Something to brighten your day...

[arjunajane]

Thankyou everyone for your cute hedgehog stories, they sound like heaps of fun !

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 12/19/2008 10:18:51 AM
Author: Pandora II
I own two of these critters and trust me, you probably DON''T want one!

My female ''Lego'' is super-clean and litter-trained, and normally very sweet-natured but she does bite - and hedgehog bites are nasty (to the bone and leave bruises and teeth-marks for days) especially as they hang on.

My male ''Mr Sticklebrick'' is a totally sweetie, but oh how I wish he would learn to use a litter box... instead he just poops on his wheel and keeps on running... and boy can these babies poop! And it smells terrible!

They need a BIG cage, each has to be housed separately, they tend to be awake between 11pm and 4am, so you will be kept awake by the wheel running if you don''t have decent soundproofing.

I definitely wouldn''t ever recommend them for kids - they never really become tame and they''re not very cuddly! On the otherhand, I do adore mine although we won''t have anymore.

Mr Sticklebrick loves my husband and likes to snuggle up inside his shirt - fine once he''s actually snuggled, but a bit spiky with claws and prickles beforehand. The other thing he likes to do is stand on his neck with his front paws half way up the back of DH''s head. Then he sucks his hair and tries to yank it out - all with horrible squelchy noises. Very funny to watch!

ETA: The one in the photo you posted is definitely a little boy

Oh pandora, I read about Mr''s pooping in your other thread...I''m sorry it hasn''t improved at all, lol !
Thankyou for the further info. I have never heard of them here - maybe some exotic pet shop may have them, but I''m sure they would cost heaps as they''d be imported.

They do sound like they have tonnes of personality though don''t they, and quirky habits !

The one in my second pic looks lke it doesn''t have teeth - do the adult ones have teeth?
I''m sure everyone would love to see new photos of Mr Sticklebrick and Ms Lego if you have time

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 12/19/2008 10:11:33 AM
Author: julesbeth
Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhh it is just DARLING!!! Where did you find this? What a little honey!!

Hey julesbeth, it was just emailed to me - glad you liked ''em too

 

[iheartscience]

OMG arj! I had that EXACT baby hedgehog (the first one) on my desk top for MONTHS! Hilarious! And yeah, it kills me.

 

[HollyS]

Date: 12/19/2008 4:07:12 AM
Author:arjunajane
Isn''t this just the damned cutest thing you have ever seen??!!

Baby hedgehog.....
I officially want one

Aawwwwww!! His wittle face is just so cute!!

 

[Stephanie]

I have a hedgehog!! Everyone thinks that I am crazy for having one as a domestic pet. He''s a hot mess though - eats and bites everything in site. It is fun to let him run around outside though. Our first one was a girl (Brilla) and was much easier to litter train but he (Harley) will not train. We''ve tried for years.

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 12/19/2008 10:36:07 PM
Author: Stephanie
I have a hedgehog!! Everyone thinks that I am crazy for having one as a domestic pet. He''s a hot mess though - eats and bites everything in site. It is fun to let him run around outside though. Our first one was a girl (Brilla) and was much easier to litter train but he (Harley) will not train. We''ve tried for years.

hey Stephanie, thanks for posting. He is soo cute!
How strange, it sounds like from both yours and Pandoras'' experience that the girls can be litter trained but not the boys...
hrrmm..why does that not surprise me , LOL !

 

[arjunajane]

Just out of interest, I looked it up and hedgehogs are illegal in Australia

I guess the closest thing we have is the native echidna, or "ant eater" ..not nearly as cute... And also not allowed as pets as are protected..



ETA: looking at this image again, I'm thinking geez we have some weird animals here, lol....Its got hands and all...strange, doesn't anyone else think?

 

[Linda W]

Oh what a little cutie pie he is. Just look at his little footies

 

[arjunajane]

I did find plenty more baby hedgehog pics..dayum these things are cute !
If anyone wants more, google images has plenty to fawn over

 

[*Danielle*]

They are illegal in the state of California too (didn''t sop us)

They are adorable! They actually sell a hedgehog food at the pet stores here but we supplemented with fruits. Ours liked grapes.

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 12/20/2008 12:28:40 AM
Author: *Danielle*
They are illegal in the state of California too (didn''t sop us)

They are adorable! They actually sell a hedgehog food at the pet stores here but we supplemented with fruits. Ours liked grapes.

I''d love to see a pic Danielle if you have time !

 

[gwendolyn]

Forwarding this thread to James RIGHT AWAY! We NEED one of those!!

 

[Babyblue033]

Date: 12/19/2008 10:18:51 AM
Author: Pandora II
My male ''Mr Sticklebrick'' is a totally sweetie, but oh how I wish he would learn to use a litter box... instead he just poops on his wheel and keeps on running... and boy can these babies poop! And it smells terrible!

I had a little girl years ago and YEAH, it''s NOT fun cleaning off DRIED AND CAKED ON poo off of wheels

Mine was grumpy and moody, on good days she let me hold her and play with her, and on bad days there were bites and lots of hissing and jumping while balled up. I loved her, but I totally agree, definitely not a pet for everyone.

 

[Deelight]

Date: 12/20/2008 12:23:48 AM
Author: arjunajane
Just out of interest, I looked it up and hedgehogs are illegal in Australia

I guess the closest thing we have is the native echidna, or 'ant eater' ..not nearly as cute... And also not allowed as pets as are protected..




ETA: looking at this image again, I'm thinking geez we have some weird animals here, lol....Its got hands and all...strange, doesn't anyone else think??

Why does that not surprise me

I think you should get a pet wombat (or womabat as one of US friends calls them) AJ, I have always wanted one since fatso on A Country Practice LOL.

 

[arjunajane]

I thought I''d continue this thread with more cuteness..


This next series are titled

"Best positions in bed.."

 

[arjunajane]

get your minds out the gutter...they''re alot more wholesome than that

 

[arjunajane]

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[arjunajane]

haha!

 

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[arjunajane]

rofl !

 

[arjunajane]

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[arjunajane]

don''t you wish you slept this well..?

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 12/21/2008 1:55:07 AM
Author: arjunajane
don''t you wish you slept this well..?

 

[arjunajane]

awww..

 

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[arjunajane]

lol !

 

[arjunajane]

Now, if you''re on the computer and having trouble sleeping, just come check out this thread