This is my tree begonia after the athletic gorging guinea pig got loose.

Yes of all the pests you might expect in your garden - this one was not on the list!

Oh dear! On a lighter note, the way you described it was really funny..he's quite cute though..:p Thot he looked like a stuff toy from the thumbnail....and your begonia plant is definitely edible and tasty from the looks of it.

Bernieh, You managed to catch him yet ? Before he creates more havoc ?

I hope you find a happy, safe, loving home for the guinea pig.
You told the story very well. :o)
Will the plant sprout from the top again ?

TT this is a very hardy plant I find and it will come back - it's just that it was so close to flowering and now I'll have to wait for a bit longer.

That guinea pig sounds a good competitor for TT's Wellies Olympics by it's extraordinary athletic acts Bernieh. I didn't know that they could climb either.

Hi Panther - the little one didn't climb the stump. My hubbie had left a long plank (for putting up between trestles) resting on the stump and it must have walked up this to get to the top - obviously begonia leaves are too hard to resist no matter how high you must go.

LOL....ok that explains it, I was trying hard to imagine how it was scurrying up the begonia stem and getting onto the leaves. I have to dong my head for that .....

I hope you replant that broken stem again, for sure it will grow ;-)

Sorry about that Panther - hard to imagine a fat guinea pig scaling an old tree stump digging in his tiny little claws .... nah! Yes the begonia was re-planted, trimmed off and it will recover.

LOL...

Thanks Bernieh:-)

See now if you kept him as a pet and fed him he wouldn't want to eat your plants would he ? :o)

Smart thought Hywel...lol