PLEASE DO NOT ENQUIRE ABOUT ADOPTING FROM US UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO HOUSE YOUR GUINEA PIGS INSIDE, AND THE AREA IN WHICH YOU PLAN ON KEEPING THEM IS AIRCONDITIONED. WE HOUSE THE SHELTER PIGGIES IN AN AIR CONDITIONED SHED AND DURING THE HOT MONTHS THE AIRCON RUNS 24/7. SUMMERS ARE GETTING LONGER AND HOTTER AND IN QUEENSLAND WE CAN EXPECT TO NEED AIRCON FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH TO THE END OF APRIL. GUINEA PIGS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT STROKE AND TO REMOVE THEM FROM A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT OF 20 TO 24 DEGREES TO TEMPERATURES OF 28 DEGREES OR MORE IS ASKING FOR TROUBLE AND WE WILL NOT PUT OUR RESCUE PIGGIES IN THIS SITUATION.
As a large scale rescue there is never a shortage of guinea pigs awaiting new homes. We don't have time to list all our piggies and those you see here are just a small selection of who we have available.
PLEASE NOTE: WHEN LOOKING TO ADOPT A FRIEND FOR YOUR OWN GUINEA PIG/S WE REQUIRE YOU TO BRING YOUR GUINEA PIG/S TO THE SHELTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCTIONS SO WE CAN ENSURE ALL ARE GOING TO BE COMPATIBLE.
PLEASE NOTE: WHEN LOOKING TO ADOPT A FRIEND FOR YOUR OWN GUINEA PIG/S WE REQUIRE YOU TO BRING YOUR GUINEA PIG/S TO THE SHELTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCTIONS SO WE CAN ENSURE ALL ARE GOING TO BE COMPATIBLE.
FEMALES
Name: Evie
Sex: Female
Age: 2yrs approx
History: Evie was rescued from a large scale free range situation in July 2020. All the females were pregnant and Evie produced a litter a few weeks after arriving at the shelter. Evie has a lively curious nature but has a bad habit of nipping when being held. For this reason she is best suited to an older family who have lots of experience handling guinea pigs.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Sex: Female
Age: 2yrs approx
History: Evie was rescued from a large scale free range situation in July 2020. All the females were pregnant and Evie produced a litter a few weeks after arriving at the shelter. Evie has a lively curious nature but has a bad habit of nipping when being held. For this reason she is best suited to an older family who have lots of experience handling guinea pigs.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Name: Milkshake
Sex: Female (not desexed)
Age: Approx 16mnths @ Nov 2020
History: Milkshake was surrendered on 7th June 2020. She had been living with a non-desexed male (Skittles, also surrendered) and was heavily pregnant. She gave birth to four healthy babies on 11th June.
Adoption Fee: $40
NOTE: Milkshake shares a cage with Arabella, Crumb and Buttons (desexed male). She can only be adopted with one, two or all of her cage mates.
Sex: Female (not desexed)
Age: Approx 16mnths @ Nov 2020
History: Milkshake was surrendered on 7th June 2020. She had been living with a non-desexed male (Skittles, also surrendered) and was heavily pregnant. She gave birth to four healthy babies on 11th June.
Adoption Fee: $40
NOTE: Milkshake shares a cage with Arabella, Crumb and Buttons (desexed male). She can only be adopted with one, two or all of her cage mates.
NAME: Crumb
SEX: Female (not desexed)
AGE: Approx 1yr @ Oct 2020
HISTORY: Found at Currumbin beach 23rd Jan 2020. Finders took her home where she gave birth the following day to four babies, all of whom died shortly after birth. Crumb was brought to the rescue the same day.
Adoption Fee: $40
NOTE: Crumb shares a cage with Arabella, Milkshake and Buttons (desexed male). She can only be adopted with one, two or all of her cage mates.
SEX: Female (not desexed)
AGE: Approx 1yr @ Oct 2020
HISTORY: Found at Currumbin beach 23rd Jan 2020. Finders took her home where she gave birth the following day to four babies, all of whom died shortly after birth. Crumb was brought to the rescue the same day.
Adoption Fee: $40
NOTE: Crumb shares a cage with Arabella, Milkshake and Buttons (desexed male). She can only be adopted with one, two or all of her cage mates.
Name: Margo
Sex: Female (not desexed)
Age: 2yrs @ Dec 2020
History: Surrendered 7th December 2019 after her friend died from heatstroke. Margo was suffering from neglect but a few weeks on a healthy diet soon changed that 😊
Adoption Fee: $40
Sex: Female (not desexed)
Age: 2yrs @ Dec 2020
History: Surrendered 7th December 2019 after her friend died from heatstroke. Margo was suffering from neglect but a few weeks on a healthy diet soon changed that 😊
Adoption Fee: $40
Name: Athena
Sex: Female
Age: Born August 2020
History: Athena’s mother and several other guinea pigs were captured after being dumped at Skinners Park near Cornubia. Of the four females, three were pregnant. Athena was the only one in her litter.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Sex: Female
Age: Born August 2020
History: Athena’s mother and several other guinea pigs were captured after being dumped at Skinners Park near Cornubia. Of the four females, three were pregnant. Athena was the only one in her litter.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Name: Rose
Sex: Female
Age: 2yrs approx
History: Rose came in the same rescue as Evie.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Sex: Female
Age: 2yrs approx
History: Rose came in the same rescue as Evie.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Name: Lanie
Sex: Female
Age: 2yrs approx
History: Lanie came in the same rescue as Evie and Rose.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
Sex: Female
Age: 2yrs approx
History: Lanie came in the same rescue as Evie and Rose.
