Our new lodger

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Sun 9th Aug 2009 10:14 am

I didn't know about them being sold as pets anywhere but no they're all wild here, I expect some people rescue them and they just become pets but as a rule they're all wild here in the UK (we have ferrets as pets here, a lot of people use them to flush rabbits out of their warrens).

m4m, glad my little story helped, we carried the basket he was asleep on into the garden and he near enough woke straight away and headed straight under some plants, I have a feeling he might be living behind our compost bin as theres loads of worms, slugs and the like for him to feed on there, I'll get some mealworms and put them out just to see if he's still around.

Edit: Just had a quick look and we have those pygmy ones for sale here as well: http://www.hedgehogkingdom.co.uk/index.htm how cute are they?

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Sun 9th Aug 2009 11:43 am

Keep them away from the travelling community, they eat them

murphyscafe · Post by **murphyscafe** » Sun 9th Aug 2009 11:55 am

Roast hedgehog

Ingredients

One or more hedgehogs (failing that, any meat will do - eg a leg of lamb)
Long grass to wrap the meat in

Method

Season the meat. Wrap in the grass, lenghtways then crossways. Cook for about two hours for a 2kg joint in a pot on the barbecue. Once the meat has cooked, remove the grass covering and place the joint back on the barbecue to sear the outside. Once the meat has coloured, carve and serve

Source: celtnet.org

"Hedgehog should have its throat cut, be singed and gutted, trussed with a pullet, then pressed in a towel until very dry. The nroast it with cameline sauce, or in pastry with wild duck sauce. Note that if the hedghog refuses to unroll, put it in hot water, and then it will straighten itself."

Source: medievalcookery.com

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Sun 9th Aug 2009 01:42 pm

Awwww i want one now!!

lmao just noticed the post order..... i mean a pet one, i want a pet one, not a roast one

Valo · Post by **Valo** » Sun 9th Aug 2009 03:58 pm

murphyscafe wrote:Roast hedgehog

Ingredients

One or more hedgehogs (failing that, any meat will do - eg a leg of lamb)
Long grass to wrap the meat in

Method

Season the meat. Wrap in the grass, lenghtways then crossways. Cook for about two hours for a 2kg joint in a pot on the barbecue. Once the meat has cooked, remove the grass covering and place the joint back on the barbecue to sear the outside. Once the meat has coloured, carve and serve

Source: celtnet.org

"Hedgehog should have its throat cut, be singed and gutted, trussed with a pullet, then pressed in a towel until very dry. The nroast it with cameline sauce, or in pastry with wild duck sauce. Note that if the hedghog refuses to unroll, put it in hot water, and then it will straighten itself."

Source: medievalcookery.com

At least u get plenty of toothpicks for after!!

Toker70 · Post by **Toker70** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 12:42 am

/\LMFAO
There's loads of hedgies around here as well i often see them in my back and front gardens as well as on the football pitch's near my house

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 02:16 am

its so cute.

USbongLord · Post by **USbongLord** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 02:37 am

ya oughta shave acd in it and send it to amsterdam

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 09:33 am

Toker70 wrote:/\LMFAO
There's loads of hedgies around here as well i often see them in my back and front gardens as well as on the football pitch's near my house

Thats the thing they're on the endangered list over here now.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 337247.ece

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 10:21 am

Boner wrote:
Toker70 wrote:/\LMFAO
There's loads of hedgies around here as well i often see them in my back and front gardens as well as on the football pitch's near my house
Thats the thing they're on the endangered list over here now.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 337247.ece

Got to say since moving into my current house i have seen only 2 here in 3 years and one of them was dead. My last house was on the edge of countryside and they was a bit more common. But i dont see no where near as many as when i was a kid.
Dont see too many Gypo camps either, pheraps as there food declines

they fuck off somewhere else

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Mon 10th Aug 2009 10:54 am

Into the South East man, Essex is home to one of the biggest concentration of our travelling brothers.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 04:11 pm

"you like dags?"

OneForTheRoad · Post by **OneForTheRoad** » Mon 10th Aug 2009 06:36 pm

Sir Niall of Essex-sire wrote:Into the South East man, Essex is home to one of the biggest concentration of our travelling brothers.

Ha Pitts finest hour, well next to playing the Stoner Floyd in True Romance...

Sir Niall of Essex-sire · Mon 10th Aug 2009 08:44 pm

Finest hour?

I would say slamming that beats it.

Kingdoc · Post by **Kingdoc** » Tue 11th Aug 2009 09:05 pm

Boner wrote:
Toker70 wrote:/\LMFAO
There's loads of hedgies around here as well i often see them in my back and front gardens as well as on the football pitch's near my house
Thats the thing they're on the endangered list over here now.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 337247.ece

Yea cos we have cruel b******s here that use them as footballs.