Before he knew it, the babies had mated with one another, and he had 160 little guinea pigs running around in his garden in Gosport, Hampshire.

He duly called the Worthing Guinea Pig Rescue centre when "things got out of hand", who began the process of re-homing the little guinea pigs across the country.

Jenny Dorney from the centre, speaking to The Worthing Herald, said: “The owner had looked after them incredibly well, especially given the circumstances.