ADOPTION FEE: $40
SINGLE MALES (NOT DESEXED)
DESEXED MALES
NAME: Buttons
SEX: Male (desexed)
AGE: DOB 14/09/16
HISTORY: Button’s mother was surrendered to the shelter and several weeks later Buttons and his brother were born. They were adopted as babies. Buttons was returned earlier this year after his brother died.
Adoption Fee: $60
NOTE: Buttons shares a cage with Milkshake, Arabella and Crumb and can only be adopted with one, two or all three of them. If you have a single female and wish to adopt Buttons, at least one of his current girlfriends must go with him.
SEX: Male (desexed)
AGE: DOB 14/09/16
HISTORY: Button’s mother was surrendered to the shelter and several weeks later Buttons and his brother were born. They were adopted as babies. Buttons was returned earlier this year after his brother died.
Adoption Fee: $60
NOTE: Buttons shares a cage with Milkshake, Arabella and Crumb and can only be adopted with one, two or all three of them. If you have a single female and wish to adopt Buttons, at least one of his current girlfriends must go with him.
Name: Jack
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: DOB 13th Nov 2019
History: Jack was surrendered on 29th February 2020. He was purchased from a breeder with his two sisters. The breeder said Jack was a female. The buyer became overwhelmed when she realised Jack was a male and his sisters were pregnant and she decided to surrender all three.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: DOB 13th Nov 2019
History: Jack was surrendered on 29th February 2020. He was purchased from a breeder with his two sisters. The breeder said Jack was a female. The buyer became overwhelmed when she realised Jack was a male and his sisters were pregnant and she decided to surrender all three.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Name: Fonzie
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 2yrs @ Feb 2021
History: Fonzie was surrendered on 6th Sept 2020 after his friend died. The children had lost interest and the family didn’t want to get another one.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 2yrs @ Feb 2021
History: Fonzie was surrendered on 6th Sept 2020 after his friend died. The children had lost interest and the family didn’t want to get another one.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Name: Patch
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 1yr 7mnths @ Dec 2020
History: Patch and his cagemate Houdini were surrendered on 25th April 2020. They had been purchased in August 2019 as pets for a young child who quickly lost interest. Both guinea pigs had mange mites and fungal on arrival at the shelter and weren’t getting along. I separated them and had both desexed.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 1yr 7mnths @ Dec 2020
History: Patch and his cagemate Houdini were surrendered on 25th April 2020. They had been purchased in August 2019 as pets for a young child who quickly lost interest. Both guinea pigs had mange mites and fungal on arrival at the shelter and weren’t getting along. I separated them and had both desexed.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Name: Mallow
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 2yrs @ December 2020
History: Mallow was surrendered on 22nd April 2020. He had been purchased from an online ad but didn’t get along with any of the buyer’s other guinea pigs.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 2yrs @ December 2020
History: Mallow was surrendered on 22nd April 2020. He had been purchased from an online ad but didn’t get along with any of the buyer’s other guinea pigs.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Name: Asher
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 2yrs 4mnths @ Feb 2021
History: Asher was surrendered on 1st November 2020 with four other males.
ADOPTION FEE: $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 2yrs 4mnths @ Feb 2021
History: Asher was surrendered on 1st November 2020 with four other males.
ADOPTION FEE: $60
Name: Skittles
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 3 years @ Feb 2021
History: Skittles was surrendered with Lord Fluffy on 26th November 2019. They were surrendered as their owners were moving from a house into a unit and they couldn’t take the guinea pigs with them.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 3 years @ Feb 2021
History: Skittles was surrendered with Lord Fluffy on 26th November 2019. They were surrendered as their owners were moving from a house into a unit and they couldn’t take the guinea pigs with them.
ADOPTION FEE $60
Name: Lord Fluffy
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 3 years @ Feb 2021
History: As for Skittles
ADOPTION FEE $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Age: 3 years @ Feb 2021
History: As for Skittles
ADOPTION FEE $60
Name: Bunny
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 10mnths @ 1st March 2021
History: Bunny was surrendered with eight other guinea pigs on 6th December 2020.
ADOPTION FEE: $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 10mnths @ 1st March 2021
History: Bunny was surrendered with eight other guinea pigs on 6th December 2020.
ADOPTION FEE: $60
Name: Alvin
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 13mnths @ 1st March 2021
History: Alvin was advertised for free on a fb community page in January 2020. The ad was seen by one of our adopters who was able to pick him up and bring him to the shelter.
ADOPTION FEE: $60
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 13mnths @ 1st March 2021
History: Alvin was advertised for free on a fb community page in January 2020. The ad was seen by one of our adopters who was able to pick him up and bring him to the shelter.
ADOPTION FEE: $60
Namw: Tobias
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 10mnths @ 1st March 2021
History: Tobias was surrendered on 6th December 2020 with eight other guinea pigs.
Sex: Male (desexed)
Date Desexed: 2nd Feb 2021
Age: 10mnths @ 1st March 2021
History: Tobias was surrendered on 6th December 2020 with eight other guinea pigs.