Staying Warm in the Backcountry Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-10-22 | Staying Warm in the Backcountry
Porcupines LOVE Roaming at Night Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-04-26 | African Crested porcupines are nocturnal, which means they love to go outside at night and roam around. When they raise their quills and start grunting as they run around, I like to say they are “going porcupine!” They are getting all of their energy out, similar to how dogs have the zoomies. I absolutely love sitting outside at night and watching the porcupines roam around while I listen to the sounds of nature and look up at the stars…what could be better!
Baby Porcupine (Scooter) Finds New Home Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-04-19 | Scooter, one of my best African Crested porcupine babies, found his new forever home. Scooter was so sweet that I intended to keep him; however, the rest of the prickle pack wasn’t in agreement. Kibo and Quilliam made it known that though he was family, another male wasn’t their preference. I put my desire to keep this sweet boy aside and found him an amazing home. This may have been one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make, and yes, tears were definitely involved, but I knew it was the best for Scooter! Scooter was born November 8, 2023 by Mawenzi & Kibo. He found his new home at 5 months old.
Exploring Washington: Salmon Cascades – Fish Jumping Compilation Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-04-12 | During my adventures in Washington, I found myself driving to Sol Duc Falls. Along the way, I saw a sign that said, “Salmon Cascades.” Little did I know how magical that place would be. I pulled over assuming I’d just see a waterfall, and much to my delight, I saw countless Coho Salmon trying to make their way up the 11’ cascade!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Spunky Skunky #skunks Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-04-05 | Marv was being a Spunky Skunk this morning!
Porcupine Enjoys Enrichment Activity! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-03-29 | One of the porcupines’ favorite enrichment activities is to figure out how to get their treats out of a bottle. At 4 months old, this is one of Scooter’s favorite activities. It’s fun to watch him because when he was younger, he just couldn’t figure it out, and now he has mastered the skill!
How Much Wood can Porcupines Chew? Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-03-22 | Porcupines are rodents, which means their teeth continue to grow. They chew on things such as logs to keep their teeth filed down. Exactly how much wood do porcupines chew though? This video shows before and after shots of logs & branches that answers that question!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Porcupine’s Birthday…Mawenzi turns 6!!! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-03-08 | It's hard to believe that I’ve had the opportunity to raise porcupines for 6 years! Mawenzi was my first one, and I absolutely adore her…HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAWENZI!!!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Porcupines Eat an Entire Melon! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-03-01 | When I found baby melons at the store, my first thought was, “The porcupines will love this!” They took turns sharing and stealing it from each other until all 4 of my African crested porcupines had their fill of the delicious treat!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
My First Ride in a Yak52! Pilot = my Husband!!! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-02-23 | I love that Phil, my husband, is following the adventures in his heart! He became a pilot a few years ago and recently bought his first warbird, a Yak 52. After a bit of training on his own with a certified pilot for the plane, Phil was finally able to take me for a ride! I was a little surprised about how much more nervous I was to be in a cockpit all by myself compared to when we flew the Cessna and I was right beside him. After the first flight, nerves have gone away, and I LOVE flying in this plane. I can't wait to see what other adventures we'll have together!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Baby Porcupines (Porcupettes) Compilation! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-02-16 | It’s always so much fun playing with baby porcupines, so I thought I’d share a fun compilation of some of the best moments with all of you!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Happy Valentine’s Day, Love the Porcupines! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-02-14 | Everyone at Adventurous Heart, especially the porcupines, would like to wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day!!Scooter, 3 months old, is loving his apple while being serenaded!
