Is true that porcupines like salt?

There is much evidence to show either that the porcupine is very fond of salt, or that his diet in the wild stage does not contain enough salt. He va.ll often raid the woodshed and chew on wooden handles that have been held by sweaty, salty hands.

It is even possible to lure a porcupine by placing a little salt on a flat rock near his home. This is one way to get a glimpse of the two or three little pincushions which Mama Porcupine calls her children. In May and June, the young family keeps shyly to the dense woods. Your patch of salt may lure them all out for a camera picture. And, since Papa Porcupine helps with the rearing of the children, you may catch a look at him too.