Colorado Cavies
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- Joined
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Before I get any judgement I want to say, I do not in any way think that moving, within a country, is a reason to give up a pet. However when looking at moving overseas there are a lot of laws AND a LOT of health risks for the animals involved and in this case it is just not possible to bring them with us.
My husband and I are looking into moving to China or Taiwan sometime next February or March. We are not 100% on where we are moving, it depends on where he gets a job, but we are 100% sure that this is our goal and we will be moving out of the country within the next year. We though about this for several years and even decided against it in the past purely because of our situation with having pets but we are both utterly miserable with our current situation, a big reason we are moving is for my studies. Being in China or Taiwan will give me opportunities that just don't exist in the US. So please understand this is not a decision we have made on a whim nor is it easy for us to come to terms with the fact that it means leaving our pets behind.
What I need help with is this. At what point do we give up the guinea pigs? We have 2 pairs, all female. One pair is 3 years old as of a few months ago. The other pair is a bit sketchy on age since we got them both off craigslist but they are both roughly 5 years old. Due to the older pair being as old as they are I am more worried about them finding a home. I feel like a lot of people are not going to understand that with proper care they could very well have a good 3 years left of life. I don't want to give them up too early, we would like to keep them as long as possible, but I also don't have to have to send them to a rescue because we waited too long to start looking and aren't able to find them a home ourselves before we leave the country.
My preference would be to find someone with guinea pig experience and I'll be using the application I used at the rescue when it comes time to find them owners. As excited as I am to go back to school it really does suck that this is something we have to do. I'm not looking for judgement, just advise. I don't even actually care if you judge me, just keep it to yourself. There is no way a guinea pig could survive 24+ hours or travel and a month in quarantine in a country where dogs and cats often come out half starved or with health problems. It's in their best interest not to take them.
My husband and I are looking into moving to China or Taiwan sometime next February or March. We are not 100% on where we are moving, it depends on where he gets a job, but we are 100% sure that this is our goal and we will be moving out of the country within the next year. We though about this for several years and even decided against it in the past purely because of our situation with having pets but we are both utterly miserable with our current situation, a big reason we are moving is for my studies. Being in China or Taiwan will give me opportunities that just don't exist in the US. So please understand this is not a decision we have made on a whim nor is it easy for us to come to terms with the fact that it means leaving our pets behind.
What I need help with is this. At what point do we give up the guinea pigs? We have 2 pairs, all female. One pair is 3 years old as of a few months ago. The other pair is a bit sketchy on age since we got them both off craigslist but they are both roughly 5 years old. Due to the older pair being as old as they are I am more worried about them finding a home. I feel like a lot of people are not going to understand that with proper care they could very well have a good 3 years left of life. I don't want to give them up too early, we would like to keep them as long as possible, but I also don't have to have to send them to a rescue because we waited too long to start looking and aren't able to find them a home ourselves before we leave the country.
My preference would be to find someone with guinea pig experience and I'll be using the application I used at the rescue when it comes time to find them owners. As excited as I am to go back to school it really does suck that this is something we have to do. I'm not looking for judgement, just advise. I don't even actually care if you judge me, just keep it to yourself. There is no way a guinea pig could survive 24+ hours or travel and a month in quarantine in a country where dogs and cats often come out half starved or with health problems. It's in their best interest not to take them.