Austin Guinea Pig Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated
to providing a foster network to rescue, care for, and rehome guinea pigs from animal shelters in the Austin, Texas area. Please see our website if you are interested! http://www.austinguineapigrescue.com/foster.html
**We do not process any applications on the weekends, please allow extra time for review.**
08/01/2025
Sanctuary piggy Oreo is nearing 7 1/2 years old by our best guess. He quickly developed a golfball sized lump under his chin last week and was taken to Animal and Bird Clinic in Sugar Land. Turns out he had a tooth-related abscess and needed a trim and drainage of the abscess. Oreo is taking his antibiotics twice a day like a pro. He's also on nebulized medication for a respiratory infection. The abscess might take awhile to heal, so send him all the good thoughts you can so he isn't uncomfortable for long! He will have a two week follow up, if not sooner should the abscess continue to refill with fluid or he has any decrease in appetite.
08/01/2025
07/01/2025
Teach Me Tuesday!
Texas is getting COLD so this is worth repeating! ALL your small mammal pets should be indoors.
Some things you can do to keep your piggies warm right now:
Provide big piles of hay for them to burrow in.
Add extra fleece or fluffy piggy-safe blankets under their hidey huts and swap them out twice a day (so they aren't sitting in a chilly pee-soaked pad).
Put fleece cozies or cuddle cups in their cage.
Move cages away from outer walls/windows if able, or place a towel on that side of the cage as another barrier to the chill.
Cover part of the top of the cage with a towel.
Pay attention to where air vents are in relation to the cage.
Fragile piggies may benefit from a small-animal safe heating pad or disc. They must be well and mobile enough to get off of the heat themselves in case they get too warm.
Make sure to change bedding frequently to keep their living area dry.
If power goes out, generators cannot be used indoors. Ideally the animals will be nowhere near generator fumes.
Move them into a smaller cage and away from windows if possible.
Bundle up their cages even more, leaving space for air circulation and fresh oxygen to get into the cage.
Check on them frequently to make sure the air is circulating and their temperature seems okay.
Be prepared with stored water and enough pellets and hay. (ORDER NOW if you are close to out! No one, including delivery workers, want to be out if it gets icy!).
Guinea pigs will survive without fresh vegetables. They can even survive without pellets for a time if need be. They absolutely do need constant access to hay and water to keep their guts going, but do not risk your safety just to get them romaine.
Check with close friends and family to see who may be willing to be a backup plan if you lose power for a long time and they don't.
Please share your tips below for what you are doing to keep your piggies warm!
06/01/2025
We have a new little one to introduce! Any guesses what is special about him?
06/01/2025
Meet Me Monday!
Hello! We are a pair of adorable little muppets named Kermit and Fozzie! We are a handsome pair of boys of about a year old, so we are full grown. Fozzie is a little slower and enjoys the lazy life. I, Kermit, am all about living in the fast lane, and I like to go, go, go!!! 😁 We think we make a pretty balanced pair, don't you think? If you would like to know more about us, check out our Petfinder link for more photos and put in an application to meet us!
THANK YOU to all the fosters, volunteers, supporters, and adopters who made this possible! 120 lives saved, and 137 animals found new homes this year thanks to YOU!! 💞
01/01/2025
Start off this new year by sharing one of your pets and a bit about what makes them special! ☺️
31/12/2024
Teach Me Tuesday!
Many places in the world will be celebrating with fireworks tonight for the new year. These fireworks tips for our little critters bear repeating! Add your tried and true tips below, they seem to go on for HOURS here!
Info from Oxbow Animal Health :
"While fireworks, sparklers, and the holiday hoop-la may be a blast for us humans, our furry friends can be less than thrilled at the sounds and noises associated with our festivities.
How can you keep your pet calm during fireworks? Follow these simple steps to provide the extra nurturing that your pet may need tonight:
Draw the curtains
Turn on the TV or radio
Provide plenty of hiding spots
Offer snacks to help with the stress
Talk to your pet to offer comfort
Talk to your neighbors
Stay home
Stick to sparklers"
Happy Monday! We are Samantha and Cassieopia! We are sweet girls who love our hideys and snuggly things. We also need our daily time to zip around the floor and eat lots of veggies! We are gorgeous and full grown and were just vet checked to be sure all is well for us to go to our forever home. Please put in an application to meet us!
Samantha and Cassieopia is an adoptable Small & Furry Animal - Guinea Pig searching for a forever family near Austin, TX. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.
28/12/2024
Say Hi Saturday!
Hi! I'm Miss Kermit, er, I mean Bettina! I'm one of FOUR single ladies AGPR currently has who are looking for a friend! We are available for pairing with YOUR lonely girl piggy or neutered boy piggy. No babies for us! (If you aren't sure, don't worry, AGPR will double check the s*x of your piggy before trying to do any pairing!). The great thing about having so many choices for your piggy is if we don't quite mesh, we can try her with another one of the single ladies!
AGPR also has single males available for pairing attempts. If you want to know more about adding a second piggy to your home, check out our website and fill out an adoption application. We would be happy to chat with you!
Congratulations to Zoe on your adoption and finding a new friend in Maple!
