Juniper’s Guinea Pig Rescue

03/22/2025

Calling all guinea pig owners and homeschool parents: We are looking for someone to teach classes at the 2025 Alaska Homestead Expo on April 4th & 5th!

Juniper’s Guinea Pig Rescue has been invited to the Alaska Homestead Expo to teach classes about guinea pig care and how guinea pig ownership can help the homestead. The Juniper’s team would be more than happy to come up with the topics and material to cover - we just need an instructor!

The classes are on April 4th and 5th; the Expo runs 9a-6p. Each class lasts 1 hour with 30 minute breaks in between each class session. There is a maximum of 30 children per class and you get to choose the age range you want to teach: 4-11 and 12-18. We will also work to provide you with 1-2 volunteers to assist you!

If you are interested in volunteering to teach these classes, please send us a message here on Facebook!

03/21/2025

✨ADOPTION SPOTLIGHT: Nina✨

We have many guinea pigs at Juniper's just waiting to find their forever homes. Today we'd like to share this solo girl available for adoption.

Nina is a young female that has trouble bonding with other pigs. While sows are typically easier to bond together, some piggies have trouble sharing space with a friend. Guinea pigs are social animals, so we always recommend piggies be adopted in pairs. Every once in a while, we come across piggies who do better on their own and require a closer connection with humans rather than other pigs. When pigs have trouble sharing cage space with others, we instead might recommend they become a neighbor for another guinea pig to talk to.

If you would like to adopt this cutie girl, fill out an Adoption Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7183601734923584236

If you would like to foster for the rescue, you can email [email protected] or fill out a Foster Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7099177913676726796

03/20/2025

Who's ready for a paint night?!

We're teaming up with Julie Moraes Artistry for a Paint Party at Organic Oasis on April 6th 3p-5:30p. You'll have time from 3p-3:30p to order drinks/food and find a seat before you begin painting at 3:30p! You can chose to paint a bear, moose, or a guinea pig against a back county background.

Click the link in the details section of the event page to reserve your spot. Last day to register is April 4th. See you there!

Send a message to learn more

03/18/2025

These charm-ing lads, Orville and Wilbur, think our followers sham-ROCK and are feeling lucky about being adopted soon! Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀🌈⭐️

03/17/2025

The piggies at Juniper's are hearing the humans talk about "volcano" and what to do if it...erupts? Good thing Coco & Chanel are actually volcanologists and are here to help you prepare and not be scared!!

Many of our followers are located in Anchorage and the Valley. Those folks are at most risk for experiencing ashfall. Ash is slippery, making walking and driving hazardous, but it is also sharp! We wouldn't want to get that in our lungs or eyes 🙊🙈 Ashfall can also get into waterways and machinery.

BEFORE ashfall occurs, humans can do the following to prepare:
-bring all humans and animals inside
-cover cars and machinery with tarp or move them inside
-make sure you have enough emergency food/water/supplies for about a wheek
-have gloves, masks, goggles, and a tarp on hand
-register with a notification service to stay up to date on volcanic activity, such as USGS https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vns/

DURING ashfall, humans should do the following:
-stay inside and keep animals inside
-if humans must take an animal outside, humans should wear a mask, goggles, and long sleeves and long pants; BEFORE interacting with others when coming inside, remove all exposed clothing in an entryway or a designated area covered in tarp and bush and/or vacuum pet upon entry
-keep ash out of the house by keeping windows and doors shut, and sealing them if necessary; shutting off central heating/AC that draws air from outside, as those with respiratory illness, small humans, and piggies, have sensitive respiratory systems!
-seek information from local officials

AFTER ashfall, humans can go outside but should:
-wear protection from ash with the use of masks, glasses instead of contacts, and long sleeves and long pants
-be careful when going outside as slippery ash on the ground may still make travel hazardous

Guinea pigs that stay inside will be as safe as their humans that stay inside and take these precautions! Coco & Chanel worked very hard to gather and summarize this information from the Muni https://www.muni.org/Departments/OEM/Prepared/pages/volcanicash.aspx and USGS https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/

03/16/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to the adoption event today! We got multiple volunteer and adoption applications. What a successful day 💫💛

Two animal rescues - one for potbelly pigs and one for guinea pigs - collaborated in an appropriately titled event called “Pigs and Pigs.”

03/15/2025

03/14/2025

✨ADOPTION SPOTLIGHT: Cottonball & Bruce✨

We have many guinea pigs at Juniper's just waiting to find their forever homes. Today we'd like to share this pair of boars available for adoption.

Guess which pig is Cottonball. Bet you can't!

Cottonball has long fur that is flat all over. He's a Silkie Guinea Pig. Bruce has a nice little crest on the top of his head that is perfect for holding a blueberry. Do you remember what breed that is?

If you would like to adopt these cute little pals, fill out an Adoption Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7183601734923584236

If you would like to foster for the rescue, you can email [email protected] or fill out a Foster Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7099177913676726796

03/13/2025

Which piggies are you hoping to see at our Pigs & Pigs adoption event at Green Connection next weekend on Saturday, March 15th 12:30-3:30?

Leave us a comment of the name of the pigs you want to see or give their pig-tures a like so we know exactly who we should bring!

Pigs in order:
Males
-Greg & Mr. Frost
-Kevin & Wilson
-Nico & Leo
-Spot & Dash

Females
-Truffles & Littlefoot
-Mikassa & Akami
-Violet & Addi

03/12/2025

ADOPTED: Irena 🌟

This lovely family came to the rescue tonight with their solo female pig to find her a friend.

