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Old 12-16-2015, 06:22 PM   #1
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Default Research on hedgehogs.

Hi everyone! Due to Cushings disease, I've found myself with only 1 hammy at this point. I won't be adding to my pet family any time soon since the holidays are upon us and I will be traveling a lot.

So, as I continue to look at websites, I continue to get more interested in hedgehogs. Does anyone have a good, reliable, website or forum that would help me to continue my research on hedges?
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Old 12-17-2015, 04:54 AM   #2
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Best of luck Kiki and sorry to hear of your losses. Pygmy hedgehogs are kept as pets in the UK but I get the feeling some are genetically flawed and they can be classed as exotics by vets, so my guess is they may be costly if anything went wrong. I could be wrong, but your right to check this out way before deciding to keep any. x
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Old 12-17-2015, 06:13 PM   #3
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Best of luck Kiki and sorry to hear of your losses. Pygmy hedgehogs are kept as pets in the UK but I get the feeling some are genetically flawed and they can be classed as exotics by vets, so my guess is they may be costly if anything went wrong. I could be wrong, but your right to check this out way before deciding to keep any. x
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts on hedgehogs as pets. My Syrian boy Kernel, the one I posted about a while ago with hair loss, took a turn for the worst and I had to help him to the bridge yesterday.

As for my research...you've brought up a lot of things to think about, which is why I'm making sure to do my research.

Thanks again racinghamster!
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Old 12-17-2015, 08:05 PM   #4
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There is a hedgehog central, which I joined when I got my girl. She is a rescue, I didn't know much about hedgehogs but she was being terrorized by dogs in the home, and left in the smallest cage you have ever seen, so I took her.
The one big thing I found out was hedgehogs are not easy to tame and a lot of the times impossible. My girl was already 3 when I got her, I have had her for a year and just now she won't roll in a ball and hiss at me but her spikes are always up. I read they have only been domesticated for about 10 years so are still kind of "wild". Yes they can be very costly if they have health issues, I have a friend that had one and all the sudden he was dragging his back legs, then not using his front well. Come to find out they are prone to a condition that causes rapid bone or joint deterioration. She had a very very hard time finding a vet to see him as the "exotic" vets around here only see certain kinds of "exotics". He ended up passing rather quickly from the disease and it was very expensive. Also, you have to have lots of time to spend with them since even IF you can tame them some you must spend time with them every single day, several times if possible or they will revert back to being "wild."
I would do as racing hamster said and be sure to do lots of research for sure!
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Old 12-18-2015, 02:00 AM   #5
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It`s possible too that degenerative diseases/illness can be cause through diet deficiencies. That being said, there are commercial diets on the market now aimed at hedgehogs but whether these are nutritionally good or just a make up of what their general requirements are would be a guess. When I kept pet mice and lost a lot of them through respiratory problems and tumours, looked into other `types` of pet that would be longer lived but easy to keep and hamsters were the answer for me. But I did look at fish keeping and small finches. I decided to stick to what I know best in the end. x
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