Rescue??? - Page 2

**loves2travel** · #21 09-07-04, 07:48 pm

where is the rescue going to be?

**cinn&sprinslave** · #22 09-07-04, 07:56 pm

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Originally Posted by loves2travel

where is the rescue going to be?

My house in a room that we really don't have a name for it's just a room. It has some stuff in it. but thats about it.

**loves2travel** · #23 09-07-04, 08:08 pm

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Originally Posted by cinn&sprinslave

My house in a room that we really don't have a name for it's just a room. It has some stuff in it. but thats about it.

okee dokee, so you're taking the biggest responsibility, huh?

**cinn&sprinslave** · #24 09-07-04, 08:23 pm

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okee dokee, so you're taking the biggest responsibility, huh?

Yep, I take care of all the animals around the house. I rescued cats for a while but stopped because no one would adopt them and I ended up keeping two, that I had no intetions of keeping, that was when I stopped. No one even lifts a finger to help with the animals, well they might feed the cats but thats about it. Or maybe if I am lucky take the dog potty but thats only on lucky days. I wake up every morning at 5:30 to care for my animals, and clean house etc. My house is super clean at least I think so, I vacuum twice a day, and so on... won't go on and on about cleaning and bore you to death.
My pets are my life, literally if I didn't have them around nothing would be the same. I just love um, well most of the time :P

**cinn&sprinslave** · #25 09-08-04, 05:58 pm

Today I found a table cloth for a dollar so I am going to use that as bedding, and see how it goes. I am also using these cloth wipes I got for a dollar too on top of the table cloth. I got 16 of the wipe cloths for a dollar. I also found linolium at dollar tree, you get 3 12"x12" tiles peices of linolium. I may use that and peice together another cage made of of linolium and cubes. I haven't decided yet. I will have to see if it costs less to just buy a sheet of coroplast. I like exploring my options.

So far planning the rescue is going ok but I only have my friend and me that are involved and no one else seems interested. They all said they were too busy etc.

**mncavylover** · #26 09-09-04, 08:23 pm

Sounds like you're off to a great start. Make sure you publicize! Also, make up contracts and procedures before you start. Good luck!

**Emily F.** · #27 09-12-04, 08:21 am

I think that is a little much to charge. Even with all the expenses, if people see your price, many people won't adopt from you, they will go to a pet store or something. Just my opinion. :-) Good luck!!

**cinn&sprinslave** · #28 09-12-04, 09:22 am

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Originally Posted by Emily F.

I think that is a little much to charge. Even with all the expenses, if people see your price, many people won't adopt from you, they will go to a pet store or something. Just my opinion. :-) Good luck!!

I totally understand your opinion, I thought $10 for one would be sufficent. But then some people advised to raise the adoption fee because of the vet bills etc. I think it is reasonable because petstores sell sick, old (not young), and mean pigs for $26-$30. And none of their piggies have even been handled. And maybe I don't want the people that are too cheap to pay for a piggy and go to a pet store. I would rather have people adopt from me that are willing to spend money on their piggy right when they get them. And realize how much work and effort they will be. I mean lets face it guinea pigs are not cheap.

**Emily F.** · #29 09-12-04, 02:24 pm

My petstore is good, and they handle their animals. But yea, I know that most petstores arn't good. I think you should have the adoption fee of $15-20. IIf people adopt pigs from you, you could make sure they get into a great home, where they will be loved and cared for. You could even give the new owners little care booklets. Yes, guinea pigs arn't cheap..LoL I paid $30.00 for mine. It is all worth it.

**NoVeil** · #30 09-12-04, 03:18 pm

I think your aoption fees are right up there with others I have seen. People who object to the price are going to go to a petstore anyway, they won't even consider looking into rescue. I know in dog rescue, there is a price on the rescues because only those who are serious about wanting a pet and committing to that pet will pay that. I know I recently adopted a piggy from a rescue. I paid $30 for her and drove 90 miles to get her. It would have been much easier and faster for me to make a 5 min drive to the local petshop and plunk down my $9.

I do think, as with other resuces, that you only adopt in pairs or if you adopt a singleton, make sure they have an exisiting pig already. If you want to charge $25 for a singleton, I think you should have a slightly reduced price for a pair...like $40 for a pair.

