Hedgehog

[Andres]

We saved a hedgehog yesterday. It got stuck in the fence. My wife discovered him/her. We freed him, but he didn't move. We weren't sure if he was weak or just afraid, so we brought him some water and food, but by the time we got there, the little one was already running in our neighbours' garden.

It's such a small thing, but it did make me feel happy to know that we saved his life.

Unfortunately no pictures of him; we were so worried and busy that we simply forgot to grab the camera.

[InsaneApache]

My missus did the same a few years back. Don't give them milk.

Oh and if you picked them up get tested for ringworm.

[Hamata]

at first i thought you were talking about a new moderator that was going to watch over the front room :P but it sounds like it was a nice experince

[Rhyfelwyr]

I hovered over the thread title and when I saw the text I was hoping for pictures. I wanted to see a cute animal!

And to further stamp on my man card, I'll add that I love rescuing wee animals. There was a hedgehog once that I didn't exactly save it's life, but it kept trying to climb up the step in and into the house, even with people there. But my mum didn't want it in the house. Just left it some food and I guess it went on its way...

[rickinator9]

It must have been a nice experience(prolly not for the hedgehog). It's sad I haven't seen any hedgehogs alive. I only see them flat as a pancake on the road.

[spankythehippo]

My missus did the same a few years back. Don't give them milk.

Oh and if you picked them up get tested for ringworm.

Don't give them bread either.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Animals are fun. One time a neighbor of mine had ducks as pets and they would hop several fences and low walls to get into my parent's backyard to swim in the pool and splash each other. It was a cute thing to watch.

[Andres]

Don't give them bread either.

We tried feeding him some cat food, but Monsieur or Madame the Hedgehog ignored it. I guess it was an upper-class hedgehog with refined taste.

Animals are fun. One time a neighbor of mine had ducks as pets and they would hop several fences and low walls to get into my parent's backyard to swim in the pool and splash each other. It was a cute thing to watch.

When I still lived with my parents, we had ducks too. My brother and I loved the animals. But our garden wasn't really big and they always needed more room. And the amount of excrement they produce is amazing. After a while, they always seemed to find a way to get in front of my parents' room, making lots of noise. At 5 a.m. After a few weeks of that, we were eating duck

[Peasant Phill]

We tried feeding him some cat food, but Monsieur or Madame the Hedgehog ignored it. I guess it was an upper-class hedgehog with refined taste.

Hedgehogs are insect eaters. You can sometimes find a hedgehog in your compost heap, wich means you have a healthy garden.

When I still lived with my parents, we had ducks too. My brother and I loved the animals. But our garden wasn't really big and they always needed more room. And the amount of excrement they produce is amazing. After a while, they always seemed to find a way to get in front of my parents' room, making lots of noise. At 5 a.m. After a few weeks of that, we were eating duck

I have a similar story about some orphaned little rabbits. At Easter all the young family members were playing with a few cute fluffy rabbits who's mother died a few days before. On Christmas we were eating rabbit. I still remember going in the basement and seeing skinned rabbits hanging there.