4 months old... good time to start taking picture every 2 weeks, when your HG reach 1 yrs old, you can compile it and see the BIG progress, very nice to see.

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Chinchillas: Haha, try and see lo, but I don't have a proper camera. Hard to get her to cooperate also.

Welcome Tim_88DN,
The cost of rearing a hedgehog varies, here goes the price list:
1) Hedgehog - 100 to 300
2) A box or a secured compound - 30 to 100
3) Water bottle and dish - 10
4) Hide out - Can use ice cream tubes
5) Exercise wheel (Preferably you get one, they need lots of exercise) - 25 to 150
6) Bedding - depends of what you use (if newspaper = free, but need to change everyday, unless potty trained)
7) Food - 20 / month (good quality cat food + worms / eggs / chicken / crickets / other things) High protein food
Average is below 400 ringgit for all items. Maintenance is low.

There are many sellers in KL, not sure about Sabah. Getting from breeders are much cheaper than pet shop.

Possible to keep with dogs. But never leave the hedgehog and the dogs together unsupervised. Just try not to let any other pets harrass it if possible.

I think we can only get a kind of hedgehog in Malaysia, the one that is African Pygmy version. The only difference is the colour. But is important that you observe the hedgehog before buying it, for the personality you want. Some are extra shy, some are very cranky, some are explorers. Observe and see which one suits you.

hi reg, FYI sabah and sarawak hedgehog price is around 350-500/pc!!!

I saw one hedgehog selling for Rm250 in Ipoh , quite large size , sleeping though.

LYN garage sales type hedgehog you will see some good pick up as well.

nowadays.lotsa people selling. is easy to find in garange sales

Thanks for the info....at least i know what to expect in the pricelist......

i see that only the African Pygmy breed is available in M'sia.but can i ask....what is a "salt n pepper" hedgehog as mentioned on some threads that sells hedgies?it is something to do with the colour of the quills?

how to get a hedgie to be acquainted with other pets as i have other pets in the house?

and how can i tell from their action if they are shy,cranky or a bit of an explorer?

salt n peeper is of of their colour
same as cinammon and others

usually they prefer to be alone
there a test for their temper in the net but i forgot the address

Tim_88DN : Yeap, usually they preferred to be alone. I don't really understand what you mean by trying to acquaint it with other pets..

The personally depends on the hedgehog, is hard to change their original temperament. To know their personality, 70% of the info are provided by the seller (they should know the personality of hedgehogs if they spend time with it), 30% you can observe by putting them out at open space (See will they run around, will they show their quills, sometimes an angry one will bite if you try to hold it)...

Like what mamata said, Salt & pepper refers to their colour.

yeah, hedgy is very temperamental, is all depend on individuals, they like to be alone but sometimes they can mix around very well, start from young age, they r quite intelligent oso, can recognize owner, know where is toys, toilet train etc.

hedgy colors that we can get in malaysia are salt & pepper, albino, champagne and cinnamon. usually albino and cinnamon is more expensive

Wah... if you not using a DSRL, and get such short, is not bad! You may consider your part time job to be a photographer tho.

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Lol, stop pulling my legs. I only got cellphone camera. Lolx.
Will try to get somemore shots at night. Boo is very shy, will only come out until whole room dark dark, I turn on table lamp also cannot one. *sigh

Now Boo Boo is gaining some weight after dewormed by vet. Last time skinny skinny.. So picky somemore.. haihzz.

Why don't you get one yourself? Hehe, sell one chin can buy half a dozen of poking-monsters already.. Haha

Here are some photos, but blur blur abit lo.



This post has been edited by empty_reg: Oct 11 2008, 01:55 PM

Tim_88DN : Welcome2 Tim . do ur research and ask question so u will be prepare 2 own one..
Once u own them, u will not regrade it..such cute creature..

empty_reg : Ermmm juz wonder, is it ok to house both ur hedgehog together? btw So cute...

Guys, juz want to share a lil prob of mine..
Usually every night i would spend around 30-40 minute with ma hedgie..
Playing with her is so much fun..But the thing is, she always choose this time to poo and pepe..
I don't know y..So means that each time i want to play with her, i need to place newspaper..
Hurmmm Any tips guyz...Or is it a normal thing....

This post has been edited by meento: Oct 12 2008, 12:33 AM

They are not housed together, I was baby sitting Ham for my friend (third picture). She just bought him and he smelled of urine and cat kibbles, so she asked me to give him a shower first. For the one week holiday, they were housed in separated aquariums.

They'll fight (or either the male is trying to rape the female) if I house them together. lolx

Pee or poo usually when it just wake up (just like gliders). I usually wake Boo up, let her walk around and take her meal before playing with her.

Thanx again for the info......i would juz want to ask this........Is keeping hedgies as pets are allowed in the malaysian law as first my father is a bit a skeptic since we don't know if keeping them as pets is allowed under the Malaysian law.
can anyone enlighten me on this issue?

Does a hedgie needs to be vaccinated for varities of diseases?

if i want to take them out for a ride, can they have a car sickness or if i'm bringing them to another state, can they do good or have an air sickness?

that's all for now and hope for swift replies....thanks and have a nice day

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They are not fond in travelling. If travelling is unavoidable, place them is a small dark box with some beddings (tissue, newspaper, fleece, etc), something like a shoe box will be good.

Travelling by air? It should be alright but I don't know how to prepare it for flights. Besides most likely there'll be paper works for flying live animals.

Usually people don't vaccinate them. But you can bring it for a deworm, is only around 20.

I believe keeping an African Pygmy is legal in Malaysia. Many pets shops are selling them without any trouble. As far as I know one shop got fine and confiscated for selling certain snakes, geckos and turtles, but not hedgehogs. However, in certain states of America, breeding hedgehog is illegal.

Good luck

hedgehog is confirmed legal in Malaysia. =)
I've checked with the country veterinary law n stuffs.

(currently planning to bring my hedgehog back home to sarawak if i happen to go back there study)

my chester alwiz poo while im holding it...

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Probably afraid of you, or you just woke him up and he needs to use the bath room. Hehe, but poo is okay, cause solid. Can't imagine if watery poo. Lolx.

Someone wana ADD hedgie la! Haha.. Who who?? Cinnamon wor!!