Painting with Baby Porcupines (Porcupettes)! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-02-09 | Enjoy a fun painting session with 3 baby African crested porcupines!To purchase these paintings and other porcupine related items, visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Baby Porcupine Enjoys Belly Rub! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-02-02 | I love when porcupines become so comfortable with you that they roll onto their side and let you give them a belly rub!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Kibo, my pet porcupine, turns 5! Happy Birthday! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-01-26 | Happy 5th birthday Kibo!!!It’s hard to believe I’ve had pet porcupines for over 5 years now…I have absolutely loved every minute of it! Always follow the adventures in your heart!❤️Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Dog Plays with Baby Porcupine! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-01-19 | Rascal, our Australian Shephard dog, still loves to hang out with our baby porcupines. He will wait outside their door until I let him see them and gets very excited to run alongside them. I’m not sure where Rascal’s fascination for them stems from, but as long as none of them are at risk of injury, we’ll let them “play” together. I know we’ll likely have to separate them soon, but until then…Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Dog Babysits Baby Porcupines! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2024-01-05 | Rascal, our Australian Shephard dog, became very curious with our three baby porcupines. At first, he was a little unsure about them, but that quickly turned into curious excitement. He would start whining with excitement when he knew I was getting the porcupines and then sit with me and stare at the amazing little creatures. Check out these clips of a dog co-existing with porcupines!
I Want a Porcupine for Christmas! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-12-22 | Don’t forget about your pets this Christmas…check out all of the wonderful gifts our pets unwrapped this Christmas as well as some fun pet costumes!Looking to get someone a present? Check out our store on Etsy for Animal Paintings by our pet porcupines and skunk as well as a variety of sizes of naturally shed porcupine quills: www.etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Marv Enjoys a Morning Massage…did you catch him starting to yawn at the end? Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-12-17 | ...
Milk Mission: Feeding Hungry Porcupettes! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-12-12 | What do you do when you accidentally leave the porcupettes milk formula 3 hours away? You call up a pilot (AKA Phil…my husband), and ask him to save the day. Mission accepted…we flew our Yak52 plane back to our parents to get the formula and make it back in time to save some hungry porcupettes! In the end, we got to fly and the baby porcupines had full bellies! Lesson learned: don’t forget the milk formula…unless you need an excuse to go flying!!
Baby Porcupines…Triplets!!! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-11-27 | Mawenzi, my pet African crested porcupine, had her first set of triplets! One of the babies was born with weak/compromised back legs. He would drag his left leg around instead of bending it. Thanks to our Husky, Shira, having had ACL surgery on one of her legs around the same time, I knew what type of therapy was supposed to be done to help her leg recover after surgery. I decided to try a similar method on the porcupettes leg, that is massaging the leg and moving it through a series of bending motions. Thankfully, it proved to be successful, and at 1.5 weeks old, he was starting to walk with full strength! Now, at 2.5 weeks old you would never know that he was born with weak legs.Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Exploring Washington: Sol Duc Falls, Salmon Cascades, & Lake Crescent Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-11-21 | Part 2 of my Washington Adventure included exploring Sol Duc Falls, Salmon Cascades, and Lake Crescent. I was scheduled to go whale watching this day; however, when high wind, waves, and storms changed those plans, I changed mine too. While exploring Quinault Rain Forest, I happened to stop and chat with some folks who actually live about an hour from me in Ohio, and they said Sol Duc Falls was a must see. Thanks to their insight, I was not disappointed. While salmon aren’t quite whales, my fascination with seeing the salmon make their way up the cascades was probably on point with whale watching. I loved watching the salmon persevere to accomplish their goal. If you’re ever struggling to follow the adventures in your heart, think like a salmon. If you get pushed back down river, don’t give up…fight for the life you’ve always dreamed of having!
Exploring Washingtons Rain Forests: Quinault & Hoh Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-11-07 | I’ve wanted to explore Washington’s Hoh Rain Forest for awhile, so when the opportunity to go to Washington presented itself, I said, “Let’s make it happen!” After 3-days of paddling a SUP on the Ocean, I traveled up Hwy 101 to explore both the Quinault and Hoh Rain Forests. The shear size of the trees and overall scenery did not disappointment. I’m thankful for the opportunity to continue to explore the adventures in my heart.
Picking Apples…with Skunks & Porcupines! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-10-22 | Fall in Ohio means it’s apple picking season! Of course, I couldn’t do it without some assistance. My pet skunk, Marv, was so kind to help me pick apples that both he and the porcupines could enjoy. Check out apple juice squirting the camera as Marv eats an apple, and the loud chomping noises of the porcupines enjoying this sweet treat!
