Piggie's abduction ordeal revealed

How the kidnapping of Piggie, the echidna, unfolded:

SATURDAY, Aug 1:

- Security cameras catch two men taking Piggie from her nesting box at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

SUNDAY, Aug 2:

- Wildlife experts warn she may not live long without specialised care

- Police release security images of the culprits

MONDAY, Aug 3:

- Piggie is sneakily returned to the grounds of the sanctuary

- Police say they are talking to a 24-year-old man about the abduction

TUESDAY, Aug 4:

- Jarrod Ronald Simmons, 24, faces the Southport Magistrates Court on charges of animal cruelty and receiving a stolen echidna

- Police say the investigation is ongoing and others could be charged

- Experts say Piggie is in relatively good health but is sore and sorry after her 44-hour ordeal