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About HappyCavy

Updated: 11/26/2024

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

Three guinea pigs with clouds in background

The HappyCavy family: Baby Roo, Annie and June Bug.

Related Pages: Our Home, What We Eat

The current HappyCavy guinea pigs — BabyRoo and Annie — are adopted American shorthair female guinea pigs.

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.

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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 as friends and co-conspirators
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