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Hedghog On My Shoulder

nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Did you ever type with a hedgehog on your shoulder?

My son is cleaning the varmint's cage, and he brought it to me to hold. I set it on my shoulder to have it out of my way. It is digging through my hair, sniffing and licking. This is a pretty tame beast, and if he is used to a person, he does not his and erect his spines. It is a cute little critter.



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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I wanted one and stopped at the pet store to look I guess a year ago.They wanted $79.00 for it,then the proper size cage in my opinion was about $80.00.So I bscked out,I still want one are they about like a Guiena Pig.And are they friendly,or eager to find a reason to Bite.

    Information Appreciated!

    Best!

    Rugster
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  • ccasey612ccasey612 Member Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    So what are you going to do with it?

    If you will blame gun makers for every shooting then blame car maker for every car accident.
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Being as how I was born and raised in extreme Southern Arizona and for the past 30 years have lived behind enemy lines in Northern California, I don't know what a hedgehog is. Of course, I've seen pictures but that doesn't do it. Are they commonly kept as pets? Do they have bad traits like odors, bite? I had a few pet Roadrunners growing up in Arizona. My best friend had a Gila Monster. But, that is where I drew the line.
    muley
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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Better to have one on your shoulder than in your shorts I would imagine...lol...

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    Hedgehogs do not make particularly good pets, as they are nocturnal. Other than that, I see no problem with them.

    We got this one from a breeder near Grapevine, Texas, when it was a baby, and paid $60 for it. If you get one, get a baby. An adult that has been sitting in a pet store with little handling will probably never settle down.

    Handle it a lot and get it used to your smell. This one will let us pick it up without hissing most of the time. He does not like his ears touched though.

    Bite? Not this one. He licks and sometimes will nibble to see what something is. He has nibbled on my fingers and ears, but I can't call it a bite.

    They are insectivores, but I cannot interest this one in bugs or worms. All he will eat is IAMS cat food, and he seems to do well on it.

    They are not polite or particular about where they go potty, so if you are holding it when it is time to go, well, you might just have to go and wash.

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hey Nunn! That is He Dog, not Hedge Hog, and I am not sitting on your shoulder!

    Did Somebody say something about Bees?

    A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
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  • Judge DreadJudge Dread Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    He will love the criter untilll one .....DREADFULLLL!Day he haves the Murphys LAW luck of sitting on it.



    OUCH! That had to HURT!

    and the spines dont come off pulling you have to "twist wile pulling"

    (Definitely, better you than me! )

    JD

    400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    David, is the 'hedgehog' what we call a 'porcupine' up in New England - lots of sharp hollow quills and not very bright? Until fairly recently, we had bounties on the damn things (they still are not protected) because they do so much damage to timber and dwellings. I'm sure you can take as many home with you as you can locate, no charge. No way I would let one of those things near my face, no matter how allegedly tame it was. One reversion to instinct and say good-bye to eyes, eardrums, whatever.



    Edited by - Iconoclast on 08/08/2002 17:47:12
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    A hedgehog is not a porcupine. The porcupine is a large rodent with quills that come out and imbed themselves into an attacker. The hedgehog is a small insectivore, about the size of a guinea pig, with spines. Not quills. They are sharp but only an inch long or so and they don't come out.

    The porcupine, when attacked, turns its back on its attacker and lashes its tail at it. The hedgehog just rolls into a ball, presenting spines around its entire exposed surface.

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  • ace22ace22 Member Posts: 544 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hedgehogs NEED to eat insects.They also have a neat trick of contorting their necks to lick their selves until they get a lather of saliva worked up.Try feeding your hog meal worms.Mine were fond or BBQd chicken.Some do bite and they got 'lil sharp teeth and tend to hold on till they feel like letting go.They can also live to be 8 to 10 years old.
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    OK......I think I'll stick with my Yellow Lab.


