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my guineapig has escaped :(

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KevinandCharlie

KevinandCharlie

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just went outside and one of them has got out of the run , we have 1/2 an acre of garden so dont no if i will ever find him 8...8...
 
KevinandCharlie said:
just went outside and one of them has got out of the run , we have 1/2 an acre of garden so dont no if i will ever find him 8...8...
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first thing DONT PANIC...!

i used to live in a flat with a field by it... and i used to put my piggies in a run there so they could get some fresh air and grass...
and cleo escaped when she was hevily pregnant...
the chances are he hasnt gone too far... is there any big bushes or any large plants coveing the ground... thats the first place to look...
try putting out a cage or if hes in a hutch take the others out and leave the hutch open he might just let himself back in... lots and lots of food bribes...
good luck...
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Oh noes! As Clare said - don't panic! I've read many a members thread on here with lost piggies which have all turned up, but i understand how stressful this situation may be! Keep searching, i'm sure your piggie will want to be back in his comfy home soon and will seek you out, please keep us updated! Maybe leave the others in the garden in the run so your piggie can hear their wheeks? Or rustle some bags...?
 
I agree - try not to panic, have a good look around and as claremw92 said try some food bribes.... maybe leave out any little huts or things you have for the piggy to feel safe and at home in too .... and maybe a tunnel or 2 if you have any.....

Best of luck

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its raining heavily so i cant put the others out in the run! ive found him in a really big hedge and i cant catch him! no ones at home to help me either! any ideas of how to get him from the hedge?
 
where are you based...?
i never heard of where your profile says but if your not far i can come and help...
erm... i found cleo in a bush... and i put a box in there with food and then waited... after about 20mins i had her back...
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I'm in Norfolk, i dont think thats anywhere near you! but thanks for the offer, I'm now going to go and put his igloo out with some food and see if he goes in
 
KevinandCharlie said:
I'm in Norfolk, i dont think thats anywhere near you! but thanks for the offer, I'm now going to go and put his igloo out with some food and see if he goes in
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good idea...
try not to stalk him...(i know its hard) but back off to a distance where you can see him but he probably wont notice you...
and wait...
lots of people have roaming heards and they come home... so the chances are he wont stay away for long...
I'm about 3 hours away...!... haha...
just wait and once youve got him in the pigloo... bring a blanket or towel to help catch him as the chance are he'll be a bit scatty...
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Oh phew! I'm so glad you've found him! I bet he's having fun free roaming, hehe :)) and making his slave look silly standing in the garden in the rain!
 
My piggy once went into a really big bush and we had to put a fishing net down and scoop her up when she trod on it. Do you have any kind of long tube (eg. carpet inner cardobard tube)? Your piggy might be tempted to runinto it for shelter and you could scoop him up that way!
 
Kevinand Charlie, I would come help you but i'm stuck on the night shift :( I'm only about 15 min from kings Lynn.

Hope he comes out soon, if only the piggies knew what they put us through somtimes. pow-pow
 
Thank you! My mums home at 9 30 so if he's not out by then then she will help. I'm sitting in the garden on a deck chair waiting for him to poke his nose out but he's being stubborn! If your wondering, its the orange black n white one in my photo that's done the runner!
 
KevinandCharlie said:
Thank you! My mums home at 9 30 so if he's not out by then then she will help. I'm sitting in the garden on a deck chair waiting for him to poke his nose out but he's being stubborn! If your wondering, its the orange black n white one in my photo that's done the runner!
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hopefully he'll be out and having cuddles by then...!
have you got anything really tempting food wise..?... my lot cant resist romaine lettuce... if bribary is ever needed i always reach for that... :)
glad you've got your eye on him... youve doen the hardest part... now its just the waiting... i only had to wait 20 mins with cleo... and i'd smoked about 30 fags in that time to stop myself freeking out...!... haha....
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I don't have c and c cages. I've just had a good look through the hedge and he doesn't seem to be in there anymore :(
 
oh no... has he gone in to his hidey..?
or is he in a bush near by..?
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Ive found him!! he ran into his igloo so i went to grab him but he ran into the hedge again, so i waited some more and he went back into the igloo so i put a towel over it and managed to hold him but he was wriggling so bad that he neally escaped again! but hes safe in his hutch now :)
 
KevinandCharlie said:
Ive found him!! he ran into his igloo so i went to grab him but he ran into the hedge again, so i waited some more and he went back into the igloo so i put a towel over it and managed to hold him but he was wriggling so bad that he neally escaped again! but hes safe in his hutch now :)
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yaaaaaay :))
 
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KevinandCharlie said:
Ive found him!! he ran into his igloo so i went to grab him but he ran into the hedge again, so i waited some more and he went back into the igloo so i put a towel over it and managed to hold him but he was wriggling so bad that he neally escaped again! but hes safe in his hutch now :)
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BRILLIENT....!!!
silly piggy giving you a scare like that...!
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I like how you managed to get pictures for posterity (and remind him no doubt, like on his wedding day lol) in all the kerfuffle!
I'm glad you got him back. I had a houdini-stylee pig when I was a kid and she escaped a couple times from her run in the garden. She was found in the hedge (of firs) and was caught thanks to our dog! They are just soo cheeky those pigs!
 
Oh thank goodness! I must admit seeing those pigtures of him in the bushes has really made me laugh (only because you have him safe now though!), he looks like a piggy explorer, thoroughly enjoying himself! I just have visions of you sat on the deck chair in the rain whilst he has fun exploring the big bushes, cheeky piggle! :)) But seriously, phew, i wouldn't have been able to sleep knowing he was outside in the cold and rain!
 
I'm so glad he's back home! He really is a piggy explorer though, he looked completely unfussed being in that hedge.
 
Purely because he is home safe the pictures made me giggle! But what a fright! Though I have to say escaped piggies never seem to roam too far thank goodness! That does look like piggy heaven, all that green-ness, so glad your story had a happy ending!xox
 
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