Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue inundated with animals and are seeking people willing to adopt

THEIR bags are packed and the car is ready to go, now all these guinea pigs need is someone to take them home.

The guinea pig rescue shop is drowning in guinea pigs and have 150 at the moment. The shop is desperately trying to get people to adopt them - Pictured is Valerie and Diamond Pic by David Clark

THEIR bags are packed and the car is ready to go, now these guinea pigs just need someone to take them home.

With 150 of the cute little critters in residence, the Gold Coast Guinea Pig Rescue based at Labrador can no longer house any more and needs responsible people to adopt them.

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Founder Alex Winterford said looking after so many cavies was demanding and also expensive.

“It is labour intensive and I spend many hours cleaning cages and preparing food,” she said. “And I could have more in a heartbeat if I took them all.”

Ms Winterford pleaded for people not to breed them.

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“Have the sex checked by a vet or someone who knows their stuff because many people think they are getting two males or two females and then discover they have a pair,” she said.

A non-desexed guinea pig starts at $25 and potential adopters will have to complete a screening program to ensure the animals are going to a home where they will be properly cared for.