Guinea Pig Adoption Request/Interest Form

Please complete as much information as possible. Feel free to expand on any issue or ask any question in the Comments section at the bottom. I also welcome your feedback and suggestions. If, for some reason, you are not up to or ready to complete the form, please just fill in your name and email address, then skip down to comments, and send in the form. Please save it and email it to Me@WhoKnows.com. 

Name

 

EMail

 

Address

 

City

 

St, Zip

 

Work Phone

 

Home Phone

 

Cell Phone

 

I am inquiring for

My child

 

Family

Myself

 

Other

The primary care giver will be

My child

 

Myself, as parent

 

Myself

 

Other

 

Please list family members, or any humans who live in your household, including roommates, students, etc.

First Name

Age (if child)

Primary Care Giver?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Piggie/s of interest (opt)

 

Desire Single or
Non-mating Pair?

Single

 

Non-mating pair

Need pal for existing guinea pig?

 

If so, I have
(regardless of who is in what cage) 

Female

 

Male (intact)

 

Male (neutered)

 

More than one female

More than one male

 

A mixed herd

If you currently have a guinea pig/s, please describe their current diet, including frequency of feedings, bedding, . . .

 

 


 

Please list other pets in the household and include as much detail as possible, including how long you've had the pet

Type, Age, Sex, Spayed/Neutered, Where kept, How long in your care?

 

How much money--per week--are you willing to budget to care for a guinea pig/s?

 

$0 because

 

 

$5

 

$10

 

$15

 

$20

 

$25

 

$30

Are you willing to take the guinea pig/s to a vet for an annual checkup?

 

How much money are you willing to spend in a medical emergency for a guinea pig?

 

Have you purchased a cage yet?

 

If you have a cage, please describe it, especially dimensions

 

Anticipated or existing cage location (which room in house or outdoors)

 

Do you rent or own?

 

Do you anticipate moving soon?

 

If so, when?

 

Have you ever owned guinea pigs before? If yes, please describe history

 

Please describe prior history of pet ownership. Please include type, age, sex, where you got him/her, why you stopped owning him/her

 

Have you ever had to surrender an animal to a shelter? If so, please describe the circumstances

 

Do any members of your family or household have any allergies to animals? If yes, please describe

 

Please describe why you want a guinea pig as a companion

 

Do you plan on showing the guinea pig/s?

 

Would you like to breed the guinea pig/s now or in the future?

 

Yes, now

 

Yes, later

 

It would be nice to have babies sometime in the future

 

No

When you go away on vacations or business trips, you would (please describe plans for care or travel)

 

Please describe level of research you have done to date on guinea pigs (check all that apply)

 

None yet, just getting started

 

What I was told at the pet store

 

What I was told by the breeder

 

What my friends have told me

 

Books on guinea pig care

 

Preliminary internet research

 

Moderate internet research

 

Extensive internet research

 

Other

 

How long have you been thinking about and searching for a guinea pig?

 

I heard about you from

 

If the guinea pig is "for your child," does your child have access to the internet for research and posting on forums?

 

Yes, full internet access

 

Yes, limited access

 

No, not allowed on the internet

 

No, not old enough

 

Other

 

Additional comments or questions