Hedgehog

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.

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.

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

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...

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

Don't give them bread either.

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.

Originally Posted by spankythehippo

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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

Originally Posted by Andres

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.

Originally Posted by Andres

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.

They are adorable. Shame they can't swim many a hedgehog drowned in the whatsitcalled in my moms garden. So sad to see such a cool animal floating there but you are always too late

So. Everyone's thinking it and no one wants to say it?

Originally Posted by Vladimir

So. Everyone's thinking it and no one wants to say it?

What?

Originally Posted by Gregoshi

What?

No, THE Hedgehog. He finds wives, wives don't find him.

This may not be very Frontroomish:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

You can bugger the bear, if you do it with care,
In the winter, when he is asleep in his lair,
Though I would not advise it in spring or in fall--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

If you're feeling quite coarse, you can bugger the horse,
Or the palfrey, the jennet, the stallion (with force),
You can bugger the donkey, the mare, or the mule,
Though to bugger the pony is needlessly cruel.

You can bugger the ox (if you stand on a box)
And vulpologists say you can bugger the fox,
You can bugger the shrew, though it's awfully small--
But the hedgehog cvan never be buggered at all.

Herptologists gasp you can bugger the asp,
Entymologists claim you can bugger the wasp.
If an insects your thing, man, then just have a ball--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

And the elephant too, that you meet in the zoo,
Can be buggered if you are sure just what to do,
You will need a large mattress upon which to fall--
But the hedgehog cvan never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the bees if your down on your knees,
You can bugger the termites with terminal ease
You can bugger the beetle, the ladybug (bird!) too,
There's no end to the buggering that you can do.

You can bugger the cat if it isn't too fat
You can bugger the rabbit you draw from your hat
You can bugger the shark that you've chased in your yawl--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the ermine, and all other vermine,
Like rats, mice, and roaches, if you're not discernin'.
You can bugger the dog, it will come when you call--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

Although Mr. Tiggy is not very big, he
Avoids with great ease those who fancy his arse.
He just curls in a ball, shows his prickles and all--
And the would-be seducer leaves him in the grass

If you're that kind of fool, and you have a long tool,
Do it with a giraffe, if you stand on a stool,
Catch a yeti, who lives in the snows of Nepal--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

For the hedgehog escapes the posterior rapes
Performed upon others of different shapes
Those who run, swim, or slither, they get it withal--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

It is said, if you try, you can bugger the fly,
Or the swallow as it skims so skillfully by,
Use a noose or a net, or lime (if you've the gall)--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all

You can bugger the cow (I will not tell you how),
Or the boar, or the piglet, the shoat or the sow,
You can bugger the ass as it stands in the stall--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can order or shoo 'im, or run a knife through 'im
The one thing you cannot do is stick it to 'im.
If you try to seduce 'im, you'll end in a fix,
His prickles defend him against rampant pricks.

You can bugger the ram, you can bugger the lamb,
You can bugger the ewe, though the wether's a sham,
You can bugger the tiger (it may caterwaul)
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the seal, you can bugger the eel,
You can bugger the crab, though they say it can't feel,
You can bugger the bat as the night casts its pall,
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the snake (hold it down with a rake),
Though to bugger the quetzal may be a mistake.
You can bugger the billy, the nanny, the kid,
But to bugger the hedeghog just cannot be did.

You can bugger the slug, though it messes the rug,
You can bugger the different species of bug,
Or do it with a snail, if you slow to a crawl,
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

At the end of the day, when you've had your rough way
With all of those creatures, you'll just have to say
"That damned Erinaceous has been my downfall--"
For the hedgehog can never be buggered at all!

Hedgehogs are ridiculously cute.

On a related note, a dear friend of mine ghost-wrote the Hedgehog's autobiography. (I haven't read it. I am a bad friend.)

when i was a wee lad my mother wanted to get me a hedgehog. they were very chic at the time. i would have had a blast they are outrageously adorable.

not sure how having one as a pet works since they are far from domesticated would be a stink to keep it in a cage like a hamster as i imagine running around with it would be lush

I am immensely ignorant, I thought we only had them in the UK.

Kudos for saving the littlun's life.

D'aww...

Sorry, my cat/cute thing proximity got inter-continental for a second there.

Hedgehog makes good eating

Always wash your hands very carefully if you have touched it. Also if you do find them check wether they have white thingies between their pikes. Often if you find them especially those you run into by day, have fly larvae on them if they have that they need to be taken care off. You can always contact the local Wildlife rescue center for questions, advice or help.

It's usually best not to feed animals and never give them milk. Water is never a problem though. That and always wash your hands,... (diseases, worms some of which are lethal,...)

Originally Posted by Moros

Always wash your hands very carefully if you have touched it. Also if you do find them check wether they have white thingies between their pikes. Often if you find them especially those you run into by day, have fly larvae on them if they have that they need to be taken care off. You can always contact the local Wildlife rescue center for questions, advice or help.

It's usually best not to feed animals and never give them milk. Water is never a problem though. That and always wash your hands,... (diseases, worms some of which are lethal,...)

Oh ffs that goes for all wild animals you make these spikes sound like running into barbed wire. Kittens can have fatal worms, petting a kitten is potential doom. Having a litterbox raises the odds of absolute doom of death with 20000%. Nothing wrong with giving them milk either.

