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 Discover 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 in a "facility" collectively. 
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 am and 5:00 pm 
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**









 Hamilton, Male, Alpha male (un-pairable) Abyssinian, Red and White, approximately a year. He is incredibly sweet and loves to interact with people. He is quite a star here at the rescue for his friendliness. Furthermore, he was abandoned by a neighbor who was only supposed to keep him until his owners returned from a move to retrieve additional goods but never returned for him. 

Mari and Dolores
Mari's picture is on the left, and her daughter's is on the right. 
Mari, Female, paired with daughter. Brown and White Abyssinian, age 2. 
Dolores, Female, paired with mother, Black, Red, and White, age 7 months. Both were surrendered 
with three other baby males. The adopting family had a single female whom they wanted to have a 
companion. Adopting another guinea pig they thought was a female turned out to be a male. 
Unfortunately, after impregnating the female, they are ready unbeknownst to them. Overwhelmed
and done with the whole situation, they surrendered all to CCI. 

The Boys!
Mari's offspring are all about 7-month-old males. They must be adopted together. When separated, 
they cry for each other. They are incredibly active and love to par-cor climbing into hammocks over 
tunnels; they are very active and interested in people. They can be fearful but warm up
quickly with food and treats. We haven't named them yet; we thought we would leave that for 
the new family. Their adoption fee is $60 for the trio.