Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata

Animals in our sanctuary

Olabode

Date of birth

01-05-2010

Date taken in

23-04-2011

Olabode en Oringo vonden hun weg naar De Zonnegloed toen de vorige eigenaar er niet meer kon voor zorgen. Zij werden binnengebracht op 23/04/2011.

Oringo

Date of birth

01-05-2010

Date taken in

23-04-2011

Oringo and Olabode found their way to De Zonnegloed when the previous owner could no longer take care of them. They were brought in on 04/23/2011.

Tau

Date of birth

06-04-2010

Date taken in

08-01-2015

Tau arrived with several other porcupines after a seizure in a Spanish zoo. The animals stayed in miserable situations. When the government seized the animals, they came to the conclusion that it was not about 2 animals but about a complete group. Together with the NHC Opglabbeek, these animals found a new life in De Zonnegloed. They now live together with the meerkats in a very spacious stay.

Uba

Date of birth

14-03-2006

Date taken in

08-01-2015

Uba arrived with several other porcupines after a seizure in a Spanish zoo. The animals stayed in miserable situations. When the government seized the animals, they came to the conclusion that it was not about 2 animals but about a complete group. Together with the NHC Opglabbeek, these animals found a new life in De Zonnegloed. They now live together with the meerkats in a very spacious stay.

Where does he feel most at home?

The crested porcupine likes to live in open areas, like savannas, steppes or an open forest.

What's his favourite food?

He likes carrots, tubers, bark and fruits.

Fun fact

The young are born fully developed. They can walk, their eyes are open and the spines are short and soft. After 2 weeks the spines are hard. Both parents take care of the young.

In case of danger the parents rattle their spines.

Young sleep in the middle, between the parents, in order to stay warm.