Meerkats



Meerkats are Summoning familiars added on 5 August 2010 with the elite treasure trail update, which have a helping function with treasure trails.

They possess a scroll ability (Fetch casket) which allows them to dig for caskets which would otherwise trigger a god wizard to attack the player.

By interacting them there is 3 options: chat, get coordinates and dig.

Meerkats pouch
A Meerkats pouch is received as a reward from a treasure trail. Unlike other Summoning pouches, it is not made by players. When released, it was listed with a cost of 3000 coins in the Grand Exchange. It can be obtained from completing a clue scroll (Any Level). It requires a summoning level of 4 to summon.

The pouch can also be used to find the coordinates of your current location. You simply click the meerkats and select "get sextant coordinate".

One more function of the pouch is the "dig" function which eliminates the use of a spade on your treasure hunt, but this requires chatting with your familiar and will be interrupted by combat. The meerkat familiar can use the scroll fetch casket.

The meerkats are non-combat familiars.

Fetch casket scroll
A Fetch casket scroll allows use of the special move of the Meerkat, Fetch casket.

When initially released, it was listed in the Grand Exchange with a cost of 300 coins.

Trivia

 * The examine,"Two ancient meerkat familiars." may mean that Meerkats were previously extinct on Gielinor.
 * This is the only pouch that summons more than one familiar at once, unless you count the two heads of a hyrda familiar.
 * The day they were released people were giving 50k to 100k for it.
 * Unlike other Summoning familiars, they are able to run.