The Excellent Adventure Sanctuary (for guinea pigs with extra needs)

07/07/2025

Less than two weeks until our Summer event! Who’s coming?

05/07/2025

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04/07/2025

With so many new followers, I think it is important to explain exactly what TEAS is and how we run!

What is TEAS?

The Excellent Adventure Sanctuary was established in 2011, to provide permanent care for guinea pigs with additional needs, primarily dental. We work closely with Simon and Kim Maddock at the Cat and Rabbit Care Clinic in Northampton and it is due to their immense skill and knowledge that TEAS exists.

We are a registered charity and are also registered for gift aid, with HMRC. Therefore, if you are a UK tax payer and make a monetary donation to us, please ask to complete a gift aid form, so we can claim gift aid on your donation.

TEAS is run entirely by unwaged volunteers, around other commitments and work.

Where are we located?

The charity is run from a modest, semi detached house in East Hunsbury, Northampton and is not a large, multi-staffed centre. We are, therefore, unable to offer visits to the sanctuary, but we do hold regular fundraising events, where you can learn more about the guinea pigs in our care, whilst raising much needed funds. These events are held at Blacky More Community Centre in East Hunsbury.

How to contact TEAS?

Contact can be made via our page or by phone. If you phone and there is no answer, please leave a message, as I may be working, at vet appointments, or taking some time out with friends and family.

Thank you all for your support, we couldn't do what we do, without you! xx

04/07/2025

Tomorrow from 11am you might see we are running live from Facebook! How exciting. 🤩

Louise who runs the fundraising pages and the WhatNot live shows over at:
https://whatnot.com/invite/louisesanimalrescuesales
Is trialling streaming her WhatNot show directly onto our page to show you what you are missing! 

Unfortunately as the bidding is on the WhatNot app alone anyone watching on Facebook will not be able to bid on items. We are hoping streaming to Facebook will help to show people what they are missing so they will come and join us over on WhatNot where the real action is happening and you can help us raise some much needed funds. ❤️

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30/06/2025

This Saturday at 11am Louise is back on WhatNot fundraising for TEAS selling all sorts of different items.

To sign up for WhatNot and get £10 free credit to spend please follow this link:

https://whatnot.com/invite/louisesanimalrescuesales

If you have any items to donate for our event or for fundraising sales please contact us.
We are particularly in need of unopened bottles for our event and good quality children & adults clothes for future WhatNot sales. Thank you for your support! ❤️

29/06/2025

Three weeks to go! Getting excited!

19/06/2025

We are now busy planning and organising The Excellent Adventure Sanctuary Summer Fundraising Event! We firstly would love to see you there but also HELP! We are in need of your donations!
We are in need of the following:
Unopened bottles (alcohol, non-alcoholic, beauty products) for our bottle tombola
Unwanted gifts and home items - candles/ smellies etc for our adult tombola
Unwanted children’s items- toys, accessories, games etc for our kids tombola
Books for our book sale!
Items for the raffle- guinea pig items, boxes of chocolates etc
Unwanted pet items - fleece beds, cage liners - can be in new or clean used condition, unopened pet food and treats.

Please contact us to arrange collection or arrange a time to drop off. ❤️🤩❤️
Thank you!

19/06/2025

Schools are not suitable environments for guinea pigs! Our piggy, Popcorn, came to us after being left with neurological issues, when he was dropped by a child in his previous home in a school!

I’m very disappointed that a rescue rehomed to a school!

Munchy and Crunchy, have been recruited to help children with their learning ❤️
More here: https://bbc.in/442GgSx

18/06/2025

Lethal white piggy, Leander, arrived at TEAS in February 2023, as a baby! He’s needed ongoing treatment for dental issues, but has always eaten well, as long as he had a tidy up of his teeth periodically!

Well Leander now has some very exciting news to share with you all!

He saw uncle Simon, yesterday and his teeth are now completely normal! He will have another check up in September, just to make sure all is still good, but I think it’s fair to say, his dental issues have cured!

Another huge success, thanks to the amazing skill of our awesome vet, Simon Maddock! ❤️

11/06/2025

Our amazing vet, Simon Maddock! We couldn’t do what we do without him! He’s saved the lives of so many of our ‘extra special’ piggies! ❤️

This month, Simon celebrates his 25th year anniversary working with us! Congratulations Simon, a wonderful achievement! 🥳🥳