Hahah... Donut coz when I got her, she was quite round like a little ball.... Donut came into my mind heheheh....

Yah, will post up a picture soon lah heheheh.... then you can compare Sparky and Donut... Sparky is lighter while Donut has more dark quills.

Wahhhh.... cuteeee!!!! Yah, not a Cinnamon loh from the pics....

What's her name?

No. Better not at all. Unless you have a tank that is 4ft by 3ft.... then maybe but your tank is still too small for 2 hedgies. Never house together no matter how tempted you are. Hedgies can't talk.... we won't know their feelings or what they are thinking. In the wild they are solitary and only come together for mating.... you care changing their nature and also their habitat already. Try and stick close to their natural ways. House solitary.

Never associate human emotions with animals. They do not feel love like humans do.

One shouldn't be choosy over which colour to get. Hedgehog colour variety in Malaysia is very limited so you gotta be satisfied with which ever colour you can get hold of lah. I mean, a hedgehog is a hedgehog, it's not like other colour will be something very different. If you are choosy over colour, then it will be a very long time before you actually get hold of one yourself.

Never give commercial cat food like Friskies and Whiskas, the corn and by products can cause fatty liver disease.

IAMS and science diet can cause liver failure or liver disease....

Just stick to Royal Canin and any HOLISTIC brands.

Get 1 hedgie is enough lah.... get 2 will just means more food, more bedding..... I got 2, somehow I prefer having 1 LOL.... coz more attention on Sparky but now must give out to Sparky and his daughter Donut.

Agreed... I guess it is just the human mindset.... we will automatically think every living thing needs to be in a pair.... without realizing that it can cause more harm than good....

Hedgehogs do not like companionship. They prefer to roam the world alone. Will only breed if so happen a male or female comes across an opposite sex during its journey of foraging.....

Not every animal needs a companion. This is why I said earlier, it's all in the human mindset. Do research first before thinking of getting.

Even snakes and tarantulas prefer living alone.

Turn off your light. Hedgehogs enjoy darkness.... they are nocturnal.

What food are you feeding your hedgies?

Well.... you must find out what brand... IAMS is dangerous, causes fatty liver disease....

Anyway, hedgehogs can take fruits lah.... but not all will eat them since they do prefer to eat insects and catfood more.

I guess it's those like Spike's Delight that's in the US market. Well, getting those is good but only certain brands are considered high quality since many of the "hedgehog food" available for sale in the US did not go through much research and testings.... so some will have a bland taste while some are too high in corn or gluten. So a number of keepers in the US suggest feeding high quality catfood as it is safer and provides a good source of protein and fats essential for a hedgehog.

Actually, you shouldn't be worried... hedgehogs favour catfood more than fruits hahahaha.... Really, once they tasted good catfood, they won't touch fruits normally.

Well, it will take a you a few months before they really warm up to you. But then if the previous owner never handled them often, then it would be hard for you to make them friendly to humans. Hedgehogs that are afraid would always stay in a ball no matter what. So what you can do now is handle them often. Tahan the pain and handle them hahaahah

Oh, better for you to put food enough for a day. Letting them eat anytime they want will make the food become stale and unfresh, can cause flies to lay eggs onto the food and also make the hedgehog overeat. So better place food daily.

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Added on April 15, 2007, 7:38 pmHahaha... I agree.... the Planeteers are from my Sparky also and I also wish for them to have great homes. I'm even keeping one of the daughters... so cute my Donut. Anyway, when it comes to people or should I saw caring owners like us, we would question people till they drop dead LOL.... part of it coz we want to know how good that person is and whether got potential to be a good owner or not lah. So if the person interested can stand the owner's or breeder's way of questioning, then that person has potential to have a hedgie.

This post has been edited by crazymouse_yyh: Apr 15 2007, 07:38 PM

Just hold them. Show them that you are not scared of them and they will soon learn that you are a friend.

Well, it is true that a seller should be polite but some sellers or owners like to test the water first. I will give such attitude if someone asked me to sell them my hamsters for RM5 or give them for free.... I have been through so much already with different buyers, so I know how to treat those that are worthy to be owners.... of course as said before, depends on seller.... We are all tired of being cheated by customers.... yes, you heard rite, cheated by customers since some will get say get for their family, act all nice and all and later sell of the pet to someone else with a higher price.... most of us breeders or owners have experienced this. I have experienced this a few times and I am really mad with people taking advantage of my niceness with them. So sometimes, a little attitude is nothing.

Petshops and suppliers is really different story lah. They won't tell you the age, nor sex, nor care about health....

And from experience, those who have patience and answer questions and tolerate the seller is normally someone who really wants a pet to love, not to have a pet for fun.... this is how I see it.

OK lah, everything must settle now LOL.... too much banging here and there is not healthy.

I guess all of our hedgies are doing very well. I'm just surprised that Sparky and Donut already same size.... of course there is a difference in colour.... I notice that Sparky could be another colour than algerian brown....

Please seperate them. We have said SO so SO so many times that hedgehogs are SOLITARY. You are going against their nature. Mother Nature created them to be solitary and you go and put them as a pair.... YOU should separate them. Going against nature is really really wrong lah. Don't put human emotions with animals. Animals do not feel love or hate or like or friendship..... all they feel is territorial and uncomfortable. Hedgehogs do not fight in nature but they will become very stressed being together.... PLease read the 1st page, all the information is there. It is natural for them to poop alot.

Hedgehogs are nocturnal. They sleep during the day and are only active at night.

Hahhah... in a way, informative and damn funny to me