Greetings

I think the best thing is to look for someone who will talk to you through e-mail. That shows, in my opinion, that they care about the well-being of their pet(s). We recently adopted a American satin female from a wonderful lady off of Craigslist. The process of finding the right pig and person was pretty simple, it went like this;

1. Look at all local adds
2. Decide if the person was genuine about finding a good home
3. E-mail and wait for a reply

We talked to this lady for about two weeks. She wanted to see our other guinea pigs and their cage so she could understand what kind of home her girl would have. She asked us all kinds of questions regarding bedding, diet, and play time. You could definitely tell that she wanted the best for little "Val" (now Villie). I would describe it as a real human adoption process.

Thank you! I will start looking through the local papers as well.

Welcome to GPC! Guinea pigs are a lot of fun and this is one of the best sites to get good information on proper care. I would recommend getting two of them. Are you looking for just babies? With craigslist make sure you sex them yourself when you get them and then use a vet as a second oppinion if you are unsure. I recently rescued a two year old boar off of craigslist. He's a doll. When I got him he was very dirty and a little sick so he had to be treated for that. Just remember you're saving a little life that someone doesn't want. If you keep your daughter involved in the process of rescuing a piggie I feel it would be a great experience for her.

Anyways, Good luck and if you have any questions you can't find answers to, just ask.

Have you tried www.petfinder.com? That's how I found out about my 2 new piggers! If you get the guinea pigs checked by a vet, then adopting some from Craiglist is fine.

Try your local animal shelters or rescues too.

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure your daughter will be very happy. I assume that you will still be ultimately responsible for the care? Also, guinea pigs are very social animals and need to be kept in pairs or groups. Your best bet is to find two same-sex pigs that are already living together and get them both. Or if you have a rescue near you, they will be able to help you with introductions. If you get them off of Craigslist, look for owners that have a large cage, proper food, and are asking a rehoming fee. They are more likely to be able to help you out. Good luck finding your pigs!

Thank you for all the information and the warm welcome! I have found (with the help of petfinder.com) a guinea pig rescue shelter about 2.5 hours from our house. I will try the local animal shelters this week; however, I don't want to get them until we get our cage in the mail, which should be the beginning of next week.

I would definitely recommend getting them from a rescue if possible--driving extra is much, much better than getting pigs that don't get along or are sick or are sexed wrong. Rescues will also be able to help you out with any problems down the road. Additionally, many rescues can help you out with transportation, so you may be able to meet them partway.

They are home

Today we went to the Capital Area Humane Society to look at three female piggies. We fell in love immediately and didn't want to split them up. The problem was that our C&C cage had not arrived so all we could do was adopt them and have the humane society hold them for us until next week.

On the way home we got a text from the hubby telling us a large package had arrived. The cage was here! We turned around and took Tess, Terrie, and Tasha home!

The hubby had set the cage up, but we realized that it was much bigger than we anticipated. A trip to the hardware was in store to get some plywood. We also stopped at the pet store to get our little gals all the things they needed (including a salt lick and mineral stone, which we since then have pitched into the trash).

We plan on getting another house for them, being that Tess does not like to share hers. Tomorrow we plan on getting a top for it so that the cats can't get to them, until then we'll keep the door to their room closed.

Pictures will follow tomorrow. It's time for this piggy lover to go to bed.

Cool! thanks for adopting. We love piggie pics too.

You can build a lid out of extra grids or shelving unit.

That's great. I'm glad your husband was able to get ahold of you before you got home. I know you'll enjoy them.

I'm glad you adopted them! I recommend at least 3 and preferably 4 hideys. They can be cheap--a box with holes cut out works just fine. It's best to have more than one entrance/exit in each hidey so they don't get trapped.

Please post pictures for us! I am sure they are adorable.

Here they are. Meet Terrie (black, brown, and white), Tess (cream & gray), and Tasha (brown & white):

Aww, what cute piggies! I want to steal the tan/grey one lol

How adorable!
Congrats on your new additions.
I love Terrie!

They are adorable!

They are very cute! I am tempted to go steal them away from you...