with them.

thats just my opinion on them though...

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We're not here to big up the "good breeders". The fact is, there are guinea pigs in rescue needing homes while these people are producing more and more of these animals. You KNOW that there are animals in rescue yet you'd help a breeder by taking them off their hands. I have to say, though, I'd be blown away if you got one for free from a breeder. I've heard of ex-breeding skinnies still going for upwards of £80.

What do you mean "what will happen with them once there finished with"? The breeder should keep them, of course. If someone is offloading them because they're "finished with them" then that speaks volumes about their practices. A guinea pig is for life, it's not a breeding machine that you dispose of once it's aged and lost its usefulness. Support that if you will, but please bear in mind the rules and don't post about it on here.
 
tbh how do you know they aren't in rescues?

If we have a skinny pig come in they certainly aren't advertised on public forums or our website. This is for the reasons daftscotslass pointed out.
 
I'm not "bigging up" anyone...!
I'm not like PRO breeder.... but equally if were going to get in to this... some rescues are utter ****e aswell...!...
everyones so up the arses of rescues... and yes... i think most of them do a fantastic job...

but christ at the end of the day... i said it as an option... and ofcorse ive had a look round I'm not completely retarded....

I'm really offended... and to be quite frank ****** off with the way everyones going at me...

how contrivesial of me to go against the grain and "beleifs" of the people on this forum...!

this isnt a ******* religion... its a forum...

if this is how people are on here... i can promise you this... I'm not hanging round...

BYE
 
and you know what i would bet my life theres plenty of people on here that have got there piggies straight from a breeder...!
 
claremw92 said:
and you know what i would bet my life theres plenty of people on here that have got there piggies straight from a breeder...!
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I'm sure there are as, sadly, a lot of rescues don't have the time or money to really publicise themselves and a lot is word of mouth.

But a large reason for the existance of this forum is to promote rescues and the fantastic work they do. As such a lot of people who did get pigs from petshops and breeders come on here, find out rescues exist, and know for the future...and a lot seem to end up with more piggies rather unexpectedly when they see some of the appeals, lol

There is reason to believe Skinny Pigs are not at all a natural phenomenon, and the breeding of them should in fact be stopped. I will not go into this further for the simple reason I don't know enough to do so, but paying someone £80 odd quid (as DaftScottsLass says, they are VERY rarely just given away for free) to fund more breeding of these animals is, in my opinion, not the best thing for the welfare of the animals.

There are literally hundreds of 'normal' pigs in rescues that need far less care and special requirements, that you could rehome. After all, looks are only skin deep as they say!
 
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