Meet our volunteers and foster carers!

Jodie
Volunteer & Foster carer
"Guinea pigs are not as hardy as people may think.  Runny poos and not eating for as little as 6 hours could lead to disaster"
Rachel
Volunteer & Foster carer
"I also foster care pregnant guinea pigs and what most people don't know is that inbred piggies can be born with extra toes"
Beth
Volunteer & foster carer
"Guinea pigs are very social animals and need to have at least one friend or they can become lonely and depressed."
Tabitha
Volunteer & Foster carer
"Most people don't realise that guinea pigs come in a whole lot of different breeds that are identified by their coat type"
Nicola
volunteer & foster carer
"Something that people may not know about guinea pigs is that they have more than 4 teeth"
Tamara
volunteer & foster carer
"The secret poop snack.. It still amazes me that they eat their own poop from their bottoms"
Andrea
VOLUNTEER  & Foster carer
"I've had guinea pigs since 2008 and found the refuge in 2014 when adopting more piggies"
Annett
VOLUNteer & foster carer
Something people may not know is that some piggies do like lying on their backs but not all.
Grace
VOLunteer & foster carer
"When a piggy very sick, it will eat the poop from its  friends bottoms for the nutrients!"
Bruce
VOLUNTEER & foster carer
"Individual guinea pigs all have their own personalities which will come out once you earn their trust"
Kate
VOLUNTEER
"Guinea pigs are better then anti-depressive meds"
Ainsley
VOLUNTEER
"They are very intelligent and you can teach them different tricks.
Amy
VOLUNTEER
"Guinea pigs are actually classed as exotic pets, so if your piggie needs a vet, it's always best to see an exotics vet"