How to get baby guinea pig back

[Livvv]

hi everyone. so my guinea pig, autumn, had a few babies by accident. i was looking for homes for them since i can’t keep them. i found someone on Craigslist (my first mistake) and i was interviewing them to the point that they got mad about all the questions. she sent me a picture (i thought it was a sketchy picture but i had no proof) and said she had a companion for him. i met her halfway at a Best Buy parking lot and she seemed very nice. she didn’t have a carrier for him so she said she was going to drive him home (30+ min) wrapped in a blanket. (red flag). she kept saying over and over that she would be in contact with me over email or text with pictures and updates immediately and all the time about how he’s doing. a few days went by and i started getting anxious. i have emailed and texted her a few times asking what happened and if she could send a picture. i have gotten no response. i don’t think i have enough proof of anything, however, to have the police check her house or investigate or anything. the whole time i was getting bad vibes and something told me not to give my baby to her but i still did because she seemed nice, had 2 young kids in the back seat, and answered questions correctly. i know that this whole thing was a huge mistake on my part and i should’ve taken him to a shelter such as the SPCA instead. i don’t even know if this is the right place to ask this but i was wondering what i can do or if i can do anything to get back my baby. she won’t respond to me and i really think that she’s either someone who shouldn’t be trusted with animals, or something happened while she was driving since she was driving a new baby guinea pig home in a blanket. i love him so much and it was extremely hard to let him go and the only reason i did is because i trusted her. is it even possible to get law enforcement involved since i don’t really have much proof? i’m just really anxious about him and i will even save up and pay $500 to get another guinea pig neutered to keep him if i have to as long as i know he’s safe.

also, she said she uses wifi or something since she doesn’t have a cell plan so every time she texts/calls she gets a new number. (another red flag that i didn’t even stress about until now) but i think that if i text/call the number she last contacted me with it will still work. i’ve tried that as well but like i said she just won’t respond.

 

[HeatherRose]

I’m not sure if you can do anything. It sucks that she is not responding, I’m sorry that you have found yourself in this situation.

 

[Livvv]

I’m not sure if you can do anything. It sucks that she is not responding, I’m sorry that you have found yourself in this situation.

i just called a different number, a guy answered (i think it’s her fiancé) and this is how the convo went.
me: who is this?
him: excuse you?
me: oh sorry, is this the person i gave my guinea pig to? i might have the wrong number i’m not sure
him: um.. yes
me: oh i was just wondering how he’s doing because she said she was going to send pictures and she hasn-
him (in an annoyed tone): sweetheart if you want to call don’t call at 11:45 at night. the guinea pig is fine.
me: ok sorry

i know that i should have waited until tomorrow, but i’m so anxious that i can’t sleep and when i was emailing the lady she was responding at 3 am.

 

[Lady Kelly]

Yea I wouldn't have been so polite if someone called me at 11:45pm and it wasn't an emergency. Unfortunately you have advertised your piggy, they applied and you handed him over. Really not sure what law you think the new owners have broken here but I wouldn't call the law enforcement as you will be wasting their time. I also don't feel you have any grounds to get the piggy back.

I'm really sorry if this sounds blunt but you need to move on from this now. What's done is done and cannot be undone. It's hard to give something away when you have an emotional attachment but the guinea pig is not yours anymore and, even if you don't get updates, you need to leave the new owners be.

 

[Reenie]

I have to agree with @Lady Kelly . When you give away a pet it is natural to be anxious and worry that the person won't look after it as well as you can, but you must leave these people in peace. They have no obligation to keep you informed as to how the piggy is. He is their pet now, and if you continue to contact them when they have asked you not to, you run a real risk of THEM going to the police. Put it down to experience and move on. You said the woman was nice, and it sounds as though the man was very patient with you, so it sounds like the baby has a good home.

 

[Flutterby]

I understand how you feel but sadly without anymore more than a phone number/email you can't do anything other than hope they send you updates.

 

[Livvv]

Yeah someone was telling me to text her over and over but if I did that she could’ve filed a harassment claim or something against me if she wanted to so I just sent 2 texts. After I called the number, she emailed me and said that she was going to send me an update once he was settled in in a week or two. She gave me an update and sent a couple pics and he seems very happy. I’m very paranoid about these things but now I know he is in a very good home with lots of attention.