Crawley Guinea Pig Rescue

This is Whiskey sitting watching TV with a 'hand' close by to stop him falling off sofa!!!

I was rescued by a lovely lady from one of our local garden centres my mate was in a terrible condition with an ulcerated eye and the staff were not trained to deal with him.  She bought both of us as they were together, unfortunately I really didn't like the other piggy so I came into the rescue.  I am a very handsome tri coloured abby as you will see from my photos.  I like exploring my surroundings and have heard those humans call me 'nosey'!!!  I think the nice rescue lady is going to try and find me a friend or maybe I could have a girl friend if she lets me have the snip operation.

I like my food but not greedy, I quite often leave my veggie food and have a snack in the middle of the night.  I love carrots. I hope 2010 will bring me closer to getting a forever home with a nice family.

Love Whiskey xxx 

Introducing Fred

7 single boys 

We have Laurel, Ziggy, Buggs, Colin, XP, Squeak and Beano.  These boys were rescued from a home where there were approx 200 guinea pigs in the back garden. 

Laurel is a very friendly coronet piggy, ginger with a tuft of white, he loves a nose rub and his food, he is a real squeeker and will let you know if he thinks you have forgotten him.

Beano is a little lost and scared soul, doesn't really enjoy cuddles at the moment, would prefer to be on the ground exploring, I think he has a worried look and I am not surprised as he had been very very badly attacked by the other males before coming here.  He needs time and patience and he will become a lovely piggie. He is a black and dark brown short haired piggie.

Squeak is a white and black abby and a lively little soul.  He is very fast to catch and loves getting up on things to look around! He will patiently wait his turn for the veggies and always chooses the romaine lettuce first.  He hasn't been too well recently so at the moment he is not up for adoption.

Buggs is the one I think is either semi blind or totally blind, I have never seen him run, he walks slowly and does bump into things, If you are talking to him he will sometimes face the wrong way which is another sign.  He now has learnt the layout of his cage and his outdoor run, he has a cardboard box which he jumps on top (its not too high) and he likes to sit under his plastic stool but mostly he puts his two paws on the food bowl waiting for it to be filled.  He loves sniffing the other piggies through the wire so if he is totally blind he will stay here, be neutured and then found a girl friend or possibly a baby male friend.

Ziggy is possibly the brother of Squeak but they dont live with each other.  He too loves his food, Very gentle but scared piggy, he is now the ideal weight and has recovered from scurvy that he came in with (lack of getting vit C from fresh veggies) He has an enlarged breast bone which the vet says is ok but feels a bit funny when your cuddling him.  He is ready for adoption.

Colin, colin colin, this chap has come on leaps and bounds, from hiding in his box to now coming out and allowing a quick nose rub before food.  He has an attitude and will gently chew on fingers if he doesn't get his own way.  He will need more gentle handling and then to be paired up.  He is a proper little character.  Ginger semi longhaired (he has been cross bred!). He is currently on hold as a lump has been discovered. Lump is just a fatty one, needs no surgery.

XP is a short haired brown and white fast pig. The most scared piggie and sooooooo fast!!!! he is very inquisitive and will now take food from your hand, this is a BIG step forward!

Boris the Boar

Boris is approx 1 year old and is a brown teddy, well he is a guinea pig but dark brown colour.  Very scared at the moment and his hutch has had to be moved to ground floor level as he is so freaked out when I open the door. He is now in C&C playpen next to 'Just J' whom I am trying to bond him with.

He arrived with 4 girls and with no name.