Miss Piggys Guinea Pig Lair Inc., Eudlo (2026)

31/08/2026

⚠️ HEAT WARNING - ESPECIALLY FOR NEW GUINEA PIG OWNERS ⚠️

Spring has apparently decided to skip the gentle introduction! 🥵☀️

Temperatures are expected to climb significantly across South East Queensland this week, so this is a heads-up particularly for anyone experiencing their first warmer season with guinea pigs.

If you’ve kept guinea pigs for years, you probably already have your hot-weather routine sorted. This isn’t about comparing setups or who does what best - it’s simply information that could help a newer owner keep their piggies safe. ❤️

Guinea pigs do not tolerate heat well. They cannot sweat to cool themselves effectively, and outdoor hutches and enclosures can become considerably hotter than the forecast temperature - even when they appear to be shaded.

If your guinea pigs are housed outdoors, please start planning now:

🐹 Make sure their enclosure remains completely shaded throughout the entire day - remember, the sun moves!

🐹 Move them indoors to a cool, well-ventilated area on hot days where possible.

🐹 Provide plenty of fresh, cool water and check bottles regularly.

🐹 Frozen water bottles wrapped in a towel or fabric can give them something cool to lie beside.

🐹 Check them frequently throughout the hottest part of the day. Don’t assume that because they have shade, they’re okay.

🐹 Take extra care with elderly, overweight, long-haired or unwell guinea pigs, who may struggle even more with the heat.

If you’re going to be away during the hottest part of the day, please make arrangements for your guinea pigs before you leave.

Our entire shelter is air-conditioned during hot weather, but we know that isn’t an option for everybody. The important thing is having a safe plan that works for your piggies before the temperature rises.

Heat stress can become a veterinary emergency very quickly.

Please share this one - particularly with someone who may be heading into their very first Queensland summer with guinea pigs. ❤️🐹

30/08/2026

I genuinely can’t believe these boys are still here! 😭💚

If I was adopting guinea pigs myself, Clip & Champ would honestly be the boys I’d choose.

Their photo really doesn’t do them justice. These two are absolutely beautiful in person, with gorgeous long coats and the sweetest personalities to match.

Clip & Champ were surrendered to us in January this year and, at around three years old, they’re well past the crazy baby stage. They’re calm, settled and ridiculously sweet - honestly, they’re like two little dogs. 🤭 They know their routine, know what they want and just potter around together being adorable.

They’re a bonded pair and must, of course, be adopted together. 💚

Because of their beautiful long coats, Clip & Champ are looking for an indoor-only home. Grass, debris and outdoor conditions can quickly become tangled through long coats, causing matting and discomfort, so these boys are much better suited to indoor life where their coats can be kept clean and comfortable.

They are currently housed in a 120 x 60cm enclosure; however, as a bonded pair of adult males, we would love to see them in a setup offering approximately 70cm x 70cm of space each on one level. Adult boys really do benefit from having that extra room to live together comfortably long term.

I really don’t know how these two have been overlooked for so long. They’re beautiful, they’re settled, they adore each other, and they’re ready for their forever home.

Sometimes the older, quieter ones get passed over for the babies, but these are exactly the kind of guinea pigs I’d choose. 🥹

Applications can be made at: https://www.misspiggyslair.com/adoptable-piggies 💚

30/08/2026

By Appointment Only - bookings required.

Adoption? https://www.misspiggyslair.com/adoptable-piggies

Grooming? Message or email

Boarding? https://www.misspiggyslair.com/pet-minding-and-piggy-boarding

Surrendering? We are currently at capacity and unable to accept general surrenders. Returns adopted from the Lair and urgent welfare cases will continue to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Thanks for your support 💚

29/08/2026

“FOOD BOWL - EMPTY!” 😳
“I don’t know who’s responsible for this neglect, but I’d like to speak to management immediately.” 😂

Meanwhile, Chia is surrounded by hay… but apparently that is beside the point. 🤣

💚 Chia is one of our Lair Legends, and you can hear her story here:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Da1jtj8my/?mibextid=wwXIfr

A huge thank you to Chia’s wonderful sponsor, Melissa, for helping us continue to give this gorgeous girl everything she needs. 🥰🐹💚

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28/08/2026

I heard a squeal… and immediately knew something wasn’t right.

