Catching Guinea Pig Escapees
Our Moma guinea pig escaped into the vegetable garden some weeks ago. This is an area of about an eigth of an acre with large shrubs and bushes, a hothouse with a jungle of foliage plants, many clumps of herbs and other plants all providing unlimited hiding places. Moma has since had babies - we see them shooting under places we have no hope of catching them from when we go into the garden. Meanwhile we have no vegetables; everything is eaten off by marauding gp's as fast as it grows.
We've tried setting a trap-door cage with bread and with apple, but of course the little varmits have plenty to eat without going into the trap.
I don't hold out much hope for a solution, but just maybe someone out there knows of something even the best-fed guinea pig couldn't resist as bait, or have some other idea of how we could catch them.
Lori from Australia
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02/16/2005
As for bait (depending on the surrounding area) you could try some Alfalfa.. I know mine just love the stuff! Although if there is some growing wild, that may not work. Also depends on where mommy was kept, my GPs go crazy when they hear a plastic bag rattle, they think they are getting treats. That might lure mom from hiding. Other then that, I'm not sure what to do short of chasing them down with fishing nets :)
Good luck!
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