Hoglet

[NikiG]

Here is another piccy sent by his breeder, i think i will be calling him Spike and in 6 more sleeps he's all mine! :smitten:

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k150/tgpf/Hoglet.jpg

isn't he a sweety! :smitten:
Niki x

[Sehnsucht]

omg wow hes gorgeous :o :o

[Jane]

Awww he is gorgeous :P Just curious, what does his cage (well, probably not a typical cage but you know what I mean!) look like? :smitten:

[guineapigpyjamas]

:smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

[pelicano]

Awww... I would so love a hedgie!! :smitten:

[NikiG]

Awww he is gorgeous :P Just curious, what does his cage (well, probably not a typical cage but you know what I mean!) look like? :smitten:


Hi Jane, he's got a Zoo Zone 1 to start with but will need a Zoo Zone 2 when he's bigger, they need the plastic cages so they don't get their feet caught in wires as they will climb!
Niki x

[miss_piggy]

Hmmm... I'm confused! I have never heard of these... he looks like a baby hedgehog!

[NikiG]

Hi, that's because he is a baby Hedgehog, that's what they are called, 'Hoglets'. He is an African Pygmy Hedgehog which are bred as pets not like our wild Hogs! :)
Niki x

[miss_piggy]

Oh right! That's something new I learnt today. Are they friendly? How do you manage to hold them without getting prickled? Sorry for all the questions!

[Jane]

Awww he is gorgeous :P Just curious, what does his cage (well, probably not a typical cage but you know what I mean!) look like? :smitten:


Hi Jane, he's got a Zoo Zone 1 to start with but will need a Zoo Zone 2 when he's bigger, they need the plastic cages so they don't get their feet caught in wires as they will climb!
Niki x


Cool. Charlie is living in a zoo zone 2 :P Do you know any good websites/forums about them? Not planning on getting any (any time soon :P) but curious about them ;)

[NikiG]

try this these;

uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/pygmyhedgehogsuk
http://www.hedgehogworld.com/
http://hedgehogclub.com/
http://www.hedgehoghelp.co.uk/index.php?topic=660.0

Niki x

[Niki]

He is cuuuute :-* :smitten:

[Trufflefluff]

Niki, he's so cute :) I luuuuurrrve him tooooo :smitten:

[Saz]

Aww wow! I didn't even know they bred hedgehogs as pets! That's amazing :) I learn things all the time on here :D

[Lucinda]

:smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

[Glynis]

Awww you're lucky he's sooo cute :smitten: :smitten:, i thought by the post you were going to call him Hoglet ::) silly me :embarassed:
he's just sooo tiny, how big does he grow and what will you feed him??

[NikiG]

He will stay quite small, and he eats Iams or Go-cat dry food, live meal worms, dried insects and fruit and veg and fresh water. They are very playfull and like balls, wheels, tubes etc.....i've got him a lovelly wooden house to nest in during the day too......
Niki x

[NikiG]

Oh right! That's something new I learnt today. Are they friendly? How do you manage to hold them without getting prickled? Sorry for all the questions!


They are friendly as long as you handle them alot. They start 'quilling' at around 3 months which is when they loose their baby quills and their adult quills come thru', it's quite painfull so they get 'huffy' >:(. They have to be handled all the time thru' this or they stay 'huffy' >:( afterwards! ;D You stroke them the way their quills fall so you don't get prickled and you cup them from underneath with both hands to pick them up, unless they'er curled up in a ball that is, then it gets a bit prickly! ;D

Niki x

[Glynis]

Wow they like a variety of foods :)
Makes sense about the handling tho, i hope you both have many many wonderful years together, of course we'll need piccies often to check on his size and his cuteness :smitten:

[Jane]

Thanks for the sites...having a look now ;)