We had some supporters here today when, amongst all the usual guinea pig noise, I heard a squeal.

I went looking for where it had come from and found Stormy.

Stormy is seven years old and has a history of bladder stones. She had also lost a significant amount of weight recently, so I turned her over to have a look.

And there it was.

Her latest bladder stone had made its way right down and was sitting at the opening of her urethra. The photo with the coin gives you an idea of just how substantial it was.

I’ve removed a stone like this once before, but sadly that little girl was already extremely unwell and very close to passing away.

Stormy was not close to passing away.

Which also meant Stormy still had plenty of fight in her. 😅

I gave her pain relief, numbed the area and bathed her first so everything was clean. I sanitised my hands, sanitised everything around us and then “medicated” myself enough to get through what I knew I had to do. 🫠

And we got it out. ❤️

But the part that got me was afterwards.

I put Stormy back into her enclosure…

and she purred. 🥹

Tonight, I really hope this tough old girl enjoys her dinner. I’ll be watching her closely, and if she isn’t eating enough herself, she’ll be syringe fed. She has weight to regain now, and getting nutrition into her is incredibly important while she recovers.

At seven years old, Stormy is certainly an elderly lady - but she made it VERY clear today that she still has some fight left in her.

And this is another reminder that guinea pigs are by no means easy pets.

Weigh them. Watch them. Listen to them. Know what is normal for your guinea pigs.

Sometimes one little squeal is telling you a whole lot more. ❤️

Please note: This is not something we recommend attempting at home. Stormy’s situation and the position of her stone were assessed individually, and urinary stones can require urgent veterinary treatment. I have also been taught by Dr CJ how to safely remove a stone when it is positioned like this - this is absolutely not something to attempt without veterinary guidance.

28/08/2026

Yesterday, these two little ladies were facing euthanasia.

Nibbles and Honey are two-year-old sisters. Nibbles has a very large, open lump which was believed to be an abscess and, with veterinary treatment and surgery required, euthanasia had been considered. With Nibbles potentially being put to sleep, the same was being considered for Honey rather than leaving her without her companion.

When we became aware of their situation, we offered to take both girls into the Lair. We weren’t going to separate them, and we certainly weren’t going to give up on Nibbles without giving her the opportunity to receive veterinary care.

Thanks to the wonderful Molly, who immediately offered to collect them for us, they are now safely here. ❤️

Unfortunately, both girls are underweight. Nibbles weighs just 765g and Honey only 763g.

Nibbles will require surgery, but Dr CJ does not want to operate while she is this underweight. So before anything else, our job is to get some condition onto this munchkin and make her as strong as possible for an anaesthetic and surgery.

For now, that means plenty of good food, unlimited hay, supportive care, monitoring and, most importantly, keeping these two girls together while we get Nibbles ready for what comes next.

Yesterday they were facing euthanasia. Today they’re Lair girls. 🥹

Of course, saying yes to Nibbles also means saying yes to another veterinary bill. If you’d like to help towards her veterinary care and upcoming surgery, we would be incredibly grateful.

💚 Donations of $2 or more made within Australia are tax deductible.
🌏 Our overseas supporters are also very welcome to donate; however, Australian tax deductibility does not apply to overseas donations.

Donate here:
https://www.misspiggyslair.com/piggy-bank-donate

Welcome to the Lair, Nibbles & Honey. 🐹🐹❤️

27/08/2026

Not every Satin guinea pig will develop Satin Syndrome/Osteodystrophy. But some will - and when you’ve seen firsthand just how painful and devastating this disease can be, you have to ask: is it really worth the risk?

