They are usually ready to leave the mom around 6 weeks if i recall correctly but sometimes its 5 or 7 depending on the hogs

if you plan to breed, it's best if your male hedgehog is at least 6 months old. then again, don't just buy one and breed immediately. i'd say let it adapt for several months before you attempt to breed them.

in the end of the day, what is your purpose of breeding hedgehogs? to make profit, or to produce good quality offsprings?

if your intention is the former, i would have no further decent advices. but if it's for the latter, please do make sure that you are having two quality hedgehogs with good temperaments, healthy, etc before trying to breed them. if you were to breed and get really grumpy and bad-tempered hoglets later on, chances are this trend will go on and on and on, which is not good for future hedgehog buyers.

when i received my hoglet back then, it was incredibly tame. in fact, until today it has never balled up, i'm wondering if it knows how to ball up. this is an example of a good quality hedgehog from a good breeder, i am very happy and satisfied to have dealt with him.

if you really want to breed, take it as a hobby and try to produce really good quality offsprings, and make sure you study all the necessary infos to equip yourself well, you never know what will happen.

thats not true. it depends on each individual hedgie and the owner.

i think my Amy is the longest living one around this forum? she's the first batch along with pickles and sparkie i think...

sometimes, i think you people care too much about the thing. they're solitary animals which do not need you to touch/carry/fondle them everyday.

to be honest, bonding time with my amy is only when she bath once every 2 weeks. other then the usual odd day pet and sniff session, she's just there.

its not that i'm asking you all to not care about the animal. but they're like that. they prefer it to be that way. they might be affectionate, but not all the time. if you want a pet that you can bring around everywhere and touch whenever you want to, get a glider.

PS: wet wood chips breeds mites. the mushroom is the least of your worries. mites can be deadly to a hedgie if untreated.  to me, best bedding=newspaper. or breeder select cat litter.