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Jacob Wins Bet: Mom offered to buy son a hedgehog if he made honor roll
Every guy dreams of owning a Harley. My "hawg" is a little different than what you'd expect to see. You see, I have a hedgehog named Harley. Yep, my mom says it's the only "hawg" she'll ever buy me! We have a tradition of naming our pets after vehicles we'll probably never own. My mom had a white Corvette when she was in high school - a little poodle she called "Vette." And my older brother owned a Lamborghini - a dalmatian nicknamed "Lambor" for short. So now, I own a "Harley." It all came about as the result of a bet. My mom didn't think I could make the honor roll the first semester of my freshman year - so she felt pretty safe in offering to buy me a hedgehog if I managed to stay on the honor roll. I hadn't made the honor roll since third grade - so she was sure it was a safe bet. But, I sure showed her! On Dec. 18th, we traveled to Indianapolis to pick out a hedgehog at the Midwest Reptile Show. I picked out a female as she was much friendlier than the males that were for sale. After seeing all the snakes and lizards and various reptiles at the show, a hedgehog did not seem like such a big deal to my mom. In fact, she was relieved. After all, hedgehogs don't make any noise, they don't stink, they stay in their cage and run 4-6 miles in their wheels at night - so you don't have to walk them. And they potty in their own litter box. The perfect pet! You just have to know how to pick them up - because if you startle them - they stiffen up and become prickly.
2006-01-04 09:07:42
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