In a dramatic turn of events, award-winning small animal brand, HayPigs!® has decided to switch their attention to hamsters in a bid to lower costs, optimise shipping efficiencies and refresh their brand. Renowned for their love of guinea pigs and for creating a range of circus themed guinea pig enrichment toys, the family business has decided to “take a new direction”. Co-founder Rik explains; “It’s just not been adding up. With the increase in raw materials, labour costs, shipping and fulfilment costs, it just doesn’t make sense to think so big. We’ve always loved hamsters and in ref ..read more

HayPigs! x Jollyes Our secret is out! You can now find selected HayPigs! products in 60 Jollyes stores throughout the U.K. If you’ve got a store local to you, we’d love to see your photos and videos! Share them with the hashtag #haypigsjollyes  Here’s the list of stores you’ll find us in: GLENROTHES HERMISTON GAIT CLYDEBANK NEWPORT PERTH BANGOR SHEFFIELD MILTON KEYNES GOSPORT ILKESTON WAKEFIELD COLCHESTER BLYTH ASHTON SCUNTHORPE CADBURY GC ELLESMERE PORT WARMLEY ECCLES KETTERING MAIDSTONE NORWICH WATERLOOVILLE HARLOW WREXHAM RUNCORN STOCKTON DARTFORD TONBRIDGE WILLENHALL EAST DE ..read more

We are very much looking forward to seeing everyone at PATS this year for what will be HayPigs!® 9th show! To make it extra special, we’ve decided to give away £200 of stock to one lucky shopkeeper! All visitors need to do is to pop over to our stand (A16) and we’ll get you entered. We’re asking our friends in the pet trade to think big when it comes to small animals. With a record-breaking rise in small furries over the last couple of years, it really is their time to shine! HayPigs!® has campaigned long and hard to raise the profile of small furries and their welfare and enrichment needs an ..read more

  Multi-award-winning small animal brand, HayPigs!®, are at it again, with the launch of a revolutionary new enrichment toy for cavies. In a bold new move for the small family business, they’ve decided to switch their attention from their favourite pint-sized small furry, the guinea pig, to its big cousin, the capybara! The capybara is world’s largest rodent and can reach sizes of 134cm long and 62cm tall, weighing in at an impressive 66kg. This did present somewhat of an engineering challenge, but one the team at HayPigs!® were excited to take on! Chief Designer and co-founder Rik expla ..read more

You might be surprised to hear this, but, yes, they do! The guinea pig (cuy) is a species of rodent that's part of the genus Cavia in the family Caviinae. There are at least five currently recognised wild species of guinea pig, including the Brazilian cavia aperea. This species can be found across South America in countries such as Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. There's also the Andes-dwelling montane guinea pig (cavia tschudii). Guinea pigs are indigenous to South America, and it's believed domestication occurred in the Andes around 6,000 years ago. It was as a result of wild guinea pigs bei ..read more

TWELVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BECOMING A PIGGY PARENT Hi guys, it’s Helen and Rik here, from award-winning small animal accessories brand, HayPigs!® We’re here today to give you our beginner’s guide to guinea pigs. Here are twelve things we think you should know before becoming a piggy parent! Note: If you missed Part 1 & Part 2 click here!  NUMBER 9: A GOOD VET IS SO IMPORTANT! As mentioned earlier, trips to the vet can and most probably will happen at some point during the lifetime of your guinea pigs. Finding a vet that has specialist knowledge of guinea pigs as a s ..read more

The popularity of guinea pigs has seen a significant rise in recent years, with their population more than doubling to 900,000 by the end of 2022 (that’s more than the population of Leeds!) and we think this trend is likely to continue as our furry little companions become more popular. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dwayne Johnson (@therock) Just like us humans, guinea pigs are sensitive to changes in temperature and much prefer temperatures between 17 – 20°C. Anything below 15°C and it’s very likely that they’ll start to get chilly. As we’re i ..read more

SHOULD I INSURE MY GUINEA PIGS? We were inspired to write this post following the recent findings of the Burgess Guinea Pig Census. There were some encouraging results about the general care and wellbeing of guinea pigs, but we were struck by the statistic that only 3% of those surveyed had their guinea pigs insured. We are part of that 3% and do have insurance for our guinea pigs. We have also had to make claims on a number of occasions. Now, maybe we have been unlucky, or maybe we have just been conscientious as regards the health care and needs of our rescue piggies. Either way, we have ce ..read more

Copyright © 2019 HayPigs Limited. All Rights Reserved. HINTS AND TIPS FOR CARE OF YOUR GUINEA PIGS WHEN YOU ARE ON HOLIDAY No matter how dedicated you are to your precious piggies, there will be times when you can’t be there to look after them, perhaps you are having a weekend away or a longer holiday break of a week or two. So, what do you do to ensure your guinea pigs get the care and attention they need while you are away? Here are a few of our ideas to make sure you are prepared and therefore have the peace of mind you need to enjoy your holiday, without spending all of it worrying about y ..read more

HayPigs!® help revamp the Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park in celebration of 20 years of family, food and fun at the much loved family attraction. As the new sponsors of the Guinea Pig Village at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park in Suffolk, award-winning guinea pig and small animal brand, HayPigs!®, have designed and built a collection of guinea pig sized houses for the resident piggies. The pint-sized builds include a café, nail bar, church, pub and convenience store, each lovingly designed and crafted to provide not only a visual treat for visitors, but also an exciting ..read more