Uh, no I'm pretty sure there is something wrong with giving hedgehogs milk, namely they are lactose intolerant in adulthood and it gives 'em diarrhoea.

Originally Posted by Greyblades

Uh, no I'm pretty sure there is something wrong with giving hedgehogs milk, namely they are lactose intolerant in adulthood and it gives 'em diarrhoea.

It does all that to you as well

Um... No it doesnt, unless I just havent been noticing the bouts diarrhoea I should be having after breakfast each morning.

Originally Posted by 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.

Aww

Originally Posted by Vladimir

No, THE Hedgehog. He finds wives, wives don't find him.

This may not be very Frontroomish:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

You can bugger the bear, if you do it with care,
In the winter, when he is asleep in his lair,
Though I would not advise it in spring or in fall--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

If you're feeling quite coarse, you can bugger the horse,
Or the palfrey, the jennet, the stallion (with force),
You can bugger the donkey, the mare, or the mule,
Though to bugger the pony is needlessly cruel.

You can bugger the ox (if you stand on a box)
And vulpologists say you can bugger the fox,
You can bugger the shrew, though it's awfully small--
But the hedgehog cvan never be buggered at all.

Herptologists gasp you can bugger the asp,
Entymologists claim you can bugger the wasp.
If an insects your thing, man, then just have a ball--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

And the elephant too, that you meet in the zoo,
Can be buggered if you are sure just what to do,
You will need a large mattress upon which to fall--
But the hedgehog cvan never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the bees if your down on your knees,
You can bugger the termites with terminal ease
You can bugger the beetle, the ladybug (bird!) too,
There's no end to the buggering that you can do.

You can bugger the cat if it isn't too fat
You can bugger the rabbit you draw from your hat
You can bugger the shark that you've chased in your yawl--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the ermine, and all other vermine,
Like rats, mice, and roaches, if you're not discernin'.
You can bugger the dog, it will come when you call--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

Although Mr. Tiggy is not very big, he
Avoids with great ease those who fancy his arse.
He just curls in a ball, shows his prickles and all--
And the would-be seducer leaves him in the grass

If you're that kind of fool, and you have a long tool,
Do it with a giraffe, if you stand on a stool,
Catch a yeti, who lives in the snows of Nepal--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

For the hedgehog escapes the posterior rapes
Performed upon others of different shapes
Those who run, swim, or slither, they get it withal--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

It is said, if you try, you can bugger the fly,
Or the swallow as it skims so skillfully by,
Use a noose or a net, or lime (if you've the gall)--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all

You can bugger the cow (I will not tell you how),
Or the boar, or the piglet, the shoat or the sow,
You can bugger the ass as it stands in the stall--
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can order or shoo 'im, or run a knife through 'im
The one thing you cannot do is stick it to 'im.
If you try to seduce 'im, you'll end in a fix,
His prickles defend him against rampant pricks.

You can bugger the ram, you can bugger the lamb,
You can bugger the ewe, though the wether's a sham,
You can bugger the tiger (it may caterwaul)
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the seal, you can bugger the eel,
You can bugger the crab, though they say it can't feel,
You can bugger the bat as the night casts its pall,
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

You can bugger the snake (hold it down with a rake),
Though to bugger the quetzal may be a mistake.
You can bugger the billy, the nanny, the kid,
But to bugger the hedeghog just cannot be did.

You can bugger the slug, though it messes the rug,
You can bugger the different species of bug,
Or do it with a snail, if you slow to a crawl,
But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

At the end of the day, when you've had your rough way
With all of those creatures, you'll just have to say
"That damned Erinaceous has been my downfall--"
For the hedgehog can never be buggered at all!

Lol

Originally Posted by Strike For The South

Hedgehog makes good eating

Mmmmm, hedgehog

Originally Posted by Greyblades

Um... No it doesnt, unless I just havent been noticing the bouts diarrhoea I should be having after breakfast each morning.

Neither do hedgehogs, tada

Originally Posted by Fragony

Oh ffs that goes for all wild animals you make these spikes sound like running into barbed wire. Kittens can have fatal worms, petting a kitten is potential doom. Having a litterbox raises the odds of absolute doom of death with 20000%. Nothing wrong with giving them milk either.

Sure, but I wouldn't suggest petting strange animals in general. Milk really is a no go if I remember well. If there's nothing wrong with them don't give them food or drinks or anything, they don't need it. If they need help contacting the local wildlife rescue centre is best. Often the best intentions have made matters worse, especially when animals that didn't need help are concerned. (Especially in the case of young animals)

Originally Posted by Greyblades

Um... No it doesnt, unless I just havent been noticing the bouts diarrhoea I should be having after breakfast each morning.

I don't think he knows what he's talking about.

Hedgehogs get diarrhea and dehydrate. That's why you don't give them milk.

Originally Posted by spankythehippo

I don't think he knows what he's talking about.

Hedgehogs get diarrhea and dehydrate. That's why you don't give them milk.

So do cats and so do you. Milk isn't good in general, but it's not all that harmful either

Originally Posted by Fragony

So do cats and so do you. Milk isn't good in general, but it's not all that harmful either

It is to hedgepigs.

Originally Posted by InsaneApache

It is to hedgepigs.

It's explained in detail in this educational video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMgnJDXd3k