24/12/2024
Teach Me Tuesday!
Thinking about a last-minute gift of a furry friend? PLEASE think again! Animals should not be an impulse purchase. Unfortunately, the commercial pet stores that sell small animals make it very easy.
If you have a loved one who has been researching and talking about a small animal for at least a few months, and you (the adult) are excited about adding a small animal to the house, a fun gift would be to have some animal products to open, leading to the excited question of, "Are we getting a guinea pig!?!?" The recipient will love the excitement of preparing for their new pet and getting to pick out one that will fit their life and expectations. Sometimes what they thought they wanted doesn't match up with reality. It is great to find this out BEFORE involving a small animal.
We adopt out animals when there is a responsible adult who is willing to do 100% of the care, for the life of the animal. We have a two-part adoption application process and do not do same-day adoptions. This helps ensure that our animals are going to homes that have seriously thought about the addition of a furry family member and gives people time to ask questions. Many times people find out that a guinea pig is NOT the pet for them, or maybe the animal they loved online is not going to work in their family. Adopting an animal from a rescue is win-win for everyone involved!
What questions do YOU have about adding a piggy to your family?
Look at this energy!! 🤗 Adorable baby Panini and big buddy Bobby are doing great together! They were just introduced to each other last week so they aren’t quite ready to be adopted, but should be up on Petfinder in a couple weeks. If you are interested, do your piggy research and get all your supplies together, then put in an application! ☺️
23/12/2024
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Meet Me Monday!
Look at this energy!! 🤗 Adorable baby Panini and big buddy Bobby are doing great together! They were just introduced to each other last week so they aren’t quite ready to be adopted, but should be up on Petfinder in a couple weeks. If you are interested, do your piggy research and get all your supplies together, then put in an application! ☺️
Merch available now for Austin Guinea Pig Rescue!
Piggy see, piggy do! 😍
Baby Zora following around momma Fiona! (Pssst, keep checking Petfinder for new adoptable additions!)
Pixel and Cashew having zoomies and popcorning over their excitement of our big surprise donor! THANK YOU!!! 😘😘😘
One last time, if you want to be a piggy hero, 🦸♂️🦸♀️🦸🦹♀️ here are some online ways to donate:
The "donate" button on our main page
Paypal Giving: https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1237314
Petstablished: https://petlover.petstablished.com/.../organization/3179043
You can also mail a check to us at:
Austin Guinea Pig Rescue
3507 N. Lamar #301854
Austin, TX 78705
Thank you!!
(These brothers just turned 3 weeks and will eventually be an adoptable bonded pair, so keep your eye out on Petfinder! If you have a single male or single female, we have lonely ladies and gentlepigs of different ages looking for a buddy, too!)
Woohoo! We are 2/3 of the way to our goal of $750 to help us rescue and care for more piggies!! Here’s another recent rescue baby for your enjoyment! 🥰
Cashew eating greens
Today is Giving Tuesday, when people donate money to their favorite charities. Some businesses will match your donation, so ask your employer if they are willing. 😊 Of course, we are happy for donations ANY day! We are aiming high, hoping for $750 raised today!!
Cashew says thank you for your generosity so our piggies can stay well-fed with all the daily veggies they need! 🥬🥒🫑🥕🌽🥗
You can mail checks to the address listed on our contact page, donate using PayPal, sign up to be a sustaining donor on our page, or donate via Petstablished.
https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1237314https://petlover.petstablished.com/online_donations/organization/3179043
Babies Panini and Pixel reminding you how much they LOVE hay!! If you would like to send some to them, here is our Amazon wishlist on this day of online shopping!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1YOVFLCO911V3/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
If you are local, we feed our piggies Oxbow or Small Pet Select timothy, orchard grass, and alfalfa hay (for pregnant sows and babies). They eat Oxbow pellets, too. We are happy to accept donations in person as well. Thank you!
Hungry, healthy babies! 🥰 Panini, Pixel, and Zora!
Snuggly buggly babies all cuddled up together! 😍 Mama/Auntie Fiona checks in to make sure all is well!
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Austin Guinea Pig Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming guinea pigs, chinchillas, hamsters, gerbils, mice, degus and hedgehogs in the Austin, Texas area. All of our animals are in private foster homes and an online application with a follow-up phone call with one of our board members is required. The adoption fee for guinea pigs is $30, for hamsters, gerbils, and mice $10, for chinchillas and hedgehogs is $65. We do not do same day adoptions. Once a submitted foster or adoption application has been reviewed, you can make an appointment to meet the animals. We do not have a public or drop-in facility.
We would like to announce that Austin Guinea Pig Rescue is going on hiatus until further notice. This does not affect pending adoptions, pairings, or applications currently being processed.
Any available animals will be listed on Petfinder and we will also post them on our page. As has been our policy, we will not take owner surrenders. We will always take back animals that were adopted from AGPR if the adopter’s circumstances change. We also will not be offering any boarding or other services at this time.
If you are worried about your guinea pig’s health and think they might be sick, take a look at this link:
http://www.guinealynx.info/emergency.html
A visibly sick guinea pig is an EMERGENCY and you need to seek veterinary care ASAP!!!
