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    Default who's got a pet hedgehog? what's it like?

    I saw a craigslist ad for a hedgehog pet.

    What's THAT like?

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    I have 2. They are a mated pair, but we keep them in separate cages because boy hedgehog, Franco, chases girl hedgehog, Penelope, around and bites her ears and makes her bleed...and I don't want baby hedgies.

    They are awesome, really. Pokey on top and soft on the bottom. They curl up in a ball if you scare them, but if they're relaxed you can pet them with no problem. We feed them cat food and live meal worms. They come out at about 6 to 7 pm, run around for a few hours, eat, and go back to sleep for a million hours.

    Pics: 1 is Penelope
    2 is Franco
    3 is Penelope and my cat Johnny. It looks dangerous, but the cats learned pretty fast not to mess with the pokey thing!

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    Default Re: who's got a pet hedgehog? what's it like?

    They are sooo cute! i didn't even know you could have hedgehogs as pets. Do you get them from a special breeder? I want one now!



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    Quote Originally Posted by Polekitten View Post
    They are sooo cute! i didn't even know you could have hedgehogs as pets. Do you get them from a special breeder? I want one now!
    In some places, it's illegal to own hedgehogs as pets. In fact it was illegal up til a few years ago in Denver. There are breeders, but I got mine from the exotic animal shop we buy our feeder crickets at. They are kind of expensive, we paid $160 for both.

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    I've always wanted a little hedge hog!


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    I want a chog too! Are they solitary? Can they spend time by themselves?

    Gonna have to wait until Buddy dies, he would have it for lunch... but when he dies I'm getting kittens and hedgehogs and a hamster and a canary!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    I want a chog too! Are they solitary? Can they spend time by themselves?

    Gonna have to wait until Buddy dies, he would have it for lunch... but when he dies I'm getting kittens and hedgehogs and a hamster and a canary!
    They are very solitary. If you house two together it often ends in drawn blood, and not just between a male and a female. They spend most of their time sleeping. Franco likes to run around the house in one of those big round clear balls that are made for hamsters and rats. Penelope much prefers to be close to us and hang out on the couch if we take her out of her cage.

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