Hedgehogs
 

Have you ever had one? Tell me about how it was having one for a pet! Are they expensive to take care of? Do they get along with other animals? Can you travel with them? Do they stink? Would you recommend a hedgehog as a pet?

Inquiring minds want to know!!!

I've never known of anybody having one as a pet but this site seems to have a bit of info that could be helpful.

http://exoticpets.about.com/od/hedgehogs/Hedgehogs.htm

I don't know much about hedgehogs but I didn't think they were a domestic pet. I know they are not something you want to cuddle and I believe they are primarily nocturnal. Unless you are looking for something to stay up at night and use a 10 Ft. pole to play with, I don't think you want a hedgehog.


You have my :fone: number if you want to stay up at night and play with something. :tongue:

We had a lady in my neighbor hood some time ago who had 3. They were cutie pies.

I wouldn't consider a hedgehog a pet.

They are nocturnal and very shy, and when my dog decided to introduce itself to one, she ended up with fleas. lol.

One of the most important things to know about a hedgehog, is that a hedgehog can never be buggered at all.

Neige,

Hedgehogs are cool. They are cute as can be, and can be handled without worrying about getting stuck. When I was in school, our house had a pet hedgehog. They do not smell, and ours was toilet trained within a week. They eat insects, but these days you can purchase dry hedgehog food from many pet stores (PetSmart).

Check to make sure that they are legal were you will be keeping it.

Recommended. :thumb:

No CTG,

The quote is that you can't pork a porcupine, I think.

I have a friend who has one. He loves his - and it's cute. I especially love the little puffy noises he makes when he's scared or unhappy.

I don't view them as cuddly, though....although they litter train and don't smell, they're not "cuddly" in the traditional sense of the word.

And here I thought Neige was wanting to ask about Ron Jeremy ;)

I am too much an MBA....at first I thought she was talking about her "Hedgehog Concept" (http://www.jimcollins.com/lab/hedgehog/p2.html)

:withstupi :D

All I know about hedgehogs is they often do carry a lot of parasites. I'm not sure how they'd get on with cats.....in general my cat will try to kill anything small enough, so I'd be cautious.

As far as I am aware, in the UK they are not considered pets.

I once heard that hedgehogs walking en mass thru corn fields was suggested as a possible cause of crop circles... :huh: