Guinea Pig Re-homing Norfolk

Welcome to Guinea Pig Re-homing.

Guinea Pig Re-homing is a collaboration of several local people who in their spare time take in rescue guinea pigs and re-home them. As there are no facilities within the RSPCA or other large national organisations to care for small animals private individuals like ourselves take responsibility for their care and re-homing working closely with larger organisations in the area. Vikki works in the Norfolk / Norwich area and Sophie in the Norfolk / Suffolk borders, click on the links to see currently available guinea pigs. For those that are unable to have more guinea pigs at present we also offer a new Sponsor-a-Piggy scheme to help our long-term residents.

We hope to work with pet owners to send their guinea pigs that are unwanted, or unable to be kept, to a local rescue for re-homing rather than then ending up in pet shops or at auction. We do not accept guinea pigs that are from breeders who irresponsibly breed for profit when the guinea pigs are fit and well and housed appropriately as this would perpetuate the problem. If any guinea is not in good health we will help them but hope to educate their breeders in the process or do our best to prevent them breeding in the future.  People who do breed guinea pigs responsibly usually have homes for them or can provide homes themselves so it is not often we are contacted regarding these guineas.

No matter why a guinea pig is is need we will do our best to find a place for them, it is not the fault of the guineas how people treat them sometimes.

All guinea pigs that come in to us are preventatively treated for mites, fleas and worms. They are quarantined to ensure they are in good health. Anyone wanting to re-home a guinea pig from us is welcome to come for guinea pig care, handling, grooming, nail clippping and health check sessions with our resident guinea pigs. All homes will be vetted, and guinea pigs come with a starter pack of food and hay to avoid any upset tummys when they go to their new homes.

We are a non-profit making, but ask for a donation when re-homing to help towards the cost of veterinary check, treatment, transport, quarantine, collection and delivery if necessary.

We do not re-home guinea pigs as companions for rabbits, as they are not suitable companions. They require different diets, a rabbit can easily injure a guinea pig and rabbits can carry some diseases that do not affect them but can be very harmful to guinea pigs.

It is our aim to house any guinea pig in our care in the best conditions possible therefore we have a limited number of spaces at any one time.