Where should I get guinea pigs?
Hi readers, I know it is hard deciding where to get your guinea pigs from so this post is hopefully going to help you.
Pet shops
Pet shops are not always the best place to get your new pet from as many are not clean. We have found Pets at home is good, they take good care of the pets well and many now have a vets practice as well as a grooming parlour for dogs and cats. They try to handle and groom the pets as much as they can so that the pets are more confident when they go to new homes. Patches is a Pets at home guinea pig and she was happy and healthy when I got her. Sometimes they get the sex wrong but this happens rarely now as the have different pens for males and females. Bramble came from a small local pet shop as well.
Rescues
This is the best place to get a guinea pig from as they need new homes. Rescues of any size normally have a few of these cute little creatures. Some rescues even specialise in guinea pigs and/or
rabbits! Small rescues are pretty good as they can spend more time with the animals where as large ones that have dogs, cats and other animals have less time. Look in pet magazines and online to find a rescue near you.
Online and newspaper ads
Don't get guinea pigs or any other pet from online or newspaper ads as they are often not well cared for unless it's a rescues ad.
I hope you find this helpful,
Book Worm :)
Pet shops
Pet shops are not always the best place to get your new pet from as many are not clean. We have found Pets at home is good, they take good care of the pets well and many now have a vets practice as well as a grooming parlour for dogs and cats. They try to handle and groom the pets as much as they can so that the pets are more confident when they go to new homes. Patches is a Pets at home guinea pig and she was happy and healthy when I got her. Sometimes they get the sex wrong but this happens rarely now as the have different pens for males and females. Bramble came from a small local pet shop as well.
Rescues
This is the best place to get a guinea pig from as they need new homes. Rescues of any size normally have a few of these cute little creatures. Some rescues even specialise in guinea pigs and/or
rabbits! Small rescues are pretty good as they can spend more time with the animals where as large ones that have dogs, cats and other animals have less time. Look in pet magazines and online to find a rescue near you.
Online and newspaper ads
Don't get guinea pigs or any other pet from online or newspaper ads as they are often not well cared for unless it's a rescues ad.
I hope you find this helpful,
Book Worm :)
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