Adopt a Guinea Pig in PA/NJ/NY/WV: Nov 12, 2007

NY-Craigslist-Boar in Queens

* If responding to a Craigslist ad meet in a public place, or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to ensure
it matches the name he or she gives *

LISTING EXPIRED. Boar in Queens, NY needs new home. Spencer is currently living at a pet store which does not sell pets (the good kind!) Apparently the store gets besieged with abandoned animals, and Spencer is among them. He was abandoned to the store in a shoebox, not even a cage. His abandoners said he is eight to nine months old. Spencer was bought for a child who lost interest in him, and so the parents put the burden of finding a new home for this sentient being on this store. If any of you reading this are debating getting your child a guinea pig, please only do so if your child has consented to the gift, and if you are going to be the primary caretaker...and if the guinea pig is not going to be housed in the child's room. And a bunch of other stipulations. Right, well, here's Spencer:

helpful links: Quality Hay and Pellets in bulk & Pampering your Pig & Cheaper, Larger Cages & Bedding & Essential Guinea Supplies & Proper Diet & Cavy Savvy Vets & "What's Normal? What's Not?" & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Guinea Pigs in DC/MD/VA

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PA-Craigslist-Boar

* If responding to a Craigslist ad meet in a public place, or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to ensure
it matches the name he or she gives *

POST EXPIRED. Pittsburgh, PA boar: I've been in touch with this poster, so ideally this post will appear elsewhere. Poster says she got left with a guinea pig during a pet-sitting job. The boar is very friendly and used to kids. Poster also says the guinea pig is used to cats, but I would take this advice with caution, and certainly not apply it to every cat universally. (Personally I wouldn't combine any predatory animals with prey animals, but I read about people doing it with success). He comes with food, treats, a leash/harness (no good), water bottle and bedding. Check the safety of everything on GuineaLynx.

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NY-Craigslist-three boars&one sow

* If responding to a Craigslist ad meet in a public place, or go with a friend. Google the phone number of the poster to ensure
it matches the name he or she gives *

LISTING EXPIRED. Long Island, NY repost: Four guinea pigs being rehomed, three females and one male. They come with a C&C cage that's actually pretty nifty, and divides the guinea pigs up by sex. I'm not sure if it gives them enough room on the girls' side, it's not quite clear from the photos. "They are [NOT] wonderful pets for small children." Two of the females born late July, the other two nine months old. Pick up or delivery to Suffolk County only, see note above.

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PA-Judge's Park

Okay, so if I think it's a lot of work posting all of the MA piggies Judge's Park rescued, imagine how much work it is to transport them, feed them, bond them, socialize them to people, provide medical care, daily maintenance, etc. I think the most beneficial way (for both parties) to help out is to adopt a guinea pig, but it's important to know one's limits. If you can't adopt considering fostering or donating financially or materially.

Adopted! Monarch is a beautifully colored, and beautiful, teddy guinea pig. Judge' Park is displaying him as a courtesy post--he is not actually with the rescue, but he does need a home! He is sweet and good tempered, and is bonded with Dusty.

Dusty is a small young boar who is a real sweetie. He would do well in any good cavy loving home.

ADOPTED! Arlo and ADOPTED! Guthrie are two bonded boars who survived the conditions of the MA hoarder's shed. Arlo is a beautiful himi and Guthrie is a black short hair with a white stripe down his nose. I'm very partial to this look; I have a girl guinea who looks exactly the same, and Esme is the sweetest guinea I've ever met. More details will be posted on the pigs soon, at the Petfinder site.

LISTING REMOVED. Blackstone and ADOPTED! Houdini are two bonded young boars who survived the deplorable conditions of the hoarder. They must be adopted together. Blackstone is black and white, and Houdini is the striking agouti. More information will be available about these guineas soon, at the Petfinder site, but you can apply for them today!

ADOPTED! Buster is a small young boar who is up for adoption as a single pig. I'm not sure if that means he could be adopted as lone cavy, or whether he's available to be bonded with a pig already in your home. Email Judge's Park if this determines your adoption of him. He is another survivor of the MA hoarder. More information about him will be posted soon at his Petfinder site.

ADOPTED! Charlotte is a small young peruvian sow. She's a survivor of the MA hoarder. She can be adopted with a single piggie in the rescue, or go home to a preexisting sow. More details about her will be posted soon at her Petfinder site.

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PA-Women's Humane Socies-six boars

I've been delaying posting this bunch because their pictures aren't up yet, but I'll just update if any are posted. So here we go, new Women's Humane Society guineas! The locale is Bensalem, PA.

Note: I post the guinea pigs in the groups they were surrendered to the shelter in, but I don't know whether they're bonded or not. If you're looking for a boar and you live in the area, please check these six boys out. No listing is ever able to do a guinea justice. It's best to meet with them in person. Or pig? I haven't decided whether I'm going to adopt the cute guinea-lover vernacular yet; I'm new.

Adopted! Baby Piggy is a baby piggy (ahem) who was surrendered with
Adopted! May-May and Adopted! Squeak-Squeak because their owner moved out of town.

Adopted! Baby Piggy is a gray and white, boar and the shelter theorizes he'll grow to be medium build. They think he's five months old. He is cautious with people and "moderately active." I'm curious whether they get floor time at WHS. I don't know of many shelters where guinea pigs do get floor time, so this might just be basing this on how the guineas are in the cage. Just theorizing though.

Adopted! May-May is a white short-hair boar who is ten months old. They think he'll grow to be a medium sized guinea. He is also cautious around people, and is "moderately active."

Adopted! Squeak-Squeak is a white and gray medium-length hared guinea of medium build. He is thought to be ten months old, is "moderately active," and cautious around people.

Adopted! Patches was surrendered with Adopted! Co-Co and
Adopted! Snowball because of allergies.

Adopted! Patches is a nine month old boar, with a tri-colored short haired coat. He's of medium build, "moderately active," and is cautious around people.

Adopted! Co-Co is a small boy, nine months old with tri-colored short hair. He is "moderately active" and cautious around people.

Adopted! Snowball is a nine month old boar, with a short white haired coat. He is of medium size, "moderately active," and cautious around people.