Say hello to Spike

[Lowe]

Fancy kicking one... grr, some people.

Spike's an African one so he's not a UK hedgehog before people get ideas catching them as pets hehe

 

[Haly]

He bares an uncanny resembalence to Wayne Rooney.

That's an insult to the poor cute little hedgehog

 

[Stag]

Spike > *

 

[Minxy]

I didn't even know you could keep such things as pets! Where did you get him from Lowe?

 

[Spanker]

I didn't even know you could keep such things as pets! Where did you get him from Lowe?

Same here tbh, Adorable though!

 

[Lowe]

Exotic pet classifieds. They're easy to come by though in the UK, plenty of breeders for them. Best to buy from a breeder since you know they're good stock that way.

Just Google for 'African Pygmy Hedgehog'.

 

[6thElement]

I didn't even know you could keep such things as pets! Where did you get him from Lowe?

He imported it illegally from Tejekistan, but don't tell anyone

 

[Freefaller]

Aww he's cute!

How are they like to look after?

 

[kitten_caboodle]

Aww he's cute!

How are they like to look after?

they can be a bit prickly in the mornings, but after that they calm down a bit

 

[Lowe]

Dead easy to look after. Can be a bit noisy at night since they're nocturnal and Spike loves to run on his wheel!

They can be a bit shy at first, but if you handle them lots when they're young they soon get used to you and won't ball up or try to skewer you at the slightest provocation

 

[megzy]

They can be a bit shy at first, but if you handle them lots they soon get used to you and won't try to skewer you at the slightest provocation

Oh how that made me chuckle

 

[ArmyofHarmony]

can you stroke it? or is it uncomfortable

 

[Roberta]

Oh dear god. That's so sweet. I now want one of them as well as a groundhog and a myotonic goat. Paul is going to be so pleased.

 

[Lowe]

can you stroke it? or is it uncomfortable

Spike's not a fan of being stroked. If they're happy the quils fall flat against the back and they're not difficult to handle. If they're unhappy with you then they'll frown, covering the eyes with quils, and the rest of the quils stand up rigid. At this point you *really* don't want to touch him, since if you do he'll jump and if he makes contact it ******* hurts! If you upend him, he'll roll into a ball and frown. If you wait he'll slowly come out of the ball which is when you can get the cute pics. Here's a pic of him in a mood, coming out of a ball:

Generally he's happy enough though and will let you handle him. Just don't stroke his back

 

[Sic]

omg, i want a Spike! he's such a grumpy-looking thing though!

 

[D4VE]

hmm tricky pet to catch when he gets spikey

Cool though, very cute

 

[locutus12]

Spike's not a fan of being stroked. If they're happy the quils fall flat against the back and they're not difficult to handle. If they're unhappy with you then they'll frown, covering the eyes with quils, and the rest of the quils stand up rigid. At this point you *really* don't want to touch him, since if you do he'll jump and if he makes contact it ******* hurts! If you upend him, he'll roll into a ball and frown. If you wait he'll slowly come out of the ball which is when you can get the cute pics. Here's a pic of him in a mood, coming out of a ball:

Generally he's happy enough though and will let you handle him. Just don't stroke his back

That is just one of the most fantastic pets ive ever seen! i never knew you could keep a HedgeHog as a pet!!!

 

[VeNT]

That is just one of the most fantastic pets ive ever seen! i never knew you could keep a HedgeHog as a pet!!!

I WANT ONE NOW!

 

[Phantom]

does he have prickly spines? looks more like soft wet fur!

 

[Freefaller]

they can be a bit prickly in the mornings, but after that they calm down a bit

I shouldn't laugh... but I did!!