Welcome to Guinea Pig Cottage!
While we realise there are some well run pet shops in Ireland, please don't buy guinea pigs and other small animals from pet shops if the shop is housing rabbits and guinea pigs together, is housing animals in cramped or filthy housing or have birds that are ill or have fish laying in the bottom of the tanks.Over the years we have had numerous complaints about guinea pigs and other small animals in pet shops all over the country, the laws regarding pet shops in Ireland is very vague at the moment, so there's not much we can do. If you find an animal suffering from illness or kept in cramped filthy conditions contact you local SPCA to log a complaint.
The best way you can help is to not support any shops who are selling sick or pregnant animals or animals housed in bad conditions, support the better, clean well run ones with staff that can offer you the correct care advice. Or buy pet supplies online or in hardware shops that don't sell pets. Hit them where it hurts in the wallet. Choose animals from rescues. You can make a difference.
If you are looking to adopt a pair of rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets or any other small animal please contact us as people contact us at times looking to rehome their pets.
There is a chain of petstores in Ireland that have continued to sell pregnant small animals, and they are also aware of this in some cases. Please try and avoid buying from this store (contact me for the name) and buy from a store that knows how to the animals and only sells happy healthy pets.
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Please feel free to browse the site, our step by step pages are particulary for new guinea pig owners who want to read up on guinea pig care before they get their pet. Of course it's also for people who are already guinea pig slaves.
Please feel free to contact us cavycare@eircom.net if you have any questions on guinea pig care.
If you want to adopt a guinea pig or have a guinea pig looking for a home you can send us a photo and details of the guinea pig to the above e-mail and we will put the request up on our site.
Please note we do not have any guinea pigs for rehoming ourselves for the time being and currently do not take in guinea pigs looking for homes.
Website last updated: 11th May 2009.