Enjoy SkunkFest 2023, Marv = Couch Potato Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-09-17 | Enjoy SkunkFest 2023 in North Ridgeville, Ohio. Skunk Haven hosts this annual festival that brings skunks and skunk lovers together. Skunks compete in a variety of contests from best detective, most talented, skunk run, costume contest, and King & Queen of SkunkFest! Marv and I had a blast competing and talking to lots of people at this year’s event! The most exciting part is seeing other people’s curiosity when they pet a skunk for the first time!
Porcupine Care – Parasite Prevention and Trimming Toenails Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-07-30 | Part of the responsibility of having animals is being sure to meet their needs. This video shows a few monthly general care routines that I do with my pet African Crested porcupines. One is giving them parasite prevention since one of them got sarcoptic mange (scabies) from being outside and the other is to regularly trim their toenails.
Out for a Hike…Found 2 Baby Raccoons! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-06-12 | While I was out taking a hike on our property, the most precious thing happened! As I looked down the trail, I saw 2 little baby raccoons walking towards me!! Instantly, I froze and watched them climb a tree and settle into it together. Immediately, I was reminded of playing with the baby raccoons that my Grandpa raised when I was a kid. It was the most magical trail experience!!! I hope you find many magical moments in your adventures as well!
Pet Skunk Celebrates 7th Birthday! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-05-13 | I’ve wanted a pet skunk since I was 10 years old. Finally, as an adult, I got my first pet skunk when he was just a kit. This is what baby skunks are called. Marv has been an amazing pet skunk, and we’ve had so many wonderful experiences together! Today, Marv celebrates his 7th birthday! Happy Birthday Marv!!!
Baby Porcupine (Oshun) Finds New Home Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-04-07 | Oshun, a baby African Crested porcupine, found her new forever home. Be part of the journey as her new dad meets her and learns tips and tricks to best work with her and help integrate her into her new environment! Oshun was born February 7, 2023 by Mawenzi & Kibo. She’s going to her new home at 7 weeks old.
Cuddling with Baby Porcupines! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-03-31 | Enjoying cuddling with the new baby porcupines!
Spinning & Balancing - Day 10 weaning baby porcupines Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-03-24 | Day 10 of the weaning process brings more confident and calmer porcupettes. They have fully transitioned to whole foods; their favorite is sweet potatoes! Since they are more food motivated now, they can learn some fun behaviors such as spinning and balancing!
Playing with Baby Porcupines - Day 2 of Weaning Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-03-22 | It’s time to wean the baby porcupettes from their mom. On day 2 notice the rattling quills and stomping feet. This is pretty typical during this stage. Compare this video to day 10 of weaning and you’ll notice how much calmer and quieter they are.
Porcupine Carrying a Stick…like a Dog! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-03-17 | In my 4-years of having porcupines, I have never seen them pick up a stick and run with it. I was laughing hysterically as Quilliam picked up a stick and started carrying it like a dog while the other porcupines (Kibo & Nova) joined in with the “porcupine dance!” The “porcupine dance” is what I call it when the porcupines dance around with their quills up to burn off some of their extra energy.
Follow the Adventures in Your Heart - XC Ski Breckenridge, CO Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-03-10 | ...
Baby Porcupines Playing in Log Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-03-03 | The new baby porcupines (porcupettes) were having fun playing in the log and having their bellies rubbed.
Porcupine Family Welcomes New Baby Porcupettes Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-02-24 | It was so heartwarming to watch Nova and Quilliam meet their new brother and sister for the first time! (Correction from the video; they are full brothers and sisters, not half as indicated.) They were both eager to meet and groom the porcupettes. At first I was a little nervous because I wasn’t sure how they’d react, but as it turns out, porcupines are very affectionate and care deeply about taking care of the rest of their family members.
New Baby Porcupines – Early Neurological Stimulation Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-02-17 | Mawenzi had babies! Thanks to the advice of one of our amazing YouTube followers, I have incorporated early neurological stimulation into raising and caring for our new porcupettes (baby porcupines)! Thank you to everyone who watches and follows this channel!!!!!
