Porcupine puppy

http://www.wimp.com/porcupinepuppy/ ^

[ABN 505]

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center adopts a five-year-old porcupine that someone had been keeping as a pet. Because of his gentle nature and love for human contact, everyone treats the porcupine like a prickly puppy dog.

[ABN 505]

My Dog got into a fight with a Porcupine, it did not end well for either of them. While looking for info on porcupines I found this and got a chuckle out of it. Enjoy!

[riverrunner]

Due to the damage porcupines do to my wood lands, buildings and the value of timber they ruin.

Then the fact that it cost a lot of money to remove quills from my dogs it they are bad enough.

I shoot every porcupine I find on my property.

[ken5050]

What's truly amazing is t hat they somehow manage to nurse their young without impaling their porcupettes..( that's what a baby porcupine is called..the babies quills are soft ( obviously..otherwise birthing would really, REALLY hurt...they harden in a few days..but you'd also think that as they crawled all over the mother's belly to nurse, they'd stick her as well.

Ain't nature amazing??

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Porcupines are generally good natured after being around humans for a while, especially if they get tidbitted in the process. They will shamelessly beg for goodies.

[Red Badger]

Survival of the titest...................

[ken5050]

Ah..I see you've been putting Bailey's Irish Cream in your coffee again...

Have a good weekend...

[ken5050]

Either the lady in that picture is VERY petite, or that’s a REALLY, REALLY BIG porcupine..

[married21]

My kids and I went to a wild life rescue place in Alaska a few years ago. We saw a baby porcupine. This caused me to commit a “do as I say, not as I do” error in parenting that haunts me to this day (because the kids remind me). There was a big sign: “Do not touch the porcupine”, because people can transmit their germs to him and he might get sick, basically. Well, I couldn’t help it. I petted the adorable porcupine, but then told the kids they couldn’t. They had to obey the sign. Sigh....

[Red Badger]

I drink only after 5.

And it's always 5 somewhere.....................

[Red Badger]

Either the lady in that picture is VERY petite, or that’s a REALLY, REALLY BIG porcupine.

Some porcupines can get quite large, some the size of a English Bulldog or better. This one has been well fed all of it's life and probably achieved the maximum size for its species...................

[Red Badger]

In the local Pet shop they sell hedgehogs.
There is a sign, Do not pet the hedgehogs.
You do and everybody in the store will know it..............;^)

[ken5050]

I have actually been considering getting a ferret?

Any thoughts...

[CodeToad]

“I have actually been considering getting a ferret?”

Smelly. Not worth it. Had 2. Not fun.

[Red Badger]

My adult daughter had two a few years back.
They had them for about a month and then they escaped thru a hole and were never seen again....................

Similar stories from others I have talked to.

So, enjoy them for a while.............

[ken5050]

Thanks...I’m convinced...

[Man from Oz]

My mother had a pet porcupine she called Mickey. Look closely at this pic. Mickey is in there with her dog Trixie. She was very playful and a wonderful pet. She eventually went back to the wild.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“Porcupines are the third largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about 25–36 (2’ to 3’) in length, with an 8–10 in long tail. And Weighing 12–35 lb.”

I’ve seen some well fed porcupines in zoos, some even larger than the one in the video.

[reed13k]

how about an otter?

[CodeToad]

Ya got an area the size of a zoo?

[aimhigh]

Great video. THanks.