Hedgehogs!

Hedgehogs!

i've been researching these little guys for awhile, and i'm pretty sure i'm going to pick one up sortof soon. does anyone in here have one or can share personal experiences so i know what to expect?

http://www.hedgies.com

aww its a cutie..

:d

are those quills on its back or spikey hair?

A buddy in highschool got a breeding pair for a graduation present. Cost something like $1500 for the pair. He mentioned that they are a lot more work than they look - but definitely some of the coolest and most unusual pets out there

I'd be too afraid that I'd accidentally step on one or sit on one.

quills - but they're not barbed like Porky quills are. they can't "throw" quills, either.

i never said they were easy...heh. there's a reason you keep them in cages...so you don't have to worry about that.

id like em, they look cool

if you like them enough to get one, read up on them first...and find a vet locally who KNOWS how to handle these guys, just in case.

are you going to name him sonic? hehehe man those things are cute.....

NO. no sonic.

haha I was kidding, those things are pretty cool actually hehehe

*nods* that's why i've wanted one forever.

hehe let us know when u get it and post some pics hehe we should make him the board's mascot lol

oh, don't worry...i'll probably have one thread that i update regularly with cute pics.

awesome

be prepared, youll live with this for a long *** time,when u tell people what it is

i know this. that's probably the only downside so far.

eh at least he'll be famous for it hehe SONIC! lol

i'm not getting it because of a dumb videogame.

whoa whoa.

sonic the hedgehog is a great game


jdm too

lol I know but hedgehogs are still kewl

i think i got testy because i've had literally 40 people all tell me "CALL HIM SONIC LOLOL IT'S SO KEWL LOLOL"

. no. no sonic. NOTHING from a video game.

Lots of sites talk about the self-anointing - my buddy's hedgies never really did that very often, but if they do - looks terrible. They go all crazy and start foaming at the mouth, like they have rabies or something - but you will eventually get used to it.

He had some leather boots that they go and lick - drove his wife nuts for a little while. He mentioned that you have to get used to their vocalization - some will squeal when scared or stressed and purr when happy and content - kind of weird coming from those little guys. Plus they seem to have a fondness for eggs - for whatever reason.

Are these going to an addition to your fish plans or replacement? You have definitely researched some very interesting pets.

these are in addition to the fish the fish are going to take a bit longer, since i'm having trouble having people actually follow through on getting me the housings i need.

fish are pretty cool.. i would love to have a 50 gallon tank

I want to get a few of these guys and start the self-annoiunting-hedgehogs.com website. That would be awesome! I can have a web cam and every day put a new rotton peice of meat or funky item in the pen with them and people can watch them foam up and get stinky I can just see my bank account going though the roof with this one

Maybe even put some food coloring on the grose stinky items so the hedgehog will color its own quils. Sweet!

LOL...you're nutty...hahahah

You should name it Sonic! lol j/k Ahem...
Yeah that would be cool except what is the "self-annointing" thing? Sounds really gross.

Self-Annointing I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't read it. lol I think they're cute and having one would be cool except my lab would be way too curious.