Adopt a Guinea Pig in PA/NJ/NY/WV: Mar 7, 2008

Friday, March 7, 2008

NY-Life Long Tails-Long Haired Sow

Life Long Tails; Cheektowaga, NY: ADOPTED! Pumpkin!

Pumpkin is beeootiful! She's a silkie and texel guinea pig mix. She's vocal and friendly, but that fur of her does require some maintenance, detailed at her petfinder site. She's about a year and a half old. She's in the group of eight other guinea pigs who were rehomed due to allergies, and hopes to be adopted with one or more of her piggie peers--April, May, Summer, June, Abby, Zoey, Lona and Gracie.

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?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in DC/MD/VA

PA-Craigslist-bonded boars

*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 REMOVED Philadelphia, PA: One white abby, one crested black and white. Both "really sweet and cuddly." Come with cage, water bottle, food bowl, and hay holder. Being rehomed due to move out of state. Adorable, adorable boys!

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?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in DC/MD/VA

PA-Craigslist-Two baby females

*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 REMOVED Perkiomenvile (near Philadelphia), PA: Iffy about this ad. It's hard to tell the difference between rescuing from a livestock auction and patronizing a livestock auction. Read the link below titled "social cause marketing" to learn more about what I'm struggling with. Two guinea girls, one is a young baby black female, the other two to three months old and is a red and white satin (shiny coat, prone to health problems=another argument against br33ding).

PA-Craigslist-Bonded Pair

*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 REMOVED Munhall (near Pittsburgh), PA: Two nice (and absolutely cute and adorable guinea pigs who are unsexed and therefore immediately need to be sexed and possibly put on a pregnancy watch) guinea pigs available for adoption with a reasonable rehoming fee.

NY-Craigslist-Two Listings

*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 REMOVED Penfield (near Rochester), NY: Female guinea pig had an accidental litter of five. Babies, father available with cage in a few weeks. Babies being played with every day so they are socialized to people. "Minimal" rehoming fee.

LISTING REMOVED Colonie (near Albany), NY: Guinea pig being rehomed because present day environment not ideal (daycare). Oliver (male) comes with cage (too small), food bowl, water feeder, and nibble toy (has small metal parts, needs to be thrown out). Good with kids, doesn't bite. Email listed at ad.

PA-Companion Animal Rescue Elite Services-Four baby pigs

Companion Animal Rescue Elite Services; Ephrata, PA: ADOPTED! Abercrombie, ADOPTED! Calvin and Klein, and ADOPTED! Holliseter!

GUINEA PIG SUGGESTION: If you work with a rescue or shelter and rarely receive guinea pigs, or receive guinea pigs that you are unsure of their sex, or have a health question, register with GuineaLynx and ask if there is a member in the area who can help you. Or even if your question can be answered online! (You can do this even if you don't work with a shelter or rescue, and are an adopter with a few (or a lot) or questions!) I say this because:

GUINEA PIG LESSON: Male guinea pigs are sexually mature at three weeks, and female guinea pigs are mature at four weeks. These four pigs have been housed together at the age of six weeks, so if it is in any way a co-ed group a pregnancy watch should be done. That's why a GuineaLynx member is heading over to separate the piggies by sex!

On to the piggies!

Abercrombie is the shyest of the four piggies, but he is still sweet and does not mind being held.

Calvin and Klein are very sweet and also do not mind being held, and are the most outgoing of the four. They are a pair of bonded boys!

Holliseter is sweet as well, does not mind being held, and I imagine is average on the scale of outgoingness.

PA-Craigslist-young 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 REMOVED Brownsville (near Pittsburgh), PA: One year old female pig being rehomed because of a kitty and kiddy who are just too interested. Smart move on the poster to rehome the pig then, I think. The pig comes with cage, pigloo, water bottle, feed dish, pellets, and timothy hay. Reply to ad for more information.