where did you get yours

[i love piggies]

Hi there fellow cavy lovers.
I am a mummy of 5 and am curretly looking for a new baby.
I have realised this will be hard as I can't find any recues/shelters near me.

Anyway I was just wondering if your in Australia where did you get your guinea pig from?

I know there are shelters in most major cities but for people in little towns there aren't.
so yeah I just wanted to know.

[lol_adel]

I don't know cause thats what I was going to ask

[shermn]

Hello,
Just bringing this thread back to the top of the list hehe

Well, I bought all 3 of mine from the same pet shop (just a local place. Its also where I bought my rabbit and he is nearly 7 years old now. Its also where I bought all my fish.) I don't know of any shelters near me that have pigs (if I did, then I would have looked there first).

I would try to rescue a pig first before going to a pet shop. Even try looking in the local newspaper as sometimes people are trying to sell their pig (if they dont want it any more If you took in this pig, it would also prevent the owner from perhaps abandoning it...).

Where else did everyone get their little balls of joy

[baby-wilson]

I got 3/5 of my pigs from a petstore and the other 2 are babies from an accidental pregnancy

[pigloverr]

the first of my pigs i got from the RSPCA up at Somersby. i found her through Adoptapet.com. that first pig [Pickles, female, 6months old to date] then had three pups. all of which are happy and healthy. =]

yes. i knowingly adopted a pregnant guinea pig.

[SEpiggie]

I got my little bundles of joy from the local pet store. Our animal refuge does not cater to the needs of anything but cats, dogs and birds.