HappyCavy is a guinea pig blog with stories on the
fun and serious moments of caring for guinea pigs

HappyCavy started in June 2009 as a guinea pig blog featuring three live, streaming webcams that broadcast the lives of the original HappyCavy guinea pigs — Hammy and Piglet — to the world from Portland, Oregon. The webcams were online for 15 years until their final broadcast on April 7, 2024.

The blog continues to share the joys and challenges of raising happy and healthy guinea pigs, offering readers and friends tips on guinea pig health, diet and proper care and lifestyle content such as news and entertainment.

Guinea Pigs of HappyCavy

The HappyCavy family: Baby Roo, Annie, Bernadette and the late Mathilde.

The current HappyCavy guinea pigs are BabyRoo, Annie and Bernadette.

Find out more about them.

HappyCavy advocates adoption over buying, and we encourage others to look at local rescues and shelters when searching for guinea pigs to adopt. Because of this belief, each HappyCavy guinea pig is a happy, healthy rescue who’s finally living the good life in the HappyCavy Forever Home.

Timeline of HappyCavies

HappyCavy has been home to many guinea pigs over the years:

• June 2009: HappyCavy goes live and welcomes Hammy and Piglet
• October 2009: Bitsy joins HappyCavy
• January 22, 2011: Feebee and Buttercup join HappyCavy
• July 21, 2012: Dot joins HappyCavy
• February 8, 2015: Winnie and Rosie join
• September 4, 2018: JuneBug and Baby Roo join
• February 15, 2023: Dollie joins
• December 17, 2023: Annie joins
• June 18, 2025: Bernadette and Mathtilde join

Meet the guinea pigs

More about Baby Roo

More about Annie

More about Bernadette