Their beautiful shine should never come before their welfare. 💚

25/08/2026

Just a little reminder before nominations close 💚

If Miss Piggy’s Guinea Pig Lair has ever helped you or your guinea pigs - whether you’ve adopted from us, surrendered guinea pigs into our care, received advice from us online or in person, sponsored one of our residents, visited us, or simply followed and supported what we do - we would be incredibly grateful if you could nominate us for the Gillies Foundation Award for Exemplary Commitment to Companion Animal Rescue.

It costs absolutely nothing to nominate us, but it could make an enormous difference.

The recipient receives a $10,000 grant, and if we were lucky enough to win, that money would go towards something we desperately need: a commercial cool room for the guinea pigs’ fresh vegetables. 🥬🥕🫑

With the number of guinea pigs we care for each year, our household fridges simply can’t keep up anymore. A cool room would allow us to buy and store larger quantities of fresh produce safely, reduce waste and make feeding hundreds of little mouths considerably easier.

If we’ve made a difference to you or your guinea pigs during the 2025–26 period, we’d be so grateful if you could take a few minutes to tell them about your experience.

Every nomination gives us another chance at that $10,000 grant - and potentially one very exciting cool room. 💚

🗳️ Nominations close at midnight on 31 August 2026.

👉 animaljusticefoundation.org/awards/

Thank you, as always, for backing the little animals who are so often overlooked. 🐹💚

25/08/2026

This morning we said goodbye to our beautiful Roy.

Roy was booked in for euthanasia today, but with Dr CJ’s go-ahead, we helped him along peacefully last night with the correct medication.

When CJ told me she was sorry, my reply was, “I’m so very grateful for you. It’s whoever bred him who owes HIM an apology.”

Roy came to us on the 13th September 2020 with his brother, Rodger.

Roy certainly had a personality. 😂

He was quite the dominant little man back in the day. Roy and Rodger needed a large enclosure with two hides because of Roy’s antics.

But as the years went on and his osteodystrophy progressed, those antics slowly faded.

As soon as I saw Roy, I knew he would become a permanent resident due to being a Satin.

What I didn’t realise was that Rodger was also a Satin. Dr CJ did, and I’m grateful she picked it up because unfortunately his health is now following a similar path to Roy’s.

The beautiful shiny coat that Satins are deliberately bred for comes with the risk of something absolutely horrific - Satin Syndrome.

You may see them hopping rather than walking, as Roy did, or holding their legs strangely - including raising a leg in the air - because bearing weight hurts.

In Roy’s last few months, his pain medication had become so high that we simply couldn’t increase it any further.

Roy didn’t choose to be a Satin. He didn’t choose to be born with a body that would eventually cause him this much pain. People chose to breed for that shiny coat. And Roy paid the price for it.

Throughout Roy’s entire time with us, he was sponsored by Asha. He was also cared for by Mandy and Ron, who adored him just as much as we did!

SO many people adored Roy - he had this wonderful ability to make people smile!

For those who would like to remember a little more of Roy, I’ll pop his Lair Legend link below. 🥰

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ay4Gwxh67/?mibextid=wwXIfr

No more hopping. No more holding those sore little legs up. No more medication. No more pain.

And no more having to share your space with Rodger when you clearly believed the whole enclosure belonged to you. 🤭 🧡

25/08/2026

Sometimes they really do make a liar out of me. 🤣

After spending HOURS today adding 40 guinea pigs to our adoption page, with quite a few marked as hyper-vigilant because they’re from the intake of 61 and we’re still watching how they settle and develop…

I walk past and see this. 🤦‍♀️😂

One little back leg stretched right out behind her, completely relaxed, comfortable and apparently without a single concern in the world.

HIGH ALERT 🚨

Her: 💤

Thanks for backing me up, Bluebell! 😂

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