paulus 26 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Had to take the eldest grandson to a birthday party this afternoon, It was one of them animal themed ones, The bloke who had been hired was very good with the kids, He had brought with him, A Royal Python, 2 rats, A Skink, A Skunk, a couple of millipedes. 3 hissing cockroaches, an hedgehog looking thing and a tarantula, He was there for an hour and a half. His fee was £200. Sounds like easy money to me if you can get the bookings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,922 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 Few down here do it and as long as they're not dinnys it is. One guy tried and got shut down by the council and rspca Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,550 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 20 minutes ago, paulus said: an hedgehog looking thing Tenrec? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, mackem said: Tenrec? That's the one mate Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,645 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 That sounds a class party . Never heard of them before Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 23,670 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, mackem said: Tenrec? I once found a "hedgehog looking thing" in my back garden in Saudi Arabia. It didn't look like the hedgehogs I knew so after a bit of research it turned out to be a Madagasgan Tenrec. I can only assume, as I lived near the Red Sea port of Jeddah that it had arrived in a shipment and wandered off and arrived in my garden ! Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 9,789 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 I know Brian Patterson the known falconer used to visit schools with various animals to show the kids. I think it's a great idea tbh for a kids party and worth the money. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 26,550 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, chartpolski said: I once found a "hedgehog looking thing" in my back garden in Saudi Arabia. It didn't look like the hedgehogs I knew so after a bit of research it turned out to be a Madagasgan Tenrec. I can only assume, as I lived near the Red Sea port of Jeddah that it had arrived in a shipment and wandered off and arrived in my garden ! Cheers. Those in the pic were in Chatuchak market next to some fennec fox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 14 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: That sounds a class party . Never heard of them before Was different to the usual McDonalds happy meals ones Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,608 Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 African Pygmy hedgehog horrible smelly things and terrible pet as they only come out in middle of the night and if they smell or hear anything new they won’t even do that . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 490 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Remember a woman coming to our primary school 40 years ago with a managery of animals, snakes, lizards birds probably what started my interest of into wildlife 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 45,487 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 Girl in my junior schools dad ,ran the welsh hawking centre...he used to go around the schools and do talks/ let you hold different birds on the fist etc...my kids junior school would also have people visiting with all manner of different animals... brilliant idea, considering most kids these days are petrified of a dog,Ive given them chicken eggs and an incubator in the past, frogspawn etc,they have a little animal/bird rescue in the school grounds thats run by a grandparent of an ex pupil 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 490 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Daniel cain said: Girl in my junior schools dad ,ran the welsh hawking centre...he used to go around the schools and do talks/ let you hold different birds on the fist etc...my kids junior school would also have people visiting with all manner of different animals... brilliant idea, considering most kids these days are petrified of a dog,Ive given them chicken eggs and an incubator in the past, frogspawn etc,they have a little animal/bird rescue in the school grounds thats run by a grandparent of an ex pupil Should be compulsory in all junior schools,wildlife education instead of some of the crap that they force on the kids these days 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,449 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 7 hours ago, wildman said: Should be compulsory in all junior schools,wildlife education instead of some of the crap that they force on the kids these days Was called rural science when I was a kid, we had bees,ponds,vegetables and greenhouses outside and various things in tanks and vivariums in the classroom, we also had the ruler,dap,cane and occasionally a smack in the mouth if you really stepped out of line, oh the good old days 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bakerboy 4,736 Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 41 minutes ago, Greyman said: we also had the ruler,dap,cane and occasionally a smack in the mouth if you really stepped out of line, oh the good old days Didn't do us any harm either 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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