[Peggysu]

If we had a guinea pig rescue near me I would adopt from a rescue becuase I know that the money would go to a good cause and I'd be opening space for another unwanted pet. Adopting from a reputable rescue also ensures that they hopefully were taken care of and treated for possible mites and lice etc. There are oopsies on criagslist all the time here. Some are breeders and you have to watch out for those. If I was you I would adopt from the rescue.