Baby Porcupines Find New Home at Maymont: You're Invited to Help Name One

Maymont welcomes two baby porcupines

Two prickly additions are settling into their new home at Maymont.

Maymont welcomes two new baby porcupines as Richmond’s latest residents

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Maymont has welcomed two female porcupettes -- AKA baby porcupines -- as the Richmond park's latest animal residents. According to a release from the park, this prickly pair "are real extroverts," spending the last few weeks exploring and settling in to their specially designed nursery room. “We are delighted to provide a forever home to these adorable porcupettes as they grow into their roles as animal ambassadors at May…

Baby porcupines find new home at Maymont: You're invited to help name one

RICHMOND, Va. A pair of baby porcupines, known as porcupettes, have found a new home at Richmond's Maymont nature center.The two young porcupines were born in Michigan in May and needed a new home once they were weaned because they aren't equipped to survive on their own in the wild.They will make their public debut on Friday, July 25, when visitors to The Robins Nature Center can watch them play, eat and nap through the large nursery room windo…

You can name a new baby porcupine at Maymont for $25

Maymont asks for help naming baby porcupines

Maymont announced it has welcomed two baby porcupines who were born in Michigan, but need a new home.They'll ultimately be housed along the facility's new Virginia Wildlife Trail once remodeling is finished in 2026. For now, they'll be on display starting Friday in the Robins Nature Center.Contributors to Maymont can suggest names until August 17, at which point a vote will be taken.(Maymont)“Porcupines were once native to Virginia, until habita…