I have a pet. I went to Tescos the other day and came back with lots of polytetraflourietheline. Hedghogs are best kept in the wild. Although considered quite a delacy on my more sofisticated pallet. I think you break its shell and scoop out its meat.
Why are they best kept in the wild though? Aren't most animals best kept in the wild? They've been domesticated here, and they're a pet like any other. It's not like I went outside and caught one and put it in a cage.
I want a pet John. I'd feed it and stroke it and give it a cute little red collar with a little nametag that says its name and my home phone number in case he gets lost. It could sleep in a little wooden kennel that I'd build, with a little name plaque over it saying "JOHN" in some fancy writing to match its water dish.
That's just cruel. Everyone knows Johns are better off in the wild. They are even regarded as a delicacy in some areas, you bake them in clay on an open fire...
What a way to pull out your deck of Yu Gi Oh cards I have heard of Papa John's. They sell pizza and ride around on ultra violet purple mopeds and each delivery driver wears a black catwoman suit.
I've got about 4 living in the undergrowth in my back garden... but i'd never bring one inside, especially from the wild - they're COVERED in fleas. I mean COVERED!
Hedghogs remind me of the Wombles. They have long snouty noses and nimble feet. They do roll up into balls when someone picks them up. Apparently hedghogs are flea paradise. They have more fleas than a dog has got on its entire body. I wouldn't allow the hedgehog to come on to the bed or indoors.
But a wild John would have the same amount of fleas if uncared for, so the fleas argument doesn't really stand up. The differences between a wild and domesticated animal are too many to mention. Look at pigeons as well. There are skanky funny-legged hobbling street-rat types that I wouldn't even shove up a hobo's arse, then there are specially selected and bred pigeons that are used as food.
Hedghogs are wild. You cannot bring a wild animal into your life and call it a pet. Apart from lots of spikes sticking out of its body, the hedghog lives its life grazing on grass, worms and anything that people chuck out. Lettuce is a good one. Hedghogs don't make a noise. They just curl up in a ball, the moment you pick it up. Their claws are razor sharp, they can cut through steel. The face, if you can call it that, juts out at the front. A cross between a womble and a pencil. Flea City exists on such animals. They have so many fleas, even dogs are afraid to go near the things. Tis probably the reason, petshops don't sell these critters to people. You should swap it for a land squirrel. Small grey rodents that seem to eat peanuts most of the time and run about on furniture. They are clean animals. Females are even cleaner. And there is no danger in getting hurt. Hedghogs are simply sea urchins with legs. One use that hedghogs have, you can stick post it stamps on its spikes and give it names such as Spikey, Sonic and Porky.
CD says theyve been domesticated over there, in the way that rabbits or guinea pigs have. Probably not for half as many years, but still its not like she got it from her garden. Aslong as how to care for a hedgehog and give it all its basic needs are well known where she lives i dont see a problem. Id personally never heard of "pet" hedgehogs but it doesnt seem unlikely
It isn't too late to ditch the hedghog. Simply stick it in some wild open space and let the barn owl collect its lunch. Squirrels are soft, stretchy and affectionate. Once you have been kissed by one, you will live a single life.
