Say hello to Spike

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

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 :D
 
Lowe said:
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 :D
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Oh how that made me chuckle :p
 
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.
 
ArmyofHarmony said:
can you stroke it? or is it uncomfortable
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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! :D 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:

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Generally he's happy enough though and will let you handle him. Just don't stroke his back :P
 
Lowe said:
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! :D 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:

Spike4.jpg



Generally he's happy enough though and will let you handle him. Just don't stroke his back :P
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That is just one of the most fantastic pets ive ever seen! i never knew you could keep a HedgeHog as a pet!!! :D
 
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