Welcome to the Washington D.C. guinea pig adoption site! If you're new to guinea pigs, please read A Few Things to Consider before Adopting a Guinea Pig before browsing the listings below. Otherwise, read on!
Piggy (ID #A022954) is a young guinea pig available for adoption from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington. To see photos of all the small animals at this shelter, click here. Adopters must live in Arlington County, Fairfax County, Alexandria City, Falls Church, or Washington DC. For more information about adopting from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, please call 703-931-9241.
Jimmy is one of eight guinea pigs available for adoption from the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. For information about adopting from the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, please call 703-838-4774 ext. 222. Adopters should live within 45 miles of the shelter.
Bronty and Crunch are available for adoption together from the Montgomery County Humane Society. They are active guinea pigs who are responsive to human voices and love eating, especially basil and lettuce. Several other guinea pigs are also available from the Montgomery County Humane Society, which operates two shelters in Rockville and has a network of foster homes. The main shelter can be reached at 240-773-5960. The MCHS web site has two separate pages on which adoptable guinea pigs can usually be seen: "Foster Animals" and "Rescue Animals". Most guinea pigs are sent to foster homes or MCHS's rescue facility quickly, but currently there are also many guinea pigs can also be seen on a third page for shelter animals.
Rolo (ID #A036020) is available for adoption from the Fairfax County Animal Shelter. To see photos of all the small animals at this shelter, click here. The shelter's phone number is 703-830-1100.
Babs and Cecelia are a pair of bonded female guinea pigs available for adoption from Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue, which is based in Northern Virginia and adopts guinea pigs out to people living in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland. Over 20 other guinea pigs are also available.
Little Pete (ID #A072768) is one of two male guinea pigs available for adoption from the Loudoun County Animal Shelter. To see photos of all the small animals at this shelter, click here. Adopters should be residents of Loudoun, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier or Prince William County. The shelter can be reached at 703-777-0406 or 540-882-3211.
Nate and Shay are available for adoption together from Small Angels Animal Rescue, which is based in Frederick, MD. Many other guinea pigs are also available from Small Angels, along with small animals of various other species.
Cider (ID #0224) is available for adoption from Animal Advocates of Howard County. For more information about adopting from the Howard County Animal Shelter, please call 410-313-2780.
Marley and O'Mally are available for adoption together from the Humane Society of Carroll County. Their shared ID number is P12410. (O'Mally's photograph is the one erroneously labeled "Molly".) For more information about adopting from the Humane Society of Carroll County, please call 410-848-4810.
Dash (ID #7123947) is a baby guinea pig available for adoption from the Anne Arundel County SPCA. Adopters must live in Maryland, but can live in any county within the state. For more information please call the shelter at 410-268-4388.
mdguineapigs.org lists guinea pigs available for adoption in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and South-Central Pennsylvania. Some of the guinea pigs listed on this site may also be listed on that site.
If you learn that an animal listed above is no longer available, please send e-mail to [email protected]. Our listings here are only as good as the listings on shelter web sites, and some of them may not be updated as often as they should be. Thanks for your help in keeping us up-to-date!
This page was last updated on March 12, 2009.
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