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.
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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.

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!

Hope to see everyone tomorrow ๐Ÿฅฐ
14/12/2024

Hope to see everyone tomorrow ๐Ÿฅฐ

Our Christmas fair is tomorrow ๐Ÿ˜

The weather is wayyyy better this week!
We cannot wait to see you all! For you all to meet Blossom the Donkey, our horses and ponies, Chickens and the Guinea pigs โค๏ธ

There are still a few slots available to book to see Santa, the link to book is here โฌ‡๏ธ

https://calendly.com/fieldparkgateponies/parkgate-pony-sanctuary-christmas-grotto

Advent Calendar Day  #12: Iโ€™m still busy nursing poor Yennifer through a nasty virus, so hereโ€™s the lovely Charlie!As an...
12/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #12: Iโ€™m still busy nursing poor Yennifer through a nasty virus, so hereโ€™s the lovely Charlie!
As any of you who had the joy at meeting her at our old site know, Charlie absolutely loves to say hi to anyone who comes for the piggies.
Sheโ€™s always been so gentle with the sanctuary girls, on more than one occasion she has fallen asleep being climbed on by piggies, and woken up having her paws nibbled on! ๐Ÿ˜‚
Here she is enjoying our recent Christmas sweater party and sporting her own sweater!

Advent Calendar Day  #11: (sorry Iโ€™m so late today, Iโ€™m nursing a piggie with gut stasis so have had about 4 hours sleep...
11/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #11: (sorry Iโ€™m so late today, Iโ€™m nursing a piggie with gut stasis so have had about 4 hours sleep in the last 48 ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ)
Todayโ€™s photo of Christmas destruction is brought to you by Nina, who apparently wasnโ€™t in the Christmas spirit when I was trying to take photos ๐Ÿ˜‚ every single prop I put up (especially those little Christmas trees) she nose-punched into submission. For a little old lady she can certainly push her limited weight around when she wants to ๐Ÿคฃ

Thereโ€™s still some spaces left for Santaโ€™s Grotto this Sunday. Hope to see everyone there (no the wind seems to have gon...
11/12/2024

Thereโ€™s still some spaces left for Santaโ€™s Grotto this Sunday. Hope to see everyone there (no the wind seems to have gone away! ๐Ÿ˜‚

We still have spaces for our Christmas grotto this Sunday. Link below โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

https://calendly.com/fieldparkgateponies/parkgate-pony-sanctuary-christmas-grotto

We canโ€™t wait to see you this Sunday. The weather looks so much better this week โค๏ธ

Advent Calendar Day  #10: Sanctuary herd neutered boy Moses think heโ€™d make a better Santa, with his own wooden sleigh &...
10/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #10: Sanctuary herd neutered boy Moses think heโ€™d make a better Santa, with his own wooden sleigh & duck elf helper ๐Ÿ˜‚

Advent Calendar Day  #9: Dot modeling this yearโ€™s lovely Christmas wreath. Even though she wasnโ€™t the most impressed ๐Ÿ˜‚  ...
09/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #9: Dot modeling this yearโ€™s lovely Christmas wreath. Even though she wasnโ€™t the most impressed ๐Ÿ˜‚

Advent Calendar Day  #8: Brownie has collected all of our piggies letters to Santa and is getting ready to send them out...
08/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #8: Brownie has collected all of our piggies letters to Santa and is getting ready to send them out ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป Brownie is the Alpha female of the sanctuary herd, and keeps everyone in check. Weโ€™ve had her with us the longest, and she came from one of the first rescues we ever did ๐Ÿฅฐ Sheโ€™s now an old lady at 6.5 years old, and still the boss ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Weโ€™ve had some lovely gifts through the   last week, including sawdust, hay, nuggets, piggie treats & human treats (much...
08/12/2024

Weโ€™ve had some lovely gifts through the last week, including sawdust, hay, nuggets, piggie treats & human treats (much needed!) ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป Thank you to all our secret Santaโ€™s so far ๐Ÿฅฐ



Advent Calendar Day  #7: Lovely old girl Peppermint is writing her letter to Santa. Being the sweetheart she is, sheโ€™s a...
07/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #7: Lovely old girl Peppermint is writing her letter to Santa. Being the sweetheart she is, sheโ€™s asked for presents and treats for all her friends ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป Peppermint is the great age of 6.5 and still full of beans โ˜บ๏ธ

Unfortunately weโ€™ve decided to postpone our Christmas event to next Sunday (15th) due to weather warnings. Weโ€™ll be mess...
07/12/2024

Unfortunately weโ€™ve decided to postpone our Christmas event to next Sunday (15th) due to weather warnings. Weโ€™ll be messaging all those with Grotto bookings today. Sorry for any inconvenience but with such high wind speeds we are concerned about the animals, the publicโ€™s, (and Santaโ€™s!) safety. We hope to see you all on the 15th with some nicer weather!

Advent Calendar Day  #6: Rowan wondered how many different types of pig ornament she could get in one photo. The answer ...
06/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day #6: Rowan wondered how many different types of pig ornament she could get in one photo. The answer is a fair few ๐Ÿ˜‚ A real guinea pig, 2x guinea pig ornaments, 2x pigs in blankets, and Santa for good measure (although she was very confused by his beard!)

Advent Calendar Day 5: Uberta tried to help with Christmas bunting, it ended poorly ๐Ÿ˜‚ Uberta came to us in August for he...
05/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day 5: Uberta tried to help with Christmas bunting, it ended poorly ๐Ÿ˜‚ Uberta came to us in August for her retirement after the death of her cage mate aged around 5.5 years๐Ÿ˜ข She gave us a fright a few months back by showing symptoms of having ovarian cysts. Fortunately we caught it early, sheโ€™s made a full recovery from her spay surgery, and sheโ€™s back to her bouncy curious self ๐Ÿฅฐ Age doesnโ€™t matter to us when a piggie needs lifesaving surgery. As long as they are fit enough to attempt it, weโ€™ll give them early chance we can โค๏ธ We hope she can have the happiest, longest life with us in the Sanctuary herd

Advent Calendar Day 4: A bittersweet one today. This is the lovely Fatima. Weโ€™ve had her in our Sanctuary herd for the l...
04/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day 4: A bittersweet one today. This is the lovely Fatima. Weโ€™ve had her in our Sanctuary herd for the last 2 years. We sadly found her in her forever sleep yesterday night, after a gradual decline due to old age. Iโ€™m so pleased I took some of my Christmas photos a little earlier, and that I got one of her ๐Ÿฅฐ she was a lovely curious lady and we will miss her greatly ๐ŸŒˆ

Advent Calendar Day 3: A little late today (sorry ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ). This one is a little different as it is a lovely little girl (n...
03/12/2024

Advent Calendar Day 3: A little late today (sorry ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ). This one is a little different as it is a lovely little girl (now called Fluffy) who we adopted out with her sister way back in March. We love to see updates of any previous residents, no matter how long itโ€™s been since they were with us ๐Ÿฅฐ Here Fluffy is beautifully modeling her familyโ€™s Christmas tree (from a non-nibbling distance of course ๐Ÿ˜‚). Thank you very much to her family for giving them such a good home, and for the photos/updates we love receiving!

Vision & Vance (now Ronnie & Reggie) all settled in their new home ๐Ÿฅฐ weโ€™re so pleased these 2 got there   as they were l...
02/12/2024

Vision & Vance (now Ronnie & Reggie) all settled in their new home ๐Ÿฅฐ weโ€™re so pleased these 2 got there as they were left in a box on Veronicaโ€™s doorstep ๐Ÿ˜ข

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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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