03-01-2022, 03:20 PM
An Ottawa woman was at the skating rink with her children when a person walking a dog said there was a baby porcupine in the snow. It is February in Canada, so she knew it wouldn't be a baby porcupine. It was a dwarf Pygmy hedgehog. They are normally native to Africa. They are also popular pets. This one was clearly a pet. Why it was out in the snow is a mystery. No one has ever claimed her. She is very friendly and the woman who found her, adopted her.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new...ed-happily
I am glad the story had a happy ending. If the hedgehog had not been found so quickly it would no have survived. They cannot cope with the cold of a Canadian winter. I can't see how a hedgehog would escape. They are just a small animal and they sleep all day. I think someone must have released it. That was cruel because it was almost certain the hedgehog would die from the cold. It was just luck the right person found her.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new...ed-happily
I am glad the story had a happy ending. If the hedgehog had not been found so quickly it would no have survived. They cannot cope with the cold of a Canadian winter. I can't see how a hedgehog would escape. They are just a small animal and they sleep all day. I think someone must have released it. That was cruel because it was almost certain the hedgehog would die from the cold. It was just luck the right person found her.