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Cavy Care Inc. (CCI) is here to provide answers to all your questions about guinea pig care. Our information has been featured in numerous local and national publications, including over 96 articles and three magazines. Our Executive Director served as the Small Animal Expert for the online Small Animal Channel of the Discovery Channel from 2008 to 2016. If she doesn't have an answer, she'll research to find one for you.
ADOPTABLE PICS AND BIOS ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!
Please note that CCI does NOT provide medical advice. We strongly recommend consulting a licensed veterinarian for any medical concerns regarding your pets.
**Need to surrender?** Cavy Care Inc. accepts surrenders as space permits. As of January 30, 2025, guinea pig surrenders have reached record numbers at local shelters, rescues, and open-door facilities. You may need to call around to find available options.
**I Want to Adopt!**
Cavy Care Inc. works by appointment only! We do not take walk-ins because we house guinea pigs in foster and are not housed collectively in a "facility". Cavy Care Inc. has several guinea pigs available for adoption. Please call us first to discuss pairing a guinea pig you may already have at home, as we rarely have unpaired guinea pigs available. If we do, they are typically male alpha males who may not accept pairing. Our guinea pigs range in age, but most are older, as we take in guinea pigs that cannot handle commercial shelter settings. Cavy Care Inc. seeks loving homes and does not adopt guinea pigs for commercial, school, or therapy settings. We prefer in-home environments that involve the entire family in the care of the guinea pigs.
Additionally, we may ask you to provide a photo of your cage. Cavy Care Inc. does not allow guinea pigs to be adopted for the sole care of children, regardless of their age, due to the need for supervision and the lack of education or resources necessary to manage such responsibilities. Ideally, children interacting with the guinea pigs should be at least 7 years old. When pairing your guinea pig with one from our organization, we will only adopt guinea pigs of the matching sex. Cavy Care Inc. does not knowingly adopt guinea pigs that might be sick or compromised. We ensure that all necessary veterinary care is provided before adoption. By state licensing, we are transparent in informing new owners of any medical care provided while the guinea pigs were in our care before adoption.
**How It Works:**
1. First, please complete the pre-adoption form. Once we review it, we will reach out to you to inform you of your approval status or the reasons why we may not be able to approve your adoption. This will usually take 24 hours.
2. Next, we will schedule an appointment to meet the guinea pig(s) you are interested in (up to
3 singles or pairs per appointment.) We limit the number of guinea pigs at each meeting because they are housed in foster care. The foster caregivers will bring the guinea pigs on the day of your appointment for you to meet. Any guinea pigs not adopted that day will be returned to foster care until they are selected again.
3. Appointments are generally made on weekends, depending on our adopters' schedules, and are offered between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. We can provide opportunities to adopt during the week during operating hours between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 720-235-2492, email shannon@cavycareinc.org, or text.
**Adoption fees**
Cavy Care Inc. does NOT split up pairs under any circumstances. How guinea pigs are surrendered to us is how we adopt them out, not splitting up pairs. Cavy Care Inc. Adoption fees are as follows:
$30.00 for a single guinea pig between 6 months and 6 years.
$25.00 for a single guinea pig over 6 years of age.
$40.00 for single babies under 6 months of age.
$45.00 for a same-sex pair of guinea pigs, 6 months to 6 years.
$35.00 for a pair of same-sex guinea pigs over the age of 6 years.
$50.00 for a same-sex pair of guinea pigs under 6 months. The adoption includes a take-home box, 1/2 pound of pelleted diet, a single snuggle sack of your choice, and a lifetime of advice.
**Here are our adoptable guinea pigs**
Surrender, Adoption, Education
Rocket is a character and a half! Despite our best attempts, he is an alpha male and refuses to be paired. He is a perfect pick if you are looking for a single guinea pig who loves to interact with other humans, but not other guinea pigs so much.
Rocket is male, six years old, a silkie mix, red, white, and a bit of black.
Reason for surrender: The daughter lost interest, and the mom did not want to take responsibility for the animal daily.
Oscar is an older fellow, sweet as peaches, who loves to be hand-fed. He is very easygoing but becomes upset when introducing himself to other males. He is very submissive and easily run over, so he should live as a single male. When introduced to other males, he shivers and is unhappy. Alone, he is fine.
Oscar is 8 and male, an American Smooth Coat, red, black, and white.
Reason for surrender: Mom and Dad divorced, and felt giving Oscar up at age 8 was their only option.
Not suitable for children under 10 because of the guinea pigs' age.
He is a senior.
Mayhem is a lovable alpha male guinea pig. We have tried to pair him with other males, but he is too dominant. He loves people, especially those with cucumbers, but other male guinea pigs... not at all. If you are looking for a single guinea pig, you might love Mayhem. Not all male guinea pigs got the memo that they must live as a pair. Mayhem would like to dispute that claim.
Mayhem is 5 years of age, male, silkie, black and white.
Reason for surrender: The Kids lost total interest in caring for him. Mom and Dad had zero time/interest in him.
Hamilton, what a character! He is a very dominant male, and despite attempts to pair, he is not a fan. Again, he never got the memo that he is supposed to be happier with a roommate.
Hamilton loves to come to the cage door, beg for food at every feeding, and loves chin itches and head scratches. He is always bright-eyed and at the door to interact.
Hamilton is 2–3 years of age, male, Abyssinian, red and white.
Reason for surrender: He was abandoned by a neighbor after moving. The neighbor claimed they would be back to get him, but they never did. The neighbor, who was retired and had no kids, had no interest.
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