A Pet Badger
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An Unusual Pet - An American Badger
I'd never think to have a pet as ferocious looking as a badger. They have fearsome claws and are noted for their digging.
My mom was given a baby badger back in the 1930s and she raised it and kept it as a pet.
She tells some remarkable stories about what it was like to have a pet badger. Here's more information about the American badger and more about her pet badger.
(photo by my mom, Gail Lee Martin, of a badger in a museum. She said it reminded her of her pet, Jolly.)
Read About Badgers
Gail grew up in the 1930s on the Kansas prairies. She raised a pet badger from a baby.
More About My Flint Hills Childhood
- Preview of My Flint Hills Childhood
- on the Blurb.com website (or click on the preview above).
The book won the 2010 Ferguson Kansas History Book Award. - "Jolly Was a Badger" (excerpt from My Flint Hills Childhood: Growing Up In 1930s Kansas)
- Excerpt from the book on the author's website
Baby Badger
Read about Badgers
Children's Books about Badgers
Great Stuff about Badgers on eBay
Learn More About Badgers
Great Video of a Badger
The American Badger
badger by whitebirch
Blog Posts about Badgers
- NY woman plans lawsuit in Conn. Christmas blaze
- They didn't have to call Ace Ventura, or any other pet detective. A group of Los Angeles County deputies solved a case of lizard larceny on their own.More >> They didn't have to call Ace Ventura, or any other pet detective.
- Dog stuck in a badger sett for a week reunited with Coulsdon family
- A BELOVED family dog who spent an entire week underground after getting stuck in a badger hole has been reunited with his owners. Bedraggled Buster the Jack Russell found his way back to his loving home in Mead Way, Coulsdon, on Wednesday morning ...
- Emma's Eccentric Britain: afternoon tea with Lady Ashcombe
- There are tales of ghosts, a pet badger and celebrity weddings, Lady Ashcombe is charm itself, the cakes are wondrous and the tea is served in mismatched vintage cups and saucers, a small idiosyncrasy I find delightful. "Don't rush away," she tells us, ...
- Bailout is an iffy proposal
- The truth of the matter is that, based on Superintendent Jean Briggs Badger's budgetary methodology, there is little to no indication next year's budget cycle will include any less pleading for leniency. Under Briggs Badger the school district has used ...
Nature Sites Featuring Badgers
Featured Lenses
Badger Sites
badger by whitebirch
- The American Badger in Kansas
- American badgers are found from southern Mexico through the western two-thirds of the United States into southwest Canada.
- University of Utah website
- Listen to the sound of a badger
There's Even a Fan Group on Facebook
I Want a Pet Badger
- I Want a Pet Badger (group on Facebook)
- The group has over 200 members and they discuss things like what they would name their pet badger.
"I Want a Pet Badger" Facebook Fan Box
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Have You Had an Unusual Pet?
Tell us about it....
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Dakotah
May 31, 2012 @ 2:59 pm | delete
- I have a one eyed pigeon named Squidley :] He likes to ride your shoulder on motorcycles, lawn mowers and even walking around the yard.
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gottaloveit
Jul 17, 2011 @ 7:27 pm | delete
- What an interesting pet! The strangest pet I've had is a box turtle I had for 5 years - I called him "Speedway" as I found him in the middle of a busy road.
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hotweb
Apr 28, 2011 @ 4:44 am | delete
- Great lens on honey badgers, well done. Perhaps you would like to support my lens which is against the culling of badgers in the UK badger-culling-fiasco
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familystorykeeper
Jan 3, 2011 @ 1:00 am | delete
- I agree with the video on angry badgers and steering clear of them. I was very young when I watched one charging at my father all teeth and claws. It's hard to imagine having one as a pet. Thanks for sharing your story of a pet badger.
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 16, 2010 @ 4:50 pm | delete
- What an adorable pet! I can't imagine having a badger as a pet, but I do think it is awesome!
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I remember hearing about the pet badger my mother raised when she was a kid. Here's what I found out about this often fierce animal.
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