Skunk Enjoys Massage Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-02-10 | Marv loves to sleep in his hammock or in his log. This morning Marv was hanging out in his hammock and was thankful for a nice massage as he started to wake up! After his massage, he gave a nice yawn and stretch followed by making the unique sound that skunks make.
Porcupine Surgery – Spaying Nova Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-01-27 | At 5 months old, we decided to have Nova, our pet African Crested porcupine, spayed. We decided this would be best because our prickle of porcupines that consists of the parents (Mawenzi & Kibo) and their kids (Quilliam & Nova) all live together. There aren’t a lot of resources out there (at least that we could find…other than an article from the UK) about how to spay and neuter porcupines, so I am posting this video of Nova getting spayed and the one of Quilliam getting neutered in case there are others like me in this situation. I am a big fan of sharing knowledge and helping others achieve and follow the adventures in their heart. A special thank you to Dr. Krupka, Sonya, and the entire team at Avon Lake Animal Clinic for embarking on this journey with me to problem solve and take care of these amazing creatures!
Preparing Porcupine for Vet Visit Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2023-01-13 | Now that Nova is 5 months old, he will be going to the vet soon. To help make the vet visit less stressful for him, we have started to practice some of the skills he’ll need for the visit such as going in and out of his kennel, being held, riding in a vehicle, and being in new places.
Pet Porcupine Compilation Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-12-16 | It’s hard to believe pet porcupines have been in my life for over 4 years now. I am so thankful for all of the fun experiences I have had with these magnificent creatures and wanted to capture some of the most exciting moments in this compilation video. I look forward to many more adventures with my porcupine friends!Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
American Canoe Association (ACA) - Risk Management Module Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-11-23 | This video is intended to assist Instructors and Instructor Candidates with understanding Risk Management as it relates to paddling programs.
American Canoe Association (ACA) - Course Management System (CMS) Module Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-11-23 | This video is intended to assist Instructors and Instructor Candidates with navigating the Course Management System (CMS) for the American Canoe Association.
American Canoe Association (ACA) Website Module Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-11-23 | This video is intended to assist Instructors and Instructor Candidates with navigating the American Canoe Association website.
American Canoe Association (ACA) - Introduction Video SUP Instructor Certification Workshop (ICW) Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-11-23 | This video is intended for Instructor Candidates for American Canoe Association Courses. Hello, this it is great to meet you! I look forward to paddling with you during the ACA SUP ICW course!
Porcupines & Skunk Eating Pumpkins Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-11-18 | To celebrate the fall season in Ohio, we gave our pet porcupines pumpkins on 2 separate occasions. Don't worry, Marv, our pet skunk, was able to participate in the fun too! Check out how much fun they had investigating and eating the pumpkins during this awesome enrichment activity.Visit our Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/AdventurousHeartRMN
Porcupine Surgery – Neutering Quilliam Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-10-28 | At 7 months old, we decided to have Quilliam, our pet African Crested porcupine, neutered. Surgery went well, and he is back to his normal self. A special thanks to Dr. Krupka and Sonya at Avon Lake Animal Clinic for caring for our exotic animal friends!
Finding Your Flow – My 1st SUP Surf Competition Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-10-14 | While I hadn’t originally planned to compete in the SUP Surf competition at this year’s Wagner Subaru Outdoor Experience, I was sure glad that some good friends talked me into it. SUP surfing on a river with others who are just as passionate about it is an awesome feeling, and I’m thankful to have been part of it! Thank you Five Rivers Metroparks and the local paddling community!
Porcupines Play Tug-of-War with Corn! Adventurous Heart - Rachel Nagle 2022-09-30 | Quilliam (Quilly for short), my baby pet African Crested porcupine is almost 3 months old. As he gets older, he gets braver and has a little more attitude. So much so that he tries to steal food from his parents! Check out what happens when Quilly tries to steal corn from his dad! A fun game of corn tug-of-war starts! Who will be the winner!?!
