My hedgehog

[crittersgalore]

Meet Oscar my baby Hedgie born December 16th.
Watcha lookin at!
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Bathtime!
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Oscar anointing off of his shampoo!
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What a sweet face!
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I'm ready for my close up!
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[darkest.dreaming]

Awww, how cute! :smitten:

[baby-wilson]

aww he is so adorable! you have lots of exotic animal hey :) No day would be boring in your house i bet! ;D

[crittersgalore]

aww he is so adorable! you have lots of exotic animal hey :) No day would be boring in your house i bet! ;D


LOL! Nope! There is always something going on! The critters take up a lot of time but we love them!

[cavy]

aww he's lovely :smitten:

[Caviesgalore (EPGPR)]

What a sweetie!

[kellyandpiggies]

How cute!

[KimmiesGuineas]

He's adorable! What's having a hedgehog as a pet like?

Kimmie

[crittersgalore]

He's adorable! What's having a hedgehog as a pet like?

Kimmie


Oh there great! They have a tone of personality! There just as fun as piggies! However they're nocturnal so during the day they're pretty boring.

[latheylloyd]

are their quills sharp? does it hurt to hold them? what do they eat? just curious...not like i should get any more pets at the moment ::)

[Glynis]

What a sweet little face, just love the bath pics :smitten:
How do you care for him?? Like foods etc...

[crittersgalore]

are their quills sharp? does it hurt to hold them? what do they eat? just curious...not like i should get any more pets at the moment ::)


There quills are poky! But if you pet them the way the quills lay it doesn't hurt. However if they chose to ball up it can be a sticky situation! (pun intended) They eat high quality cat foods, insects, and some fruits, cottage cheese, cheese, and cooked meats. They need to be kept at a temp. between 70 and 75 degrees or they try to hibernate and that can kill them. They are nocturnal, There gestation period is 30 days, they live up to around 5 years or so, you have to clip there nails just like piggies, they do better alone then in pairs. That's most of the basics I guess! Any other questions?

[baby piggie]

he is a real sweetie!! How do you go about getting a hedge hog as a pet?

[katiep]

My mum loves hedgehogs, she buys this food for them called Spike and puts it out on the patio every night along with peanut butter & raisin sandwiches which they love apparently! My dad grumbles that the slugs are thriving *** the hedgies are full of peanut butter, and my bro just grumbles that the "spikey little b*stards" get better dinners than him!

Oscar is lovely! My mum would hognap him!

[crittersgalore]

he is a real sweetie!! How do you go about getting a hedge hog as a pet?


Well they are illegal in some states, run wild in other countries, and you can buy them from breeders here. I'm located in WA state.

[crittersgalore]

My mum loves hedgehogs, she buys this food for them called Spike and puts it out on the patio every night along with peanut butter & raisin sandwiches which they love apparently! My dad grumbles that the slugs are thriving *** the hedgies are full of peanut butter, and my bro just grumbles that the "spikey little b*stards" get better dinners than him!

Oscar is lovely! My mum would hognap him!


Tell your mom to try cottage cheese, or cooked chicken. Some hedgies love the stuff!

[michellemuffin]

here in England we have a well know rescue place called Tiggywinkles, that rescue and return them fit and well back to the countryside , they are not encouraged as pets, and I cannot imagine anyone attempting to keep one as a pet like a few of us I do encourage them to our garden to get the slugs and love watching them,
when my son Liam was 18 months old he run up to a ball and screamed it bit him, when we looked it was a curled up hedghog, he has never been allowed to forget it now hes 17 its still funny, got a pic of it somewhere,
the pics are adorable you are so lucky,

[crittersgalore]

here in England we have a well know rescue place called Tiggywinkles, that rescue and return them fit and well back to the countryside , they are not encouraged as pets, and I cannot imagine anyone attempting to keep one as a pet like a few of us I do encourage them to our garden to get the slugs and love watching them,
when my son Liam was 18 months old he run up to a ball and screamed it bit him, when we looked it was a curled up hedghog, he has never been allowed to forget it now hes 17 its still funny, got a pic of it somewhere,
the pics are adorable you are so lucky,




LOL! That's to funny! I have been bit by a "ball" myself!

