THE BADGER 



you have seen each member of your gallant 

 little pack well brushed and oiled (eyes and 

 ears and wounds, if any, cleaned), fed, and put 

 into a kennel with plenty of clean bedding. 

 And do not forget to make a brave foe as 

 comfortable as you can. If you keep a badger 

 in confinement as a pet, he should have 

 access to plenty of fresh cold water, and be 

 fed on young rabbits and bread till accus- 

 tomed to confinement, after which he will 

 take gradually to and remain healthy on 

 almost any scraps, meat, and vegetables from 

 the house that you give him. He requires 

 a dry dark kennel and yard, which should be 

 kept scrupulously clean, when he will never 

 be offensive. Some badgers take kindly at 

 once to these new circumstances, others sulk 

 and occasionally waste and die unless great 

 care is taken. If the badger's evacuations 

 show a tendency to purging, feed on bread 

 chiefly and rabbit, or if fastidious in his 

 appetite, give raw eggs and bread. 



If by this little book I have done anything 

 towards interesting those who care about the 

 perpetuation of a wild and interesting animal 

 119 



