Our Mission

We believe that a family who plays together, grows together. That’s our wish for you. Family is more important than ever these days. Gillie tells us that ‘family’ isn’t just the one we’re born into, sometimes, it’s friends we choose. Even pets can be family! Whatever your family looks like, this is a safe space to play in where kids can be kids and grownups can breathe a sigh of relief.

Carolyn Franks and Ashley Dotson with their Gillie Guinea Pig plushes at the IAAPA Brass Ring Awards

Who Are We?

We’re a passionate group of animal lovers and dreamers. We believe that happy families have happy kids. And that happy kids can DREAM BIG! That’s why we’ve created stories, music, crafts and games with our ‘cavy crew,’ to simply offer up another way to have some fun and learn together. By the way, ‘cavy’ is another name for ‘guinea pig.’ See? You learned something new already!

Toddler cuddling with a group of guinea pigs

Why Guinea Pigs?

Running a children’s petting zoo for 15 years taught our founder one thing for sure – KIDS LOVE GUINEA PIGS! Mostly because children intuitively identify with these frolicking little furballs. Like kids, guinea pig are cute, cuddly, curious, playful and enjoy making friends. They share a sweet-natured innocence, too.

If you have REAL guinea pigs, like we do, you can count on this site to deliver reliable, first-hand information on how to care for them. And if you don’t own one, that’s okay, you’re always welcome to come play with ours.