What to look for in a healthy hedgehog:

1) Look at your hedgehogs face.  Are his eyes nice, round, beady, wide open, and bright without discharge?  Is his nose clean and not running? Are his ears short, clean with no discharge?

2) Is his fur on his belly soft and not matted?

3) Is his body plump?

4) Watch him walk.  Does he wobble or have difficulty staying upright?  His walk should be somewhere between a walk and a shuffle.

5) Can you hear a rattle when he is breathing? (do not confuse normal hedgehog talk such as chirping, huffing, etc as a pneumonia related rattle)

What do I need for my Hedgehog:

  1. Bedding - Aspen shavings, Care Fresh or Fleece Liners
  2. Food Bowl - Weighted so he can't tip it over
  3. Water Bottle
  4. Hiding Place - Igloo, Hedgie bag, etc
  5. Toys - Cat toys, small balls, anything that can be pushed or carried. Stay away from anything with loose parts that can cause a choking hazzard.
  6. Food - High Protein Low Fat Dry Cat Kibble
  7. Running Wheel - Large Solid Surface

Our Herd

Girls

 

Midori - 6/15/09

Brinka x Lumi

Midori is a gorgeous young snowflake with an extra sweet personality.  She WON best juvenile female snowflake at HedgehogFest 09

Emmaline - 7/28/09

YooHoo x Insanity

Emmaline is a gorgeous pinto split face female.  She is a real knockout!

Too-Too-7/19/09

Tattoo x Inari

Gorgeous super sweet silver cream pinto female

Shiver - 8/8/09

Koko x Avalanche

 

Fannaberry - 10/20/09

Opal x Doozenberry

Super sweet super pretty cinnamon snow

Lady Gaga - 1/13/10

PPH Mimosa x PPH Herbie

Petite and extra sweet silver cream pinto

Tiara - 1/1/10

PPH Topaz x PPH Tobias

Gorgeous, sweet silver cream pinto

Paisley - 12/31/09

PPH Sasha x JPP Melrose

Super dark chocolate pinto with sweet temperment

Sierra - 2/2/0/10

BBH Henrietta x DFM Winchester

We are so happy to have little Sierra with us. She was flown in from a wonderful breeder in Florida.  Super sweet and pretty little girl!

Aspen - 2/26/10

BBH Olive X HOG Magnum

This adorable, super dark baby was also flown in from Florida.  Isnt she pretty?  Sweet and gorgeous little girl..we are so pleased to have her with us!

Starstruck - 5/8/10

CCC Mimosa x CCC Bronx

Sarape - 7/9/10

PPH Shiver x PPH Tucker

Pagoda - 6/21/10

PPH Toffee x HAH Whipple

 

 

BOYS

Doozenberry - 9/10/05

Shanni x Fugu

Doozenberry is our old timer.  He is a beautiful chocolate boy who won Best Male Chocolate at the Hedgehog Show in spring of 08.  He has a sweet disposition and is a real Romeo with the ladies.

 

Mr Whipple - 6/30/08

Ernie x Lillium

Mr Whipple is by far the sweetest hedgehog you will ever meet.  He is gorgeous black eyed white and we cant wait to see what sort of beautiful babies he fathers.  Mr Whipple is a favorite visitor at Allen Avenue elementary school

 

 

 

Tucker - 6/30/09

Zucchini x Insanity

Tucker is a perfect chocolate hedgehog.  He not only has a gorgeous face, perfect conformity but also a winning temperment.  We are hoping for great things from this little guy.

 

Hodge - 8/1/08

Felicity X Dumpling

Beautiful, sweet albino boy.  Won 2nd place Best Albino juvenile male at Hegehogfest 09

Frankie Hollywood - 10/20/09

Opal x Doozenberry

Look at that face!  He is gorgeous with a temperment to match.  Beautiful snowflake boy

Doc

Minnie x Doozenberry

Tevye - 5/6/10

PPH Sasha x PPH Yuri

Titan

HAH Flower x Anubis