Meerkats

Meerkats are Summoning familiars that were added on 4 August 2010 with the Elite treasure trail update, whose helping function link in with Treasure Trails.

They possess a scroll ability 'Fetch Casket' which allows them to dig for caskets which would otherwise trigger a God mage to attack the player.

By interacting with them, 3 options appear: "chat", "get coordinates" and "dig". The latter two options are special right-click abilities and thus drain Summoning points each time they are used.

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 of any level. It requires a Summoning level of 4 to summon.

Fetch Casket scroll
A Fetch Casket scroll allows use of the special move of the Meerkat, Fetch Casket. When used, it makes the meerkats dig for a co-ordinate clue without making a zamorak wizard, saradomin wizard or guthix wizard apear.

Trivia

 * They are the only Summoning familiars able to run.
 * This is the only pouch that summons more than one familiar at once.
 * The only other item that can summon two followers are the squirrel ears, a reward from the 2010 Easter event.
 * There is currently a glitch where the meerkats always walk underneath you when you walk. This is yet to be fixed.