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How to Keep Your Guinea Pigs Warm in a Winter Power Outage

Published 1/30/2017 | Popular Articles | HappyCavy


How to Keep Your Guinea Pigs Warm in a Winter Power Outage

Winter weather can bring with it many things -- snow, ice and even unexpected power outages. So we came up with a few tips you can use to keep your guinea pigs warm in the event of a winter power emergency....



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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Lessons I’ve Learned from Guinea Pigs

Published 1/15/2017 | Fun Stuff | HappyCavy


Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Lessons I’ve Learned from Guinea Pigs

Life before guinea pigs –- my fantastic beasts –- was a simpler time. Saturday mornings were usually spent at the local farmer’s market or finding a new favorite hike among Oregon’s many outdoor offerings. Weekdays were spent quietly worki...



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Merry Christmas from HappyCavy!

Published 12/23/2016 | Fun Stuff | HappyCavy


Merry Christmas from HappyCavy!

The HappyCavy guinea pigs wish you and your fuzzy friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May your holidays be filled with clean cages, hay and health, generous helpings of floor time and joy expressed at a respectfully quiet volume. 🙂 ...



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The Case for Adopting (Not Buying) Guinea Pigs

Published 10/17/2016 | Guinea Pig Rescue | HappyCavy


The Case for Adopting (Not Buying) Guinea Pigs

“When you ‘rescue’ a guinea pig from the pet store, you’re not rescuing the poor female guinea pig who now has to breed again and again to produce more babies.”...



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Literally Just Twelve Guinea Pig Photos to Make You Laugh

Published 9/22/2016 | Fun Stuff | HappyCavy


Literally Just Twelve Guinea Pig Photos to Make You Laugh

Get your smile on with these 12 silly photos of guinea pigs found from around the web....



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HappyCavy has been online since June 2009 with Hammy and Piglet. In October of 2009, a sweet, fuzzy cavy named Bitsy joined the family.

Feebee and Buttercup were welcomed to the HappyCavy Forever Home as friends and co-conspirators in January 2011. Dot joined us on July 2012. Winnie and Rosie joined on February 8, 2015 and June 6, 2015, respectively. Sisters JuneBug and Baby Roo joined August 16, 2019, and Dollie came to us on February 15, 2023. Annie was the last pig to arrive on December 17, 2023. Find out more about the HappyCavy guinea pigs.

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