A Hedgehog Afternoon

I’ve long been charmed by hedgehogs, but I never thought that I would meet one in person until I found out that one of my oldest friends (who knows me well enough to report such events to me) was babysitting a hedgehog for a friend. Before I could shriek like a teenage girl, I had set a play date.

And then I started to shriek like a little girl, because I literally couldn’t contain my excitement for my hedgehog meeting.

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He was delightful! He was literally quite prickly at first, but his owners had spent a lot of time socializing him and when he got used to the new person smell he was very curious and cuddly. He was surprisingly quick on the ground and  was very adamant about not having his things taken away from him- and when he was upset he curled up tightly and huffed!

It was all far too cute for me to handle.

So he may be a little moody, but it’s pretty much decided that we’re running away together. Have you seen his button nose? How could I resist!