Rehoming a guinea pig pair mid-life asks a lot of two small animals: a new home, new hands, new sounds, and a new routine, all at once. You cannot remove that upheaval, but you can remove the guesswork that usually comes with it. A thorough handover folder is the difference between a new owner continuing the care the pigs already know and a new owner starting experiments on animals who are already unsettled.
Identity, Diet, and Housing in Detail
Open the folder with identity and daily life: each pig's name, age, photo and markings; their diet in specifics; their housing setup. Photographs should show each pig from above and the side, with markings described in words too, because two similar pigs are easily confused at medication or handling time and the new owner needs to know at a glance who is who. Diet in specifics means the hay type and how it is offered, the measured pellet amount and a plain description of the staple food that a store can match, the vegetables each pig actually eats and in what quantities, vitamin C provision as you practice it, and the treats that are safe for them. Housing setup covers enclosure size and layout, bedding in use, hide houses and how they are arranged, floor time or grazing routines, and cleaning rhythm, with a photograph of the normal setup worth more than a paragraph describing it.
Health History and Handling, Pig by Pig
The middle of the folder carries the record a new owner cannot reconstruct: their health history and their vet's details; their likes, dislikes and how each is handled. Health history means past illnesses and treatments as your vet recorded them, any ongoing watch items such as teeth, weight, feet, or breathing, dates of recent checkups, and each pig's normal weight range, because a new owner who knows the usual numbers can spot a worrying change in the first two weeks. Give the vet's name, address, and phone number, and say whether you have told the practice about the move. Handling notes should be honest per pig: who leans into a cuddle, who tolerates ten minutes and then asks to go back, who must be scooped with two hands because of an old injury or simple fear, and the sounds each one makes and what they usually mean.
Plan moving day itself in the folder too. The pair should travel in a secure carrier with familiar bedding that smells of home, some of their unwashed fleece or bedding should move with them to soften the new enclosure, and their houses and bowls should arrive with them where possible rather than being replaced with new items on day one. Ask the new owner to keep the familiar layout for the first weeks, offer the same foods at the same times, and send you a short update after the first days so any worry can be answered while the pigs settle.
The Bond the New Owner Must Protect
Close with the relationship at the center of the rehome: a note on the pair's bond and who is bolder. Explain how the pair uses each other, who follows whom to the food, who sleeps where, and what squabbles are normal between them and how they resolve, so the new owner does not separate bonded pigs over an ordinary disagreement. Say clearly that the pair must stay together, and describe any third-animal history or sensitivities, such as fear of dogs or distress at loud children, that should shape their new home life. Include your contact details and an open offer to answer questions in the first weeks, and ask the new owner to keep routines steady while the pigs settle. When moving day comes, Transferrable Profiles through KinsLe hand their complete care records over as continuing profiles, ready from day one.