There are a lot of hedgehog breeders here in the states. I think they make wonderful pets. However, if I lived in England, I would never capture one to keep as a pet. Oscar was born in captivity, as was his mom, and her mom, and her mom's mom, etc.

[michellemuffin]

I hate bonfire night ( 5th november guy fawlkes night) becasue so many of these wonderful creature try to hide in the bonfires that are ready to be set on fire, makes me shiver thinking about it,

[crittersgalore]

I hate bonfire night ( 5th november guy fawlkes night) becasue so many of these wonderful creature try to hide in the bonfires that are ready to be set on fire, makes me shiver thinking about it,


Oh no! Poor little guys :( I hope they all escape! Maybe everyone could lure them out with meal worms ;)

[carrot_tit]

I hate bonfire night ( 5th november guy fawlkes night) becasue so many of these wonderful creature try to hide in the bonfires that are ready to be set on fire, makes me shiver thinking about it,


When we were young we were always taught to check bonfires just in case. Now we don't have them as it scares the dogs and other furries so it's not a problem. I understand there is a type of hedgehog you can buy from a pet shop over here. It's a small white one (sorry cannot remember what they called them) and a store in Wakefield near me sells them. Quite expensive and you seems to need an extremely large set up but very cute :smitten:

I think i'm full on my quota at the moment, plus i don't know the first thing about them and i don't believe in buying a pet until you do.

Lovely pictures, keep them coming!

[Lucinda]

Gorgeous little chap. I love hedgehogs :smitten:

[crittersgalore]

I hate bonfire night ( 5th november guy fawlkes night) becasue so many of these wonderful creature try to hide in the bonfires that are ready to be set on fire, makes me shiver thinking about it,


When we were young we were always taught to check bonfires just in case. Now we don't have them as it scares the dogs and other furries so it's not a problem. I understand there is a type of hedgehog you can buy from a pet shop over here. It's a small white one (sorry cannot remember what they called them) and a store in Wakefield near me sells them. Quite expensive and you seems to need an extremely large set up but very cute :smitten:

I think i'm full on my quota at the moment, plus i don't know the first thing about them and i don't believe in buying a pet until you do.

Lovely pictures, keep them coming!


Hedgies in the *.S. come in all sorts of colors. Albino, Dark Eyed White, Cinicot, Pinto, etc...They come in as many colors as piggies do! They sell them for $150 here in the states.

[Fr0ggy]

He's really cute! :)

[Guinea-Tia-Flossie]

Am i right in thinking he's an African Pygmy Hedgehog? I did abit about them in uni, i know that you can have breeders of hedgehod, but they don't breed the wild ones we have here in England....they breed them more as pets as they don't curl up!

They used to be from some sort of zoo 'stock' (hate that word sorry) and then were first kept as pet in the 1980's.

[hils78]

I read that in this country the hedgehogs that curl up are gradually dying out because they are getting killed on the roads so = hedgehog gets scared on the road & curls up & gets squashed - but the hedgehog that doesn't curl up & runs away survives. So more & more of the 'non-curl' variety are breeding ...you get my drift!

[Guinea-Tia-Flossie]

I read that in this country the hedgehogs that curl up are gradually dying out because they are getting killed on the roads so = hedgehog gets scared on the road & curls up & gets squashed - but the hedgehog that doesn't curl up & runs away survives. So more & more of the 'non-curl' variety are breeding ...you get my drift!


Interesting! :) I don't know an awful lot about wild hedgehogs..only the bit i learnt about pet hedgehogs, they are super cute though! They are just big softies underneath (haha get it?) ::) Oh dear don't listen to my attempts at humor lol

[crittersgalore]

Am i right in thinking he's an African Pygmy Hedgehog? I did abit about them in uni, i know that you can have breeders of hedgehod, but they don't breed the wild ones we have here in England....they breed them more as pets as they don't curl up!

They used to be from some sort of zoo 'stock' (hate that word sorry) and then were first kept as pet in the 1980's.


Yes he is an African Pygmy Hedgehog. However, he still curls up, when he's scared or grumpy. I have never heard of a hedgie that didn't curl up.

[SweetEdge]

awwww he's soooo gorgeous!!!!!

You lucky thing!!!! :smitten: :smitten: