Coastal Cavy Guinea Pig Rescue

08/30/2025

Holy cow! Look at this donation we received today! 🥹🫶

Thank you to Mother Gaia Animal Rescue for such a thoughtful gift!

08/30/2025

One of the main things I do when I know piggies are about to go on a road trip - I turn their carrier into their main hidey.

The door is kept open by their food dish, so they cannot get behind it or on the side.

They learn that it is a safe place for them, and the car rides are a little less scary when you're in your safe place.

I will also add hay, an ice pack, grass, and a packed bag full of veggies and snacks for the road.

This also means that Maya and Fae, the remaining adult females from the Himi hoarding group, are getting their forever home later today 🥹

08/30/2025

🎉Adoption Update:

Noodle was successfully paired with new big brother - “Stinker Butt” yesterday! We are so excited to see how he grows and settles in with his new family! ❤️🐾

08/26/2025

🐹🎉All proceeds go towards providing food, supplies, and covering vet bills for our Coastal Cavy piggies! We appreciate your support and generosity. Because of you we are able to continue doing what we love….rescuing the guinea pigs and giving them a safe place to begin new adventures! Comment below or message us on how you can get your Coastal Cavy gear! 🎉🐹

08/24/2025

I know it's supposed to be Sunday Funday, but I always tend to do more work on Sunday vs Saturday 🫠

On a very positive note, Joyce is approaching 200g gained (WHAT?! You go girl) and Kim is going to be needing her first hair cut soon. I'm so proud of how far these two have come.

08/23/2025

Oliver says, “Oh no. It’s the bottom of the bale!”

We need hay! Does anyone wanna send a lil bag to get us to the next delivery? 📦 🥹

Message for address!

08/21/2025

08/20/2025

Hi yes I am bb.

This is Elanor's daughter Mist! Look at her points getting all dark 🥹 I think she's gonna have some glorious locks before too long. If able, I prefer letting babies grow up with my group. Gets them well socialized with other piggies AND people. Plus my herd has no personal space boundaries, so the youngsters gain lots of confidence from them.

Her mom was adopted... she and her sister are going to be looking for new homes soon!

08/19/2025

Potato (Po) was an owner surrender. He came in with a giant mass on the side of his face and nails that had never been trimmed. He’d been through several owners. He’d never had a cagemate.

We had so much help and support from the community, and we were able to remove Po’s tumor. The pathology report found a rare type of cancer and also that we hadn’t quite gotten it all.

We made the decision to keep Po comfortable. To give him the best life we could, and he quickly bonded with one of the Houston Himi Herd babies. I tried separating them when his weight really dropped and he smushed himself through the barriers and I found him sleeping next to his cagemate, Kurt.

Po passed peacefully, this past Saturday. He spent Friday night getting all the snuggles and veggies. He spent his last moments with his best friend, Kurt.

Rescue is sometimes hospice. It’s giving an animal dignity in their final moments. It means loving them where they are and knowing that further intervention may prolong life - but not enhance quality of life.

In the few months Po was with us - he was loved. He was a different boy when his tumor was removed. Lighter, happier. He brightened even more when introduced to baby Kurt.

Po will be desperately missed. He became a favorite here at CCGPR. I suspect he had more veggies and snuggles in the last three months than he’d had in his entire life. He will not be forgotten. May he be released from suffering.

Po was buried in our garden, and he will have a memorial stone soon.

Om Mani Padme Hum

08/19/2025

We regularly feed corn silks, carrot tops, celery tops, and melon rinds! Feed your humans and your piggies at the same time!

🌽 Has Your Guinea Pig Tried… Corn Silks?

Those soft, stringy strands you find inside corn husks aren’t just pretty — they’re actually safe and tasty for guinea pigs! 🐹💛

Why they’ll love them:
✨ Naturally sweet and mild in flavour
✨ A fun new texture to nibble on
✨ Packed with fibre to help keep their digestion happy

Feeding tip: Offer them fresh and clean — straight from an untreated cob. Skip anything that’s been sprayed with pesticides or herbicides, and cut off any damaged, dried up or brown bits.

Have your piggies tried corn silks before? 😍

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08/18/2025

JUST LET ME LOVE YOU 😩😂