i think chances to get back s&p is higher rather then u getting another albino..

You won't get a different coloured hedgie.... you will get S&P if your S&P parent doesn't carry any recessive gene. The hoglets born would be S&P but carry the recessive albino gene and can breed out albinos in future if bred with an albino or with another albino carrier.

It really depends on the genetic makeup of the hedgehogs, if the gene they carry is dominant or recessive, if the mixing of the gene would gain more of which colour to which. Lots of things to study when it comes to colour breeding.

Wow, it's like biology lessons all over again, hahahaha...

BTW, a belated happy new year wish to everyone here!

Hate hate biology~~
Anywhere, Happy New Year to eveyone here and hedgehogs

i think momo is starting to quilling...i found one of his quill in his box..huhu

Good luck to you...

They are very grumpy... hahahaha...

hi all,
i just got a hedgehog from a very nice gentleman.
I just finish reading this thread, take a few days tho hahaha.

So just wanna introduce my female hedgehog, I named her Melati as the flower.




These photos were taken on the 2nd day we met .
So cute and lovely as the flower.

She is 1 year and 2 months old. If not mistaken, her d.o.b is on 26th Nov 2006. Will check it again.
She's very active at night, always try to get out of the box. When she sees my hand by the box, she will run towards it and try to climb out.
I let her go last night, she did behave, snug under the bedsheet, and stay for a while, then come out, move here, move there, and walk around me, never try to go far.

Both of my daughter love her so much, even on their first day of kindergarden, they ask to take photo with melati.

not to mention..ur camera are very chun also..what camera did u use?did u edit the pic b4?

ya loh...nice pic...melati seems small for a 1 year old...

wanoridz, your 1year hedgie looks really thin.

hehehe, her previous owner said she took it from her father side, her father is small, but her mother twice as big.
Been feeding her RC fit 32, for few days she's not eating much, but after 3/4 days start taking a lot . hopefully she will get bigger, and heavier.

the photo my wife took it, shes's a photographer, i also take pictures laa, but still new, can only be a backup photographer



This post has been edited by wanoridz: Jan 8 2008, 07:03 AM

Welcome wanoridz...

Did you adopted her from Sangterap? If yes, then she may be Sparky's daughter if not mistaken. ^^ She's a beauty & the pics are really nice.

This post has been edited by babymoli: Jan 8 2008, 08:52 AM

yeah i just know that she is donut's sister

thanks everybody for the warm welcome.

Hey, did I saw some dry skin on melati's face area? Better check on that... Melati surely is a very friendly hedgehog... Mine still grumpy...

wanoridz: cute pics there! she's so friendly and cute.. haha.. good thing that she is willing to run towards your hand when u put ur hand into the cage.. trying to get spikey out sometimes can be challenging.. especially for baths.. =.=" but good thing spikey is getting along with us fast.. he's ok with us touching him now... just a bit grumpy at times..

btw, what will happen if we dun cut his toenails ar? will it grow too long? *still dun dare to cute his nails.. >.<*

nice shots... cute ~

Melati is Sparky's Daughter, Donut's Sister hahaah....

The smallness comes from Sparky as he is quite a small hedgehog. He is about 300g adult size.

For you guys here, Pygmy hedgehogs can come in any weight, as long is above 255g.

Melati is lean coz the previous owner lets Melati run on a wheel everynight.

There is a difference between lean and skinny hedgehogs.

Dry skin comes from Wood shavings. If you use newspaper only, sure no dry skin.

ohh, thanks for the tips about the weight and dry skin.
So should i throw out the wood shavings, it looks nice tho with the woods shaving hehe, right now i build a hidebox for her, the same as in the 1st page hehe, she always stay inside, sleep sleep sleep. aiyahh

argh...my Gie Gie dun like mealworms...put in her cage also she dun care 1...haih...

The circled part... The skin look weird to me... What do you guys think?

Lil'Maine - It's normal that some hedge hog don't like mealworm... You can try cricket... Most of the hedge hog like it...

This post has been edited by BLuR15: Jan 8 2008, 05:24 PM