**cinn&sprinslave** · #31 09-12-04, 03:49 pm

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Originally Posted by NoVeil

I think your aoption fees are right up there with others I have seen. People who object to the price are going to go to a petstore anyway, they won't even consider looking into rescue. I know in dog rescue, there is a price on the rescues because only those who are serious about wanting a pet and committing to that pet will pay that. I know I recently adopted a piggy from a rescue. I paid $30 for her and drove 90 miles to get her. It would have been much easier and faster for me to make a 5 min drive to the local petshop and plunk down my $9.

I do think, as with other resuces, that you only adopt in pairs or if you adopt a singleton, make sure they have an exisiting pig already. If you want to charge $25 for a singleton, I think you should have a slightly reduced price for a pair...like $40 for a pair.

Oh I did reduce to $40 for a same sex pair, but not if they are going to have a nutered male and female pair.
I payed $400 for my Chihuahua and she was 10 when I got her, and she had hidden problems that they neglected to tell us about like her congestive heart failure, her enlarged heart, and her 3.5 heart murmur, and loss of bladder control.

I mean I love her to death but for the price I payed for her and for all her problems it was not worth $400 dollars.

I will lower the price for older pigs like $20 but with young pigs it will stay at $25 becuase a lot of people just buy baby animals and then dump them when they aren't so cute and little any more.

Oh ya my dog is from a rescue. Sorry forgot to tell ya all!!

**Emily F.** · #32 09-12-04, 03:52 pm

In my petstore...they rarely have guinea pigs, but when they do they sell them for like $40.00...It's ridiclous for a petstore to do that...

**cinn&sprinslave** · #33 09-12-04, 03:54 pm

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Originally Posted by Emily F.

In my petstore...they rarely have guinea pigs, but when they do they sell them for like $40.00...It's ridiclous for a petstore to do that...

Yep yep, my first pig was from a pet store, $40 eek I can't believe I payed that much, and didn't go to a shelter. But I love him so much that I would never never change anything about him.

**cinn&sprinslave** · #34 09-12-04, 05:20 pm

I am having trouble finding people to help out with the rescue, I only have me and my friend right now. But I have asked three others and have gotten 2 replies saying no (one by email one by phone0 the third person I asked I haven't heard anything from. Any ideas?

**cinn&sprinslave** · #35 09-12-04, 06:00 pm

Another question many of you know that I have been looking for a male pig to adopt, well would it be so bad of me not to adopt another pig since I am starting a rescue? I was hoping I could just keep one of the rescues after I start. Um also I have boughten him a bunch of new toys, and other accessories for his cage to keep him occupied. I really feel like I don't want to adopt another pig right now. I have even added three other ramps to his cage. There are other pigs in my house so it's not like he is totally alone, he can still smell them and stuff. I just haven't been able to find the right pig that I can adopt, they either get adopted before I can get to the HS or it doesn't work out.

**mncavylover** · #36 09-15-04, 07:06 pm

As soon as you can find another, take the chance as soon as you can. At least you know pigs are being adopted! I agree with NoVeil, just keep the prices there. This is nothing compared to the other expenses. How much does the Humane Society ask? That's a good thing to go after, as they're being adopted, too. Good luck!

**cinn&sprinslave** · #37 09-15-04, 07:10 pm

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Originally Posted by mncavylover

As soon as you can find another, take the chance as soon as you can. At least you know pigs are being adopted! I agree with NoVeil, just keep the prices there. This is nothing compared to the other expenses. How much does the Humane Society ask? That's a good thing to go after, as they're being adopted, too. Good luck!

They charge $10, but I have seen more for baby piggs. And that does not include anything like spaying or nutering. They told me I could have a female spayed or a male nutered but I would have to pay for the total cost of the operation. I think it was $180 or $150 not sure maybe more because of the vet checks. It was something like $180 to get a spay and $150 to get a nueter and they told me we had to pay in full. Plus the adoption fee. So I think my prices for a nutered male are pretty resonable. And any one who adopts should know that it costs money to rescue. And most people at OHS are gracious enough to donate money even after they adopt.

**mncavylover** · #38 09-15-04, 07:12 pm

Ok, thanks! I still think that since you are paying for them, you'll end up in the deep end if you don't keep the prices a bit higher than the HS's. Good luck!

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