Melanie and Geri, (Minnie and Pinky have been rehomed). Available now. Mother and daughter - Mum is 8 months old and the baby 7 weeks, Geri is the baby right next to her mum. Melanie arrived at the rescue with a litter of five babies and was already pregnant with her next. Two of her daughters have now been rehomed, leaving Melanie and Geri available as a pair - they will need an indoor home as the baby is far too small to winter in a shed, poor Melanie has been through quite enough in her short life and really deserves to be treated like a princess.
Baby Boys - Available now There are a number of baby boys available as pairs or as companions to lone older males, they are living with Uncle Johnny until their new family comes to take them home. JohnnyPig takes on all the baby boys, as they have to leave their mothers at 3 weeks old to prevent any accidental pregnancies. The boar-dating service will pair your lone male with a suitable partner please phone for details.
Autumn & Breeze - Available now Mother and daughter, Autumn is 9 months old and little Breeze is 6 weeks. Autumn arrived at the rescue with a litter of three babies and was already pregnant with her next! Sweet natured girls who will make lovely family pets. They require an indoor home as they are too small to winter in a shed.
Petra & Yasmin - REHOMED Mother and daughter. Petra is 5 months old and her baby is 6 weeks. Petra arrived at the rescue already pregnant, she had 3 babies. They are a happy pair of piggies and Petra is extremely squeaky - she will let you know when it's time for veggies! They require an indoor home as they are too small to winter out in a shed. They are available from 15th Nov - they can be reserved prior to this.
8-10 months old. This cheeky bundle of energy is very friendly and inquisitive. His new little friend is a young boy born at the rescue. They will require an indoor home as the baby is too small to winter in a shed.
Based in Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, South Wales UK. If you have a query please telephone or email as I cannot reply to comments.The rescue is not a centre that is open for public viewing, GGPR is run from my home, so all visits must be by appointment.
The life span is usually 5-7 years, but 8-9 years is not uncommon if given the right care and conditions.
Indoor housing preferred. Minimum of 140x60cm. Currently zooplus.co.uk have good value indoor cages that meet the size required - Plaza 140 and Plaza 160.
Summer housing - hutch and run. Hutch minimum 140x60cm. Lidded run at least 150cm long.
Winter housing - indoors if possible otherwise in a well insulated heated shed. A garage is not suitable unless it has natural light, heat and is not used for a car!
Temperature range - easy, if it's too hot/cold for you, it is for them. Ideal temp range is 15-22 degrees.
Food - Around 80% of their diet should be hay. Guinea pigs MUST be fed guinea pig food, not rabbit food with vit C added. The vitamin, mineral and nutrition levels are very different and lifespan will be shortened. Please do not feed lettuce - it has very little nutritional value. Favourite veg are usually bell peppers, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower leaves. Portion size is a pingpong ball per type of veg (2-3 portions per day, can be 5 per day).
All guinea pigs are rehomed as a non-breeding pair or trio, or as a companion to your lone guinea pig. I never rehome guinea pigs as companions to rabbits. No guinea pigs from this centre are to be used for breeding. If, for any reason, you cannot keep your guinea pigs I will welcome them back to the rescue.
About the rescue
Set up in '03. Started because I felt guilty sitting on my backside watching animal rescue programmes feeling sorry for the animals and had the knowledge and experience to do something about it! So I got off the sofa and started organising. Had a shed built, constucted cages and runs, read and learnt as much as possible and let local rescues and vets know about me. The first guinea pigs arrived very soon and since then the rescue has grown every year.