HSCI - Success Stories

Klondike, Nestle, Oreo, Bacardi, Midori, Kahlua, Ginger, Jack, Di, Gloria, & Jeanie!

Our cavy family started with one lonely disabled pig purchased from a pet store. We did not know at the time that HSCI also had small animals and birds available for adoption. The more we learned about guinea pigs, we learned how social they are. We were off to HSCI to look for a buddy. We did not see anyone at the time, but later that week there was a dog wash that our humans took our older dog sister too. There were several dogs, cats and small animals available, Mom fell in love with Klondike who was sitting on the raffle table and knew he was meant to be in our family. He was adopted in July 2005. He is also the handsome pig on the HSCI website. We have a celebrity in our family!
We brought our Cadbury in to meet his new adopted friend. After a bit of rumbling and sniffing, they settled down and shared a carrot. A few weeks later, mom went back to make a donation, and stopped in the small animal room. She saw two very handsome long-haired (Peruvian) brothers. Nestle and Oreo (who were named Jake and Elwood at HSCI). Cavies are naturally herd animals, so we adopted them into the family. We looked online for the best way to house them and found out that pigs need thirteen square feet of room to adequately run and play! We started a building project and soon the boys lived together in relative harmony. The boys were adopted in August 2005.
Mom fell in love with 3 girls who had been in several homes only to be returned to the shelter. Bacardi, Midori and Kahlua (Carri, Letti, and Cabbi). Were added to the family. We had the boys fixed so all the kids could run together with no worries of pregnancy.
Next on the adoption list is Ginger (Lydia). She came into the shelter with a few of her siblings. She was the result of two pet store pigs who were mis-sexed. She joined our family in November 2005.
Guinea Pig Family

Klondike
Nestle
Pals
Ginger
Oreo
The Girls

Our humans decided to foster a few pigs for the Humane Society until they were ready to be adopted. Jack and Di were originally born at the shelter in November 2004. We took them home in November 2005. We fostered them with two beautiful girls that came in around the same time; Gloria and Jeanie. Their potential adopter decided they did not want them, so we decided to adopt them as we had grown very fond of them.
That is our family in a nut shell! Like potato chips, you can never have enough guinea pigs! (as long as there is enough time and money to support them!)

Name of Pet:
Age of Pet at Adoption:
Gender of Pet:
Month / Year Adopted:
Type of Pet:
Name of Pet at HSCI:
Klondike
Adult
Male
July 2005
Guinea Pig
Acorn
Name of Pets:
Age of Pets at Adoption:
Gender of Pets:
Month / Year Adopted:
Type of Pets:
Name of Pets at HSCI:
Bacardi, Midori and Kahlua
Adult
Female
June 2005
Guinea Pig
Carri, Letti, and Cabbi

Name of Pets:
Age of Pets at Adoption:
Gender of Pets:
Month / Year Adopted:
Type of Pets:
Name of Pets at HSCI:
Nestle and Oreo
Adult
Male
August 2005
Guinea Pig
Jake and Elwood
Name of Pets:
Age of Pets at Adoption:
Gender of Pets:
Month / Year Adopted:
Type of Pets:
Name of Pets at HSCI:
Ginger, Jack, Di, Gloria and Jeanie
Young
Male and female
November 2005
Guinea Pig
Lydia, Jack, Di, Gloria and Jeanie