Status: Ready for adoption
Arrived: June 2024
Species and Minimum Ethical Enclosure Requirement: Guinea pig: minimum enclosure size for 2 Guinea Pigs is 7.55 square feet (length x width of your enclosure) and 10.50 square feet for 3 Guinea Pigs. A “C&C” cage or a Midwest GP Habitat are the recommended style of enclosure.
Sex: Male
Age: Adult, age unknown
Location: Toronto
What is their background story?:
These boys came from a shelter in Quebec. Nothing more is known about them.
What is their favourite activity?:
Eating is number one, closely followed by snoozing and being really adorable.
What is their favourite food?:
Veggies of any type - they get a salad every day with a different combination. Also parsley, cilantro, dill, and the odd blueberry or piece of apple.
What is their best trait?:
They are sweet, friendly boys. Gus (half white, half black) is very outgoing. Gilligan is more cautious, but he is becoming less shy. Both are quite content to be held, once they get over the horror of being picked up.
Final thoughts:
They are not vocal pigs, They don’t wheek for food but they mumble to each other occasionally.
Adoption Fees and Apply to Adopt: https://www.allcreaturesrescue.ca/apply-to-adopt
Status: Ready for adoption
Arrived: August 2024
Species and Minimum Ethical Enclosure Requirement: Guinea pig: minimum enclosure size for 2 Guinea Pigs is 7.55 square feet (length x width of your enclosure) and 10.50 square feet for 3 Guinea Pigs. A “C&C” cage or a Midwest GP Habitat are the recommended style of enclosure.
Sex: Female
Age: Less than 6 months (Guacamole), less than 2 months (babies)
Location: Hamilton
What is their background story?:
These three beautiful little girls came to us from a shelter in Toronto. They are a mother (Guacamole) and her two daughters (Salsa and Cheese). We don't know who dad was or where they came from before that, but they are very young.
What is their favourite activity?:
They like to zoom! All three girls take turns doing zoomies and popcorning around their enclosure. They have so much energy - and then they nap - and then they zoom again!
What is their favourite food?:
So far they haven't met a veggie they haven't liked - romaine, peppers, baby carrots, even broccoli stems.
What is their best trait?:
Salsa is her mother's shadow - wherever Guacamole goes, Salsa is one step behind. They like to leap up on top of hideys and explore every corner, and come right up to humans and wheek loudly for snacks. Cheese is more laid back than the other two, and a bit more timid when it comes to exploring, but she still calls out if she wants food and bounces about happily when she gets it. All three girls are just so full of fun and adventure.
Final thoughts:
These three can be adopted as a family.
Adoption Fees and Apply to Adopt: https://www.allcreaturesrescue.ca/apply-to-adopt
Status: On medical hold
Arrived: July 2024
Species and Minimum Ethical Enclosure Requirement: Guinea pig: minimum enclosure size for 2 Guinea Pigs is 7.55 square feet (length x width of your enclosure) and 10.50 square feet for 3 Guinea Pigs. A “C&C” cage or a Midwest GP Habitat are the recommended style of enclosure.
Sex: Male
Age: Less than 1 year
Location: Hamilton
What is their background story?:
Jimmy was rescued from a shelter, and we suspect he was running wild before that, as he is extremely skittish.
What is their favourite activity?:
Jimmy is very scared of humans (but we're working on it!), and is rarely seen out in his cage unless we can sneak up on him. He is therefore a world class turtler - meaning he moves around his cage inside his hidey, moving the pigloo with him.
What is their favourite food?:
When he first arrived, Jimmy wouldn't eat anything except pellets. However, he has branched out and now he eats any veggie he can get, and seems to prefer bell peppers.
What is their best trait?:
Besides his endearingly shy personality, Jimmy is a really rare type of guinea pig - he's a ridgeback! That means that his fur is mostly smooth, except for a ridge running up his back, like a little stegosaurus.
Final thoughts:
Once Jimmy has been neutered, he will be able to be introduced to other guinea pigs.
Adoption Fees and Apply to Adopt: https://www.allcreaturesrescue.ca/apply-to-adopt
