Abstract
One immediately after its birth orphaned American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) had to be hand raised. The diet used composed of 12% fatty milk and boiled carrots as well as sun flower oil and minerals. The daily increase of body mass averaged out has been 6g within the first five weeks.During the first four weeks the porcupine suffered intermittently on severe health problems, mainly on pyaemia and ataxias, which could treated successfully.At first the animal was very sociable, later it tried sometimes to bite the keepers.
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