    **I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning**
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The one I used to have never tried to bite any of us. Mine also loved mealworms which are available at most pet shops. Do like nunn says and get it young. Like any pet, if you raise it, then they will be used to you. Keep in mind though "why" it is on nunn's shoulder. You will have to do this often, as they do have quite an odor, if you let the cage go for very long.

    If I knew then, what I know now.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hedgehogs must be a Southwestern thing - never heard of or seen such a beast hereabouts. Believe me, I know what a porcupine is! So have most of the dogs I've ever owned, and most of them still thought they could take them on after the first unsuccessful attempt.
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  • Judge DreadJudge Dread Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Does that mean you have already sat on it ? and it hurt less than the porcupine ....????

    LOL!


    JD

    400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    Hedgehogs are not native to the New World. Europe and Africa.

    This one is called an African Pigmy Hedgehog, but I have never seen another variety to make a comparison.

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  • interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
    edited November -1
    "hedgehog on my shoulders makes me happy" Who was that, Paul Simon or was it Art Garfunkel??
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  • bwabwa Member Posts: 224 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    interstate: John Denver, I believe.
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  • interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
    edited November -1
    bwa, you are so correct. Thank ypu.
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  • 218Beekeep218Beekeep Member Posts: 3,033
    edited November -1
    Mr. Hedgehog on my shoulder,
    it`s the truth,
    it`s actual,
    everything is satisfactual.

    .218
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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There's a Hedgehog on the snuggles commercial trying to convince the lady doing laundry that he is Snuggles the Bear.

    NUNN.....Don't forget to check the back of your shirt before leaving the House. I have a bird, I'm familiar with the problem.

    Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself!
    Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Naw, that is Iconoclasts quill pig.

    Nunn the European hedgehog (and some of the African species as well) are a bit larger. In England you see them as road kills largely because they tend to live in the stone walls that line almost every rural road.

    The sliva coated quills trick in the wild envolves licking a toad and getting bufo toxin in the siliva, which is then frothed and coats the quills. Apparently makes a homemade poison dart.

    Meal worms are indeed a valuable addition to the diet.

    A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand
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  • BushobiBushobi Member Posts: 107 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Dont have hedge hogs in our neck of the woods...only BAR-HOGS..same smell and results...
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  • 96harley96harley Member Posts: 3,992 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nunn,
    I tried that with my pet carp but he still wants to slide off my shoulder and jump back into the septic with Bushobi's BAR HOGS.
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Want a cool pet? Get a Ferret, those things will freak a cat or dog out and are absolutely hillarious! They are also very oinery.
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  • Judge DreadJudge Dread Member Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get a skunk with selective fire option...HEHEHE !

    JD

    400 million cows can't be wrong ( EAT GRASS !!! )
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,085 ******
    edited November -1
    All the ferrets I have ever seen were nervous little critters. I also read that they smell bad, and it was the ferret to which the term "polecat" was applied.

    Actually, I don't care much for exotic pets. I used to keep reptiles and amphibians when I was a kid.

    I built a turtle pen in my back yard for box turtles. Box turtles are cool. I made it from landscape timbers and set each successive row in a bit, so that the whole thing sloped inward to discourage escapes. I had to give it up though. The fire ants kept getting into the pen and the turtles had no way to escape.

    We can sort of control fire ants, but we can't seem to eradicate them, especially since my neighbors on either side won't even try.

    I want to get a small alligator and let it live in my pond, but Mama said no. She is afraid it will get big and eat one of the kids. Never mind that the kids will be grown and gone before it could get big enough to do any harm. Besides, if you go down to the pond and feed it a lot, it may become semi-friendly.

    Probably the closest I can get to that is to buy a concrete sculpture of an alligator at Stromberg's, paint it to look authentic, and set it on the pond bank.

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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    NUNN;

    Don't overlook the inflatible Gators.

    Remember...Terrorist are attacking Civilians; Not the Government. Protect Yourself!
    Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't know what Texans consider a polecat to be but up here a polecat is a skunk. Ferrets do stink but are in no way close to a skunk!
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