They had what we call a “bonding session”, where 2 pigs are introduced in a neutral space with just hay between them to see if they are compatible and can coexist in the same space together. Bonding guinea pigs can be tricky because they follow a social hierarchy to establish who is in charge. If two pigs want to be in charge, they will not be able to establish their hierarchy which will lead to a failed bond.

In this case, it was a success!! We’re so happy for Irena and her new furever friend, Brumble.

03/10/2025

✨ADOPTION SPOTLIGHT: Spot & Dash✨

We have many guinea pigs at Juniper's just waiting to find their forever homes. Today we'd like to share this pair of boars available for adoption.

Can you SPOT the difference between these handsome guys?

Spot is the lil guy with the crested spot on the top of his head where his fur sort of fans out - that means he is a Crested Guinea Pig. Crested guinea pigs are great for holding a blueberry on the top of their heads ;)

Dash is the piggy who has flat and smooth fur all over - that makes him an American Guinea Pig.

If you would like to adopt these (almost) identical boys, fill out an Adoption Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7183601734923584236

If you would like to foster for the rescue, you can email [email protected] or fill out a Foster Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7099177913676726796

03/05/2025

🌟ADOPTION EVENT🌟

Join us at Green Connection with Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue on Saturday, March 15th 12:30p-3:30p to see the guinea pigs we have available for adoption at Juniper's as well as the pigs at Alaska Potbelly Pig Rescue available for adoption.

The pigs and pigs will see you there!

03/02/2025

Did you know March 2nd is Juniper's Guinea Pig Rescue's 3rd Anniversary (or should we say, Piggie-versary)?

Our Director and our volunteer coordinator have worked together since 2022 to create a rescue in Alaska to help save as many piggies as possible.

From our Director:
"Since our inception, as a testament to Juniper's enduring legacy, many hearts have been touched in a profound way, bringing immense joy to adopters and allowing these pigs to thrive as beloved family members. Her heartbreaking journey paved the way for so many other members of her community to flourish in loving homes with families armed with knowledge, compassion, and support that Juniper didn’t get the chance to see. It’s through her love and sacrifice that we are able to help so many pigs that have come after her; many in much worse conditions that have incredibly overcome all odds. The rescue has encountered many ups and downs, but it’s the love from these incredible creatures and supporters like you all that gives us the strength to show up for them everyday. They have saved us just as much as our rescue community has saved them."

From our Volunteer Coordinator:
"Helping build the rescue from the ground up and serving as the volunteer coordinator has been one of the most rewarding experiences—I've met so many incredible people and, of course, countless adorable piggies along the way.

"I'm beyond grateful to our dedicated volunteers, fosters, and board members that keep our rescue running and to our wonderful adopters that open their heart and home to love and care for these pigs as they deserve. It's always a heartwarming feeling to see these pigs go to their furever homes!"

Thank you to all of our supporters, whether you have been here 3 years, 3 months, or 3 days! We couldn't do what we do without fellow guinea pig lovers like you.

Happy Piggie-versary!

02/28/2025

✨ADOPTION SPOTLIGHT: Squiggle & (Dil) Pickles✨

We have many guinea pigs at Juniper's just waiting to find their forever homes. Today we'd like to share this pair of boars available for adoption.

Squiggle is the little guy that has white and grey hair. His grey hair is actually two-toned - it's lighter on the end! This type of hair pattern in guinea pigs is called Agouti. (Dil) Pickles is the white and brown pig with a crest on the top of his head. When this pair came in, we had another pig named Pickles! 90's babies may know Tommy & Dil Pickles from Rugrats - what a fun way to distinguish between the two! However, (Tommy) Pickles has been adopted with his brother Clark. Maybe we don't need to call him Dil pickles anymore, but it gives him some character, wouldn't you say?

If you would like to adopt this handsome cutie, fill out an Adoption Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7183601734923584236

If you would like to foster for the rescue, you can email [email protected] or fill out a Foster Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7099177913676726796

02/26/2025

✨ADOPTION SPOTLIGHT: Mikassa & Akami✨

We have many guinea pigs at Juniper's just waiting to find their forever homes. Today we'd like to share this pair of bonded ladies available for adoption.

Mikassa is the tri-colored girl. Aren't her colors so interesting? She is more outgoing than Akami, the white pig with black around her eye. She is a little more shy, as you can see by her trying to hide during our photoshoot!

If you would like to adopt this handsome cutie, fill out an Adoption Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7183601734923584236

If you would like to foster for the rescue, you can email [email protected] or fill out a Foster Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7099177913676726796

02/23/2025

We're all set up at Green Connection and we're here til 3:30! Come join us to see some piggies we have for adoption. Don't forget, we're having our BFF special this month - adopt two pigs for the fee of one!

02/21/2025

✨ADOPTION SPOTLIGHT: Sir Nickolas✨

We have many guinea pigs at Juniper's just waiting to find their forever homes. Today we'd like to share this magnificent little gentleman available for adoption.

Sir Nickolas is another male pig that was part of the group of pigs rescued from Wasilla. He is a solo male by choice. You may notice his handsome smile, which is a result of a bite wound that was already healed when we initially picked him up. He is not open to relationships with other pigs, which could be due to previous traumatic interactions like the one that resulted in his bite wound. While he's not so sweet on other pigs, he has become very sweet on our most recurrent volunteers at the rescue. He will thrive with a patient family who will give him time to adjust and trust in a loving relationship with him.

If you would like to adopt this handsome cutie, fill out an Adoption Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7183601734923584236

If you would like to foster for the rescue, you can email [email protected] or fill out a Foster Application here: https://forms.wix.com/f/7099177913676726796