"Thank you," Hugo said, looking a little anxiously at the viney plant which Lorcan was approaching with a blade. "Um ..." he held out the toupee, "D'you wanna do the honours, if I hold onto it?"
"George didn't send instructions. Apparently he was told they're trainable by the bloke who sold him the sample batch. They hatch from eggs apparently." He looked at the furry creature struggling in his hands doubtfully. "My aunt has a pygmy puff, which this sort of puts me in mind of, but it's a lot tamer. And it doesn't have teeth." Hugo looked down at the creature ago. "Although maybe they were claws. I didn't see where they came from. But it's definitely got something sharp under the fur. Makes you go a bit silly too."