PA-Lehigh County Humane Society-Adorable young female

Lehigh County Humane Society; Allentown, PA: LISTING REMOVED Amy!

Amy is a six month old girl who came in with another piggie who has already been adopted, leaving Amy lonely in her cage. Amy is a little shy, but the shelter is a scary place for a piggy! She loves her veggies and is reportedly good with children.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

NJ-Bergen County Animal Shelter-six month old sisters

Bergen County Animal Shelter; Teterboro, NJ: LISTING REMOVED Piggie Sisters! These six month old girls were purchased at Petco, then dumped at the shelter when the owner moved. Poor ladies.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

PA-Western Pennsylvania Humane Society -Northside-four young females-UPDATE

Western Pennsylvania Humane Society - Northside; Pittsburgh, PA: ALL LISTINGS REMOVED Peke, Jigaboo, Snuggles and Squeaky!

*NEW* Peke is a one year old tan and white female.

*NEW* Jigaboo is a black one year old female.

Snuggles is a one year old female.



Squeaky is a one year old female as well.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

NY-Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society-Small Adult Male

Mohawk & Hudson River Humane Society; Menands, NY: LISTING REMOVED Snowball!



An adorable pink eyed white boy. Look at his pose!

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC

PA-York County SPCA-Adorable young guinea pigs

York County SPCA; York, PA: LISTINGS REMOVED 48502, 48505, 48506, and 48507.

All of these guinea pigs were dumped in box outside the animal control officer's house. People can be so despicable sometimes! They're all labeled as male, but I would double check the sex just to make sure--Boy or Girl?

48502 is listed by himself as small young male named Kramer. He's working on a rooster tail!

48505, 48506, and 48507 are a family of guinea pigs described as "cute and cuddly fun!"

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC

NY-Humane Society of Middletown New York-two guinea pigs

Humane Society of Middletown New York; Middletown, NY: LISTING REMOVED Small unsexed adult pig, LISTING REMOVED Max (small young male)!

Small unsexed adult pig (Boy or Girl?):



Max, the small young male:

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC

NY-Stevens-Swan of Oneida County Inc-Multiple young guinea pigs

Stevens-Swan of Oneida County Inc.; Utica, NY: LISTINGS REMOVED None of the guinea pigs have names, so I'm going to label them by appearance.

GUINEA PIG LESSON: Guinea pigs should be fed a high quality pellet, one without corn or colored pieces. Oxbow or Kleenmama's are examples of high quality pellets. Young guinea pigs (under one year) should be fed unlimited alfalfa based pellets. You will also see this cut off date at six months and in between. Adult guinea pigs should be fed 1/4th to 1/8th cup timothy based pellets daily (as opposed to unlimited, which can lead to obesity, reduce hay consumption and so lead to malocclusion, and some theorize it can increase the risk of stones in cavies already prone to stones).

Sophisticated young male:
Black and white young cookie girl with red hots for eyes:

Young male handsome boy:

Young male fuzzy butt:

Young lovely girl:
Young male vegetarian QueeQueg:
Young sweetie boy:
Young female fuzzy butt:

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC

NY-Craigslist-Rochester/Long Island/Bronx/Manhattan

*If responding to an ad by an individual, 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 Wayne County (Rochester), NY: Three guinea pigs being rehomed due to allergies (sex not specified Boy or Girl? PREGNANCY ALERT).

LISTING REMOVED Lyons (Rochester), NY: Three female guinea pigs (two adults and one baby) being rehomed due to allergies. Cannot be separated. They have an excellent set up (though according to GuineaPigCages 2x5 is preferred for three pigs, lofts not included-something to consider for when baby grows up). Their 2X4 cubes and coroplast cage (C&C cage) comes with a stand, and the pigs also comes with their dishes, toys, and water bottles. This is a great set up, and these are adorable pigs.


LISTING REMOVED Levittown (Long Island), NY: Two six month old female guinea pigs being rehomed due to allergies. "SOO CUTE AND FRIENDLY."

LISTING REMOVED Bronx, NY: Two female guinea pigs being rehomed due to move. Come with cage, water bottle, food container, and other accessories. "Adorable...sweet, very friendly!" Elphie is black and white, very sweet, and a purring cuddler. Nessie is white and tan, active and an explorer.

LISTING REMOVED Syracuse, NY: Five month old long haired guinea pig male "Gunther" being rehomed due to move. Light and dark brown hair, white hair, pics available by request.

LISTING REMOVED Harlem/Morningside (Manhattan), NY: Two female guinea pigs (Zorro and Robin Hood) being rehomed due to temporary move. Girls are well behaved and bonded. Come with cage, accessories, bedding, timothy hay, some food, etc. Photo of Zorro doesn't accurately depict eyes. Poster wishes to visit pigs once after she returns to country "This is not only out of sentimentality, but also out of my desire to find them a SAFE, long-term home. I am upset that I was not able to provide them with a more stable home environment (they have been moved four times), and I am attempting to pass them on to someone who can do better."

