Are These Guinea Pigs Healthy?

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Hello! I'm a new member of the Guinea Pig Forum, I'm CreativeCavy!
I'm interested in buying a pair of guinea pigs, and I saw ads on craigslist for pairs.
I just needed to know if these guinea pigs look healthy to you before I reach the owners to adopt them.
They are 7 week old female guinea pigs. Also can you tell me the breed they are and their color pattern? Thank you!
Here are the 7 week old sister guinea pigs!
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Those are them! Please let me know if they seem in good health and ready to adopt thank you ! BTW I'm not sure if this is the correct forum title to put it in, but I am new so I'm guessing this is the right one? Sorry if it isn't!
 
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it isn't possible to be completely sure from a picture, however they look generally ok to me. it would be best to visit them in person though to see for yourself. but even this isn't a guarantee that they will be healthy and not have any underlying condition. you can never know that 100% wherever you get piggies from. any form of stress can bring an underlying condition 'to the surface' so to speak. so even if there is nothing obvious, there is always an element of risk in the first few weeks after they come to a new environment.

rescues can be a really great place to adopt from. piggies are health checked as much as possible and you have the support of the rescue to fall back on should any potential problems appear. you obviously won't get this from a place like craigslist. so that is something else to consider.

if you have your heart set on these two though, maybe go and meet them and decide then. :)

you could always insure them after you get them to make sure you are covered for any illnesses that may crop up. it's worth it for peace of mind, unless you are able to afford the vet bills straight up. :)
 
Hi and welcome!

It is always dfficult when you rehome privately as all the risks are on your side; just going on a picture is not easy. What is the background on these girls?

The girls look well developed and a good weight to me. They are both what you would call tricolour "American" (and what we in Britain call "short-hair smooths").
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/common-pet-breeds-picture-guide.121399/
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/picture-guide-to-guinea-pig-coat-colours.121413/

I would enquire before you get them whether there have been boar babies in the same litter and at which age they were separated (should be 3 weeks), where was dad? Sows have their first season between 4-6 weeks.

As you mention Craigslist, I assume that you are from the US? There are sadly not as many good rescues in your country, but before you commit, here is the list for your country: http://www.guinealynx.info/rescue_organizations.html

We have got members from all over the world and find it very helpful if you please added your country or state to your details, so we can always adapt any advice and recommendations to what is realistically available and possible for you. Click on your username on the top bar, then go to personal details and scroll down to location.
 
Wiebke said:
Hi and welcome!

It is always dfficult when you rehome privately as all the risks are on your side; just going on a picture is not easy. What is the background on these girls?

The girls look well developed and a good weight to me. They are both what you would call tricolour "American" (and what we in Britain call "short-hair smooths").
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/common-pet-breeds-picture-guide.121399/
https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/picture-guide-to-guinea-pig-coat-colours.121413/

I would enquire before you get them whether there have been boar babies in the same litter and at which age they were separated (should be 3 weeks), where was dad? Sows have their first season between 4-6 weeks.

As you mention Craigslist, I assume that you are from the US? There are sadly not as many good rescues in your country, but before you commit, here is the list for your country: http://www.guinealynx.info/rescue_organizations.html

We have got members from all over the world and find it very helpful if you please added your country or state to your details, so we can always adapt any advice and recommendations to what is realistically available and possible for you. Click on your username on the top bar, then go to personal details and scroll down to location.
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Hi :)
I am from the US. I am thinking about going to my local shelter to adopt guinea pigs there, but do you think I should go to the shelter or contact the
owner from craigslist? And when I adopt them, how do I know if they are not sick or pregnant, or if they are male or female? Thank you for the help!
 
CreativeCavy said:
Hi :)
I am from the US. I am thinking about going to my local shelter to adopt guinea pigs there, but do you think I should go to the shelter or contact the
owner from craigslist? And when I adopt them, how do I know if they are not sick or pregnant, or if they are male or female? Thank you for the help!
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Is the seller a breeder? Sometimes CLs ads are from a breeder.

I prefer getting mine from a piggie shelter partly for a couple reason: 1. All piggies are medically checked out 2. Definitely know that you are not supporting a breeder 3. ) The more piggies adopted from a piggie shelter the more piggies they can take in from city pounds and dumpings.
 
I agree with the others. Those piggies are beautiful but it's usually always better to adopt from a rescue instead of supporting breeders :)
 
CreativeCavy said:
Hi :)
I am from the US. I am thinking about going to my local shelter to adopt guinea pigs there, but do you think I should go to the shelter or contact the
owner from craigslist? And when I adopt them, how do I know if they are not sick or pregnant, or if they are male or female? Thank you for the help!
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Here is a list of good standard guinea pig rescues in the US. If you can get to one of these, you can can be guaranteed that any piggies are totally healthy, properly sexed and carefully bonded. Unfortunately, the distribution is very patchy, but they are by far the safest place to get guinea pigs from.
http://www.guinealynx.info/rescue_organizations.html
 
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