Cheshire Guinea Pig Rescue

Cheshire Guinea Pig Rescue Guinea Pig Rescue & Sanctuary covering Cheshire, North Wales & Merseyside. We offer rehoming, adoptions, bonding, grooming & holiday boarding.

Our adoption Policy 2023:

1: Rehoming

If you live in a rented property please check with your landlord you can have Guinea Pigs in your home. We rehome Guinea Pigs to SMOKE FREE homes. However we allow both indoor and outdoor homes. Guinea pigs make wonderful family pets however we recommend any interaction with children younger than 8 is supervised. Homes with young children are encouraged to

apply. We ourselves have 5 young children so our piggies are well used to seeing/being handled by young children. We will only rehome single Guinea Pigs to live with an existing companion to ensure they don't get lonely unless this is in the pigs best interest. So be prepared to adopt a pair. Adoption donation of ยฃ30 per Guinea Pig is compulsory. We match our Guinea Pigs with your circumstances - A set up check will be carried out via a date proofed photo. All our guinea pigs are re-homed on the basis that they are not to be used for breeding.We cannot guarantee the age of sows, so it is important sows are not bred from. Birth problems can occur in sows that have not had a litter before the age of 12 months. Most of our rescue guinea pigs boars and sows have already had a difficult time and just want a peaceful loving home free from extra stress. All Adoptions are considered on an individual basis.

2: Existing pets:
Think carefully how your exisiting pets will accept new family members, this mainly refers to Dogs and cats. Dogs are a huge part of a family, and some breeds can instinctively be interested in rodents !! So its worth taking into consideration how your beloved pooch will welcome Guinea Pigs into your home. We have added this reminder to our policy as sadly Guinea Pigs were recently returned due to a pet dog becoming very stressed and not leaving them alone. We recommend all owners never leave their Guinea Pigs unsupervised around other animals and use a fully enclosed run in their garden.

3. Health

A full health check and mite check is carried out when every the guinea pig is admitted to the rescue. However, we cannot guarantee this and therefore we recommend a preventative 3 monthly dose of ivermectin. Bonding: Owners who have experience of guinea pig care have the choice to carry out this out themselves at home and before introducing a guinea pig to an existing Guinea Pig.The wellbeing of a depressed guinea pig is paramount and the benefits of exclusion have to be weighed up. Guinea pigs can be placed near to one another so at least they can share conversation and smells. This is occasionally done with neutered boars.

4: Hutches/Cages

Outdoor / winter definition :
Hutch outside during summer months, moving to a Garage / Shed from October to March - with lighting during the winter months. Area not used for car storage. Indoor definition : Inside your home / conservatory. Outdoor/Winter:
Minimum requirements
Secure garden with run available/fox proof mesh
Garage/Shed - with lighting and heat as required. Area not used for car storage

5ft x 2ft length hutch - minimum for 2 Guinea Pigs, this size gives plenty of room for toys and tunnels. A double hutch is a great choice for a trio of Guinea Pigs
Outdoor secure covered run minimum 5ft x 2ft
Waterproof and windproof cover. We recommend the Chartwell 5ft hutch double or single, its very well made and meets the requirement
5ft x 3ft run

Indoor: Minimum requirements for 2/3 Guinea Pigs. A minimum 140cm length Guinea Pig cage. 160cm is preferred and will make your piggies happier. C & C grid set up - 4 grid x 2 grid minimum (loft space optional)

5: Diet
Adoptees agree to ensure the guinea pig is fed fresh meadow hay, a varied fresh low calcium diet and dried nuggets with added vitamin C . The rescue advises a low calcium diet to help avoid bladder problems. Science selective grain free nugget or burgess excell are our prefered products. Good examples are:
Burgess excell / Mr Johnsons Guinea Pig Advanced / Science selective and Science selective grain free / Harringtons
Hay and fresh water MUST be available at all times.

Happy New Year everybody! ๐Ÿฅณ get yourselves a grass block to celebrate like our sanctuary girls had!    #2025
31/12/2024

Happy New Year everybody! ๐Ÿฅณ get yourselves a grass block to celebrate like our sanctuary girls had! #2025

Merry Christmas from everyone at   ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ„ All piggies have had a special Christmas treat, and Eleanor made gingerbread guine...
25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from everyone at ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ„ All piggies have had a special Christmas treat, and Eleanor made gingerbread guinea pigs ๐Ÿ˜

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Muffin is ready for her Christmas film night (disclaimer: please donโ€™t feed your piggies p...
24/12/2024

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Muffin is ready for her Christmas film night (disclaimer: please donโ€™t feed your piggies popcorn ๐Ÿ˜‚ - notice the sneaky bit of celery to distract her ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ).

Advent Calendar Day  #22: Edgar & Elliot tried to untangle the Christmas lights, itโ€™s all gone wrong but theyโ€™re still h...
22/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #22: Edgar & Elliot tried to untangle the Christmas lights, itโ€™s all gone wrong but theyโ€™re still having a cracking time!