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC

PA-Craigslist-York/Levittown/Reading/Lancaster

*If responding to an ad by an individual, 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 York, PA: Three males being rehomed due to missexing and herd ballooning out of control. One male is 10-11 months old, the others are the off-spring. The poster is also selling a cage, but opt for Cheaper, Larger Cages. The one in the ad is cruel for three males, they need even more space than three females (who need even more space than that cage!). Double check the sexing, as always.




LISTING REMOVED Manchester (York), PA: YARD SALE GUINEA PIG ON 6/20 & 21. As I said with our last yard sale guinea pig, this is just setting up for a disastrous impulse buy. 8 month old sweetheart male pictured below, comes with cage and half a bag of food and bedding (he needs a Cheaper, Larger Cage and a friend-Social Life ).


Do me a favor, dear reader, if you are near this neighborhood but aren't able to save the guinea pig yourself, could you print out and place a GuineaLynx Care Guide near the cage (with permission)? And make sure s/he's not out in the sun? If the guinea pig is, try and convince the owners to put him inside, perhaps with a sign saying there's a guinea pig indoors. Failing that, move piggy into the shade.

LISTING REMOVED Levittown (Philadelphia), PA: Two female guinea pigs being rehomed, can be adopted together or separately. Typical story and parental reaction, "MY KIDS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TERRIFIC TO HAVE THESE AND DO NOT WANT TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEM, SO THEY ARE NO LONGER GETTING THE CHANCE." This is why parents must commit to being the primary caretakers of any pets, and prepare to be the sole caretakers.

LISTING REMOVED Reading, PA: Two female guinea pigs (and three rabbits, should not be housed together) being rehomed with cage and accessories due to move.

LISTING REMOVED Lancaster, PA: Beautiful Bella! Two year old female guinea pig named Bella being rehomed due to allergies. Poster clearly loves her pig and has had her since she was a baby. Bella "loves to be out of her cage and play." She comes with her cage, treats, food, and water bottle. Guinea pigs' average lifespan is 5-7, 9+, oldest lived to 12 years.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC

PA-Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter-Three adult females

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, Inc.; Chambersburg, PA: LISTINGS REMOVED Myth, Fable, Fairy Tale!

Myth is the largest of the three girls, and she is crested/adorable.

Fable is black and white, and a cutie.

Fairy Tale needs a happily ever after. All girls were dumped on the shelter's doorstep with no information.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

NY-Lollypop Farm in Fairport-Three young females,

Lollypop Farm in Fairport, NY: LISTINGS REMOVED 5242312, 5242313, and 5242322!

5242312 is a gorgeous one year old black crested female.



5242313 shares the same description and photo, but I imagine either this listing or the previous one is meant to refer to the himi girl in the photograph. Beautiful girl!

5242322 is a one year old brown female.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

NJ-Petfinder Classifieds-six month old male

*If responding to an ad by an individual, 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 Howell, NJ: Six month old small male guinea pig, black fur, being rehomed due to landlord. Comes with cage. (GUINEA PIG LESSON: always check with your landlord before you adopt any pet! Not to say that this case was foreseeable, but always a good practice).

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

WV-Putnam County Animal Relief Center-Male guinea pig and others

Putnam Animal Relief Center; Winfield, WV: LISTING REMOVED Rocko!

Rocko's petfinder ad represents numerous small animals at this shelter, so please, go in person and see the animals. This is a kill shelter. Please help Rocko and his friends while they are still there to be helped. Rocko is also being housed on TOXIC CEDAR BEDDING. Read about better bedding choices here: Bedding (I would also add "Boxo" to the list). If you see something like toxic bedding at your local shelter, it's a great reason to donate appropriate bedding, or even volunteer!

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

PA-SPCA of Wellsboro Branch-Shorthair Female

SPCA of Wellsboro Branch; Wellsboro, PA: Shellie!

Shellie is a very sweet nine month old female guinea pig who is used to being picked up.

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .

WV-Craigslist-Male in Charleston

*If responding to an ad by an individual, 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 *

Charleston, WV: I've bemoaned this ad before, but it's been reposted. That means this guinea pig hasn't been picked up and is still being housed on TOXIC CEDAR BEDDING. Someone please adopt him and get him on Aspen, Kiln dried pine, Carefresh, or Boxo bedding. Read more about bedding here: Bedding. The pellets are also wrong, they shouldn't have any colored pieces or corn in them. Get this boy some Oxbow or Kleenmama's pellets and some HAY! (Is that what they mean by chew grass?) Get him a Cheaper, Larger Cage. Get him a nice loving home! Look how cute!

* AAGP recommends quarantining any new guinea pigs

for 2-3 weeks and confirming the sex yourself.

Many sad accidents or "accidents" can be avoided this way. *

helpful links: Where to Begin? General Care Guide & 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?" & Social Life & Boy or Girl? & "What is Rescuing and Adopting?" & Social Cause Marketing & Guinea Pigs in MD/VA/DC .