[darkpuppet]

Flofocus,Jul 25 2005, 09:29 AM Wrote:You have to cut them in half to let out the air in them.

The needles are hollow and once you cut them in half and release the air in them, they actually shrink and are easiers to pull out.

most veterinary sites I checked out say you don't have to let the air out of the quills, just to grab as close to the tip as possible and yank.

other porcupine myths:
the quills are barbed - no they're not, they have microscopic scales that will cause quill migration.
porcupines can shoot their quills - no they can't