Advent Calendar Day  #21: New Sanctuary girls Zoe (left) & Zelda (right), are trying to help the herd with their Christm...
21/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #21: New Sanctuary girls Zoe (left) & Zelda (right), are trying to help the herd with their Christmas decorations, but they donโ€™t know the routine yet ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŽ„

Advent Calendar Day  #20: Today is all about Casper & Odie! This lovely pair of boys have been with the rescue since we ...
20/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #20: Today is all about Casper & Odie! This lovely pair of boys have been with the rescue since we first started and are now the grand old ages of 5.5 & 6.5 years old. Odin (Odie) came to us blind in one eye so we paired him with gentle boy Casper who takes such good care of him. The two are currently in their forever โ€˜retirementโ€™ foster home (with Pawen) where they can live out their days in comfort ๐Ÿฅฐ

We very sadly lost one of Sanctuary neutered boys, Moses, the other day over the rainbow bridge. He will be greatly miss...
20/12/2024

We very sadly lost one of Sanctuary neutered boys, Moses, the other day over the rainbow bridge. He will be greatly missed and his large group of ladies will have to adjust to life without him ๐Ÿ˜ข popcorn free Moses ๐ŸŒˆ

Advent Calendar Day  #19: Iris says donโ€™t forget to leave a carrot out for Rudolph this Christmas Eve. But if you have p...
19/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #19: Iris says donโ€™t forget to leave a carrot out for Rudolph this Christmas Eve. But if you have piggies, make sure itโ€™s out of reach and they get some too! Fair is fair Rudolph, fair is fair ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿฅ•

Thank you Diversity Hub 67 for donating these veggies for the piggies! ๐Ÿ˜
19/12/2024

Thank you Diversity Hub 67 for donating these veggies for the piggies! ๐Ÿ˜

Advent Calendar Day  #18: Rhonda doesnโ€™t know where she went wrong with her knitting, but someoneโ€™s getting a funny shap...
18/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #18: Rhonda doesnโ€™t know where she went wrong with her knitting, but someoneโ€™s getting a funny shaped scarf for Christmas ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿงถ

Watsit & Wally (now Pumpkin & Biscuit) have settled so well into their new home ๐Ÿฅฐ
17/12/2024

Watsit & Wally (now Pumpkin & Biscuit) have settled so well into their new home ๐Ÿฅฐ

We have lots of lovely calendars left for sale! ยฃ7.50 pickup, ยฃ10 posted!
17/12/2024

We have lots of lovely calendars left for sale! ยฃ7.50 pickup, ยฃ10 posted!

Advent Calendar Day  #17: Caz has gone skiing at her winter cabin this December ๐Ÿฅฐโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ
17/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #17: Caz has gone skiing at her winter cabin this December ๐Ÿฅฐโ„๏ธโ˜ƒ๏ธ

Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas event! It was such a great day, and lovely to meet so many new people at...
16/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas event! It was such a great day, and lovely to meet so many new people at our new site with ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŽ little piggie Thรฉoden met Santa and was (mostly) on his best behaviour - except when he started nibbling his sleeve ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ

Advent Calendar Day  #16: Juniper makes a mental note to put the Christmas lights away this year, as however did it last...
16/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #16: Juniper makes a mental note to put the Christmas lights away this year, as however did it last year did a terrible job! It will take her until Christmas Day to untangle this mess ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฃ

Advent Calendar Day  #15: Fizzy McWhizzy (we know, never let a 5 year old name anything ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ) came to us in really poor ...
15/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #15: Fizzy McWhizzy (we know, never let a 5 year old name anything ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ) came to us in really poor condition. She was found abandoned in a field covered in mites, and a local farmer kindly brought her into us. Sheโ€™s made such an amazing recovery since then, although she suffers with neurological damage and has seizures, and is now very short-sighted in her old age. Her friends take really good care of her, and it doesnโ€™t stop her big personality coming through ๐Ÿฅฐ Any day she has left with us is a Christmas gift ๐ŸŽ

Advent Calendar Day  #14: As the resident teenager, Veronica is too cool for Xmas and just wants to listen to her tunes ...
14/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #14: As the resident teenager, Veronica is too cool for Xmas and just wants to listen to her tunes without being bothered by the old oldies

For some reason yesterdays advent calendar didnโ€™t upload ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ so here it is now! Advent Calendar Day  #13: Sienna had a ...
14/12/2024

For some reason yesterdays advent calendar didnโ€™t upload ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ so here it is now!

Advent Calendar Day #13: Sienna had a leg infection, which has left her with a slight limp (which was better than we were expecting!) With her poorly leg, she just wants to sit on the sofa by the fire and have a lovely relaxing Christmas!

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Parkgate Pony Sanctuary, Highfield Stables, Davenport Road
Heswall

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

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