she wants to keep it for a pet.
Are they difficult to keep? What do you feed them? How does one go about holding one of these?
2006-06-07 14:22:25 · 11 answers · asked by Hippie 6 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Porcupines are highly trainable, mine keeps guard over our house. He can also cook a wicked good smoked salmon and caper omelette. You just have to be patient with them, when challenged they can be a little "prickly".
My porcupine lives on the same diet as me, stale donuts and cigarettes and what ever I hit with my car. Last night we had something very like squirrel for dinner. I think it was a squirrel. Whatever it was Spikey(thats his name) loved it. I don't bother holding him, I get my kid to do it.
2006-06-08 20:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Okay, um, true to KS style. I had a relative that had a pet raccoon and porcupine. In her trailer mind you. The raccoon dug up all the little tiles in the bathroom. The porcupine bit a neighbors cat and the dog catchers came and took it. It made the local news. I was proud to know a celebrity.
2006-06-08 01:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, it's not a good idea to keep wild creatures as pets. If the porcupine is healthy, it ought to be released to its own habitat. If it's diseased or injured there are wild animal shelter/rehab services. Look up the service in your community. Don't try to nurse a sick animal...it could have something really nasty like rabies and communicate it to your family or domestic animals.
2006-06-07 14:28:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go buy her something easier to keep. Like maybe a toy collie or a fish or a cocker spaniel. Kids need something that can fetch. As far as I know porcupines aren't trainable =P
2006-06-07 14:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by christie_road7908 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a baby cage, feed it boiled rat granola bar cheesecake, and you can hold them with your hemostats. They love the attention when you look really closely at them. You can paint a huge bulls-eye on your living room wall and make a sport out of him. And you think Y!A points are fun... Have a ball!
So to speak.
2006-06-07 16:52:31 · answer #5 · answered by Antny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best thing is when you put it in the tub to give it a bath
so much fun..they love the warm water and you scrubbing their backs...
but you have to use leather gloves
good luck
2006-06-07 14:34:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up on switchboard.com local WILD LIFE RESCUE in your zip code.
You CAN'T keep it, it's a wild babe. PLEASE call the animal, wildlife rescue league.
super easy to look up...Talk to your vet, if you can't find proper number.
2006-06-07 14:34:11 · answer #7 · answered by mhbatd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get fined by the DNR. or worse!
2006-06-07 14:26:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you shouldnt keep it cause they throw spikes and go to a vet to check what they eat........but go for it okay?
2006-06-07 14:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make great pets! Just make sure you have them de-porked. :)
2006-06-07 14:34:50 · answer #10 · answered by Airplanegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