cavy breeders or guinea pig breeders
Cavy Breeders
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Cavy Breeders
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Before you decide to buy a guinea pig from a breeder, please check if any rescues have the breed you are looking for. If you are not going to breed or show yourself then it doesn't matter how pedigree or not a guinea pig is, just how healthy it is and what it looks like. Cavy rescues are inundated with unwanted pets, often bought from pet stores or the result of unwanted litters from pet store bought cavies where the store can't even guarantee the sex. Please help them if you can.
A good place to check is Guinea Pig Rehome which has a list of cavies needing a home. If you then want to look for a guinea pig or cavy breeder, please search our Directory. Allergy to guinea pigs is not uncommon so anyone who is likely to be involved in the care of your guinea pigs should handle an adult pig to make sure they are not allergic before taking on the responsibility of becoming a guinea pig keeper.
A good place to meet cavy breeders is through cavy clubs or the cavy shows that they organise. It doesn't guarantee that you won't come across a bad breeder but it reduces the risk. And my advise is still to go and visit their shed before you buy. If you are serious about breeding or showing guinea pigs then you'd be daft not to.
Good guinea pig or cavy breeders will take the time to make sure you understand what keeping guinea pigs involves. They will show you how they keep their own animals and will make sure you have a starter supply at least of the food the guinea pigs are used to eating. Often they will advise on shows, grooming and health matters as well. If you're lucky they may also offer boarding for when you go on holiday and be on hand if there's a crisis. They are also likely to know of a good local vet. Guinea pig breeders are a pretty friendly lot and a good source of 'hard to find information' on cavies.
Another recommended place to look is Cavy Breeders http://www.cavybreeder.co.uk/ which lists guinea pigs by breed and then by location so you can select breeders from your local area. It also has some extremely useful links to cavy rescues, show dates and for sale/wanted.
If you are looking for a guinea pig or cavy breeder, then please search our Directory.
The governing body for the Guinea Pig Fancy in the UK is the National Cavy Club.. Some breeders advertise in Cavies Magazine but the easiest place to find cavy breeders is through the local or National cavy club year books where they are all listed. Breeders who show their animals are not likely to want their reputation tarnished by selling poorly bred or sick animals. On the other hand, just being a member of a guinea pig club does not mean the member has had to pass any particular standard of guinea pig breeding!
