Guinea Garden Sanctuary

Guinea Garden Sanctuary Self Funded Sanctuary For Guinea Pigs, Specialising In Bonding, Behaviour, And Socialisation.

Who needs to buy extra fruit for the piggies, when you have kiddies 🤣🤣
20/12/2025

Who needs to buy extra fruit for the piggies, when you have kiddies 🤣🤣

Benji — one of the official GGT mascots — has joined Rex in the “dead nettle appreciation club,” and honestly… the focus...
17/12/2025

Benji — one of the official GGT mascots — has joined Rex in the “dead nettle appreciation club,” and honestly… the focus this boy has when food is involved is unmatched. 😂🌿💚

Dead nettle is one of the gentlest natural plants you can offer:
• hydrating
• soothing
• soft on digestion
• packed with polyphenols
• naturally encourages slow, mindful foraging

Seeing Benji enjoy fresh botanicals like this is exactly why I forage the way I do — natural food creates natural behaviour.

If your fluff wants to eat like a GGT mascot:
https://www.guineagourmettreats.co.uk

17/12/2025

Everyone assumes the loud, dramatic boys are the troublemakers.
Often it’s the quiet, independent pig who enforces boundaries, and if ignored, that’s the pig who can escalate.
Watch intention, not volume.

15/12/2025

Rex — one of the official GGT mascots — has been very busy recently taste-testing some fresh dead nettle, and honestly… he’s taken his job a little too seriously. 😂💚

Dead nettle is such an underrated natural plant:
• gentle on digestion
• great for hydration
• naturally calming
• soft, easy-to-eat leaves
• packed with polyphenols

Watching Rex tuck in shows exactly why fresh forage matters. Natural food makes natural behaviour come alive.

If you’d like to support rescues or grab natural forage for your own piggies, everything’s here:
https://www.guineagourmettreats.co.uk

I slipped this little note into an order today, and honestly… supporting rescues like Lucky Bunnies never stops feeling ...
12/12/2025

I slipped this little note into an order today, and honestly… supporting rescues like Lucky Bunnies never stops feeling special.

Every time someone adds a £10 rescue bundle or a single item to their basket, it builds into something meaningful. Once the rescue hits £20 worth of donations, I pack it up and send it straight to them — no fuss, no delay, just proper help where it’s needed.

It’s small actions like this that keep these places going.
Thank you for caring enough to support them with me. 💚

https://www.guineagourmettreats.co.uk

10/12/2025

A lone boar who doesn’t want a friend is rare — like very rare.
If they’re living alone, they need daily human contact, enrichment, safe space, and somewhere to decompress.
Most “solo pigs” aren’t solo by nature… they’re solo by circumstance.

Taylor proudly showed me her latest drawing today… and I swear it looks exactly like a guinea pig.She insists it’s not —...
08/12/2025

Taylor proudly showed me her latest drawing today… and I swear it looks exactly like a guinea pig.
She insists it’s not — but the fluffy cheeks, round body and tiny feet say otherwise. 🤣💚

Honestly, it made me smile. When your child’s “mystery creature” accidentally turns into the perfect little piggy shape, you just know you’ve raised them in a home full of hay, herbs and small-animal chaos.
Wouldn’t have it any other way.

If you fancy seeing actual piggies instead of accidental artistic ones, you know where to go:
https://www.guineagourmettreats.co.uk

08/12/2025

Chasing, rumbling, hu***ng, nose-offs… all normal communication.
If there’s no teeth-chattering standoffs, no lunging, no puffed-up bodies squared to fight — then it’s just hierarchy, not hostility.
Don’t separate too early. You risk breaking natural bonding.

06/12/2025

A lot of rabbits and guinea pigs get labelled as “moody,” “grumpy,” or “a bit unpredictable,” when the truth is… hormones can completely reshape how they feel and behave.

Hormonal discomfort can make even the gentlest animals:

territorial

easily overstimulated

reactive to handling

clingy one minute and fed up the next

foot-stampers, thumpers, grumblers, or avoiders

And here’s the important bit:
They can look fine.
They’ll still eat, drink, explore — because prey animals mask stress incredibly well.

But their body language tells you the real story.

Once neutered and everything settles internally, you usually see:

softer communication

calmer responses

more predictable moods

better tolerance of touch

smoother bonding with companions

a general “at ease” feeling they didn’t have before

Neutering isn’t just about preventing litters — it’s about giving them comfort, stability, and a body that isn’t constantly pushed around by hormones.

When that hormonal fog lifts, the real personality appears.
And it’s nearly always sweeter, calmer, and far more relaxed. 💗🐾

Forage is honestly one of the best confidence-building tools you can use with nervous guinea pigs.Benji is still incredi...
04/12/2025

Forage is honestly one of the best confidence-building tools you can use with nervous guinea pigs.

Benji is still incredibly scared of my presence — I barely move and he’s gone. But fresh forage changes everything.
It gives him something positive to focus on, something safe, something natural… and it gently encourages him to brave coming out even with me nearby.

You can see here he’s edging forward, keeping a bit of distance, but still choosing to stay out because the reward outweighs the fear.

This is why I say forage isn’t just food — it’s enrichment, therapy, and communication all in one.
With pigs like Benji, these moments matter.

03/12/2025

A pig who hides constantly isn’t “shy,” they’re uncomfortable.
Confidence comes when needs are met: safety, space, predictable routine, companionship, and choice.
Shy pigs blossom when the environment is right.

Benji and Rex sharing a leaf tonight… and this is exactly why I love forage and scatter feeding.These two are the boys w...
02/12/2025

Benji and Rex sharing a leaf tonight… and this is exactly why I love forage and scatter feeding.

These two are the boys who show the most dominance — the rumble strutting, the chinning, the teeth chattering… all the dramatic “I’m in charge” behaviours that people assume mean they don’t get along.

But scatter feeding lets you see what’s really happening underneath the noise.

They’re comfortable.
They trust each other.
They’re relaxed enough to literally eat from the same leaf.

Forage brings out natural behaviours — and when you watch those quiet moments between the lines, you see the truth: communication, not conflict.
Dominance doesn’t mean dislike.
These two are proof of it. 💚

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