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Experienced guinea pig, hamster, tortoise & caged bird boarding Hi I’m Deborah, and I am the proud founder of Marchwood Guinea Pig Boarding.

We are a family home business on the edge of the New Forest in the village of Marchwood. After running a sister pet business (Forest Pet Services Marchwood) since 2009 and after seeing an increase in enquiries for guinea pig home boarding, I developed an annexe of our home into a dedicated small caged pet boarding facility that is now our 'home from home' luxury Pet Hotel. The annexe is ideal for

indoor guinea pigs and small caged pets, being self contained, light, airy and quiet , overlooking the garden and with its own independent central heating and food preparation facilities. We invested in made to measure indoor guinea pig and rabbit hutches which comply to RSPCA sizing recommendations of a minimum of 5’ x 2’ x 2’ for a pair of guinea pigs, and 6’ x 2’ x 2’ for rabbits. We also acquired indoor runs for cold or wet weather, and outdoor guinea pig, rabbit and tortoise runs for the spring and summer months. As I holiday board all kinds of small pets, the latest additions are a large indoor cage which can be adapted to house large tortoises, or groups of guinea pigs or male rats, and a tortoise table suitable for Hermann or Horsefield tortoises, with specialist UV light. We also have a high quality tall parrot cage available to borrow for larger, confident birds such as Amazons and cockatiels. I live with my husband and 3 teenagers and our own menagerie: Mabel & Hoggy our resident guinea pigs; Dini & Egg the budgies; Cinnamon the dwarf hamster; 2 White Tree Frogs, and some fish! Fully insured, DSB checked and member of the Federation of Small Businesses. Please have a look around and feel free to email or call me with any questions. To check availability for boarding, please check our website which is https://marchwoodguineapigboarding.co.uk

Deborah

08/07/2024

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Due to space and time constraints, I will be retiring from boarding from 1st September 2024. The house has got smaller and our lives, busier. It now seems the right time to step back. However, any pre-existing bookings after September will still be honoured.

Thank you so much to all my wonderful clients who I've got to know over the years for trusting me to look after your pets. I am working on finding alternative recommendations for boarding for you all if I can.

In the meantime, if you need to book after September I highly recommend you look at https://findpetboarding.com, which is a fabulous database of small pet boarders in the area, searchable by postcode, area and type of pet.

04/01/2024

Introducing new guinea pigs to each other:

We recently sadly lost our cheeky teddy family guinea pig Hoggy (who could do the best 'twist' trick ever!)

Her cage mate Mabel now needs a new companion, so is gradually being introduced to two x 1 year old rescue guinea girls, Ermintrude & Gertrude, whose owner could no longer care for them due to illness.

Sows will normally accept new friends in 90% of cases, but some tussling/rumbling is normal and to be expected as long as it's doesn't result in injury. It's best to do the introductions very gradually over days or weeks, in neutral spaces and allow them time to become used to each other's smell.

My daughter Charlotte currently has them living with her while away on an apprenticeship, so she's divided a large C&C cage into two so they can all get used to each other at a safe distance.

Initially they were rumbling and gesturing at each other but things seem to be settling down, as you can see in this video.

I'll post updates as they progress 🤞.

25/12/2023

Happy Christmas from a few of our piggies today! 🎄🎄🎄

22/12/2023

Here's a few pics of some of our Christmas boarding guests 🥰🐦🐹🐹🐹🐢

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Monday	08:00 - 18:30
Tuesday	08:00 - 18:30
Wednesday	08:30 - 18:30
Thursday	08:30 - 18:30
Friday	08:30 - 18:30
Saturday	08:00 - 18:00
Sunday	15:00 - 18:30

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+447796117052

Website

https://www.marchwoodguineapigboarding.co.uk/

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Introducing new guinea pigs to each other: We recently sadly lost our cheeky teddy family guinea pig Hoggy (who could do the best 'twist' trick ever!) Her cage mate Mabel now needs a new companion, so is gradually being introduced to two x 1 year old rescue guinea girls, Ermintrude & Gertrude, whose owner could no longer care for them due to illness. Sows will normally accept new friends in 90% of cases, but some tussling/rumbling is normal and to be expected as long as it's doesn't result in injury. It's best to do the introductions very gradually over days or weeks, in neutral spaces and allow them time to become used to each other's smell. My daughter Charlotte currently has them living with her while away on an apprenticeship, so she's divided a large C&C cage into two so they can all get used to each other at a safe distance. Initially they were rumbling and gesturing at each other but things seem to be settling down, as you can see in this video. I'll post updates as they progress 🤞.

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