How likely is it for a pet store to take in a full-grown guinea pig?

Question

I've never actually seen it, and i don't know exactly how big it is, but my boyfriend said he found it in front of his door in a plastic bag (someone tried to kill it) and he also says that's it's probably the size of a forearm and it takes two hands to hold it. I'm thinking that is is a full grown adult guinea pig around the ages of 3-4 (though, I know very little about them).

My question is would a pet store take it in at that age and size? I've brought in hamsters before, and they took them in , but the hamsters were couple of months old.

Answer 1

Yes, the pet store would most likely not want to take it. You should try putting an ad on craiglist, or in the local paper. Adding the sad story about the guinea pig will most likely pull lots of heart strings, and will make it more likely that someone will want to adopt it. Good luck! And good for you for being a good samaritan!

Answer 2

Pet stores like Petco and Petsmart CANNOT sell animals that are dumped there. They will either use them for snake food, euthanize them, or put them up for "adoption," which means giving them away free to the first interested person. Those often end up in bad homes or as snake food.

I'm not sure about the policies of smaller, privately owned stores, but my guess is that they are the same. They can't make any guarantees about animals that are just dropped off there and they likely won't resell them.

Please, either bring the guinea pig to a shelter or look for a guinea pig rescue group in your area. Those places screen potential adopters and rescue groups in particular will provide   the best care possible while it waits for a home.

Don't just dump it at a petstore. It won't end well.

Answer 3

Well i think an anmail shelter will be best for the guinea pig . cuz i think other people would like a 6 month or a year hold guinea pig  like my guinea pig is 6 months

Answer 4

If you have the cage/food/whatever to keep it for a few weeks, I'd suggest taking care of it and finding a good home yourself. There are tons of free advertising websites online, as well as your local newspaper. That way you know excatly who the pig is going to, and you don't have to worry about whether or not the pet stores will take it. (If they do, they won't pay you anything for it, and it's very likely that it won't go to the best home because people going into pet stores are usually little kids that want iddy-bitty cute babies and don't really care about the animal itself.)

Answer 5

A few years ago I got a g-p, but found that they did better with a buddy. So my friend had one she did'nt want that was a ''girl''. Well a few weeks latter I found 3 extra little g-p's in the cage, not a girl lol. Well I keep one gave 2 to a friend. She keep them for about a year, but she stoped taking care of them. So her mom took them to pet co , or petsmart. They took them and adopted them out. So you local pet co or petsmart should do the same!

Answer 6

Try to find a rescue or shelter.  A pet store isn't going to have the same screening processes as a rescue would.  In all likelihood you can ask the SPCA to call if they were going to euth, but other than that you have no say over where the animal goes.

If you want to be personally involved in placing the animal then you should contact local rescues.  See if they can give you advice for setting up a temporary cage.  They may be able to give you a courtesy listing on their web site.  Then the rescue can give you info on screening new homes and you can go out and find a good home.

Answer 7

First of all are you sure he has a guinea pig and not a beaver or something? Guinea pigs aren't  THAT big and massive, as you described. Seriously..guinea pigs are soft and gushy.

If it is a guinea pig search online for guinea pig rescues in your area. If you are having trouble there, go to Petfinder.com, and click on Shelters. There you can type in your zip code and a list of shelters will pop up. If you can find a cat one, or small animal or rabbit one, some dogs ones...they will most likely take it in.

Answer 8

I don't think they would take adult guinea pigs

Answer 9

Most likely. The pet store I worked at took "donations" all the time. You can also try finding a local rescue group or shelter that will take it. You can always call and ask.

Answer 10

i agree with darksong17. only because not all pet stores carry guinea pigs & not all take them in. Some will especially if they also carry rabbits, and in that case they usually don't care about the age.

But unless you already have a pet store in mind I'd take it to a pet shelter.

Answer 11

It would probably be better to look into rescues or shelters.

Answer 12

I know PetsMart takes in any animal you bring in.  I've seen two adult guinea pigs at a petsmart that an owner brought in and they put them up for adoption!

Answer 13

pet stores will sell adult GP to people for snake food.. they usually  will not sell them as pets..

I reccommend the SPCA.. you say you had an issue with the pup.. but in all honesty I think issues are very few between and maybe the SPCA was right??

read this link about how to get rid of a pet you cant keep

http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/Advice-on-G...