I just received one and I love it already

No good breeder will sell until 3 months old.

@@earthling1984 gotcha . well they were born in January . I'm still calling it a baby if that's the right term. I saw the ad on Craigslist where he made a disclaimer that they wont be ready until the first week of April.

How did it go?

@@user-np2fq5ji1e no hedgehog yet

With a lot of time and patience, it should be possible. Neglected hedgehogs can take a long time to rehab. A couple hours a day for a few months. Very calm and peaceful out of the cage time. I would get a plastic tub, something large enough the hedgehog cannot get out and still have some room for a sleeping area; but, small enough to carry around. Have no food in the 'travel cage' (just for inside your house). Of course have food in his real cage. But, for the couple hours a day you keep him in this travel cage, you want to offer him special treats. Something way better than his real food. Freezedried insects, or, home cooked unseasoned chicken breast cut up into small pieces work great for most hedgehogs. Keep the cage right next to you while you watch a movie or a few tv shows. For the first few days, don't go in the cage at all. Just drop a treat in every 20 minutes. For the next week or two, put your hand in the cage. But, don't move it. Don't try to touch the hedgehog. If the hedgehog comes to your hand, just stay still. Just let your limp hand hang inside the cage for a while each time. Then keep progressing from there.

@@earthling1984 yes luckily he’s still young, he’s about 6 months old. Thank you for all that I really appreciate it! I have him in a large bin. But when I have him out during a few hours a day you’re meaning in the evenings right? (In his travel bin). Should I ever wake him up to do bonding time?

@@brimarie2673 Early morning or nighttime is best. But, if you see them awake during the day, can take them our then too.

@@earthling1984 awesome, kind of the same thing with my hamster. I’ll let you know how things go! :)

It could take weeks or months. They should be calm and tame upon purchase. But sadly, lots of breeders sell too young and unsocialized. I never had a hedgehog that was hard to work with. Just one brat that was born in my home. She was just a little grouch lol. But she was nice too.

Nervous and anxious probably.

@@earthling1984 Alright, thank you!

I’d just keep checking craigslist seeing how cheap they can come, over here in the west coast area the cheapest i’ve really seen on craigslist is $250 but mostly $300-$450 but your area may be different

Gg

Really?! Dang. I’m in IL

@@therealsqueakyowo yes because if irresponsible people dump them or abandon them in the wild it will mess with our ecosystem, it’s crazy

Yup. I have kept and bred over 50 hedgehogs. Never a single bite. All my hedgehogs lived 6 to 8 years. But, people often buy animals from breeders and pet stores not as good as I am. Which is why some people need some advice. Which is what this video is for.

Well I agree with this completely, but I sometimes wore gloves because my skin is very sensitive to anything pokey so sometimes when I'd handle my hedgie with no gloves the skin on my hands would get really itchy afterwards.

My hedgehogs ( I bred 50+) all lived 6 to 8 years. Their main diet was either Royal Canin adult indoor cat, or, Blue Buffalo Wilderness (not other Blue Options). I mixed some freeze-dried insects into their dry cat food. I usually used mealworms, but, also used some other insects. That made up like 90% of their diet. For treats I baked chicken at home, no seasoning of course, and cut up into small pieces. Put some in a bag in the fridge, some in the freezer. I did give some fruits and veggies, but, pretty rarely.

@@earthling1984 thank you very much!! this will be very helpful!!

Shouldn’t give cat food at all, but check ingredients and choose high protein and low fat

@@carolinalobato645 cat food is recommended though

@@insecuriitea5804 it’s not recommended as the main Part of their diet. Insects such as mealworms, super worms, Dubi roaches, etc should be! Cat food is 30%

I've kept and bred over 50 hedgehogs. Never a single bite. But, I have heard from others that it can happen, and can cause blood.

They need to be kept between 75F and 82F. Any lower than 75F can be unsafe and end up with them displaying symptoms close to WHS, and death. Never use under tank heating with a hedgehog. A heat light, or, ceramic heat emitter is needed. It must be tested often. You should have a quality thermostat to control the heat.

Sorry, I don't anymore.

You didn't handle before buying?!?

Heavy bowls! Do not get them to drink from bottles, it’s bad

Use a ceramic bowl or something of a similar weight and you won’t have problems

No water bottles are recommended!! Just use small bottles. Hedgehogs needs water to be refilled a lot and from what I read from this breeder he recommended bottle because hedgehogs tends to get their water dirty fast. I know my hedgehog always tips his bowl over.

The quills are meant to hurt you / enemies. Doesn't hurt them to touch them.

no they dont .if you see foam coming out of there mouth dont be alarmed its not rabies its them getting new scents on their body so they can disguise themselves

@@Family-nw1yy Thank you, some people keep saying that.

Luckily all my pets are taken out of their cage for at least an hour a day.

Thanks, but, I've kept and bred over 50 hedgehogs. All calm, tame, and long living (all I kept lived 6 to 8 years; never a single illness). Water bottles are best. Hedgehogs will walk with their poop filled paws through any water bowl right away, making the water dirty and unsafe. The aspen bedding is the best choice; never use pine or cedar.

i found one on craigslist .. his name is zuko, his owner was looking for a good home for him so i took him in. wasn’t sure what i was supposed to do w him 😬 he’s a lil grumpy but it’s chill

kay kay sounds like the first step is to stop feeding your dog rice then? Not sure what you want people to tell you lmao.

Foolish info is everywhere. Wondering what the expert thinks🙂

ItsBlanquito its a pretty common pet.

@@Those2menoverthere I didnt know, its not common in Europe.

Hedgehogs are wild in Europe and not meant to be pets. They are also a different species of hedgehogs. We do not have wild hedgehogs in the USA. We do keep African Pygmy Hedgehogs as pets. Most the hedgehogs we keep as pets here come from long lines of pet hedgehogs. I am not sure when exactly some were brought over, but, the ones we have now have been pets for decades; their great great great great great grandparents were pets in cages. Cage life / pet life is all they know. They would not survive if let go here. The choice is, keep them as pets and give them the best life you possibly can, or, let them all die off. I choose to give them good care.

@@earthling1984 Ohhhhhh okay I didn't know that. Thank you for your response! Here it's even very very rare to see one, I've seen one only twice in my life, this is why I was very surprised.

African Pygmy Hedgehogs

Earthling1984 thx

@@earthling1984 its good thing i live in south africa ,imma go to the pet store later and get me a hedghoggy

Never take a wild animal as a pet. They have their own life out there. Only captive bred animals should be pets.

@@earthling1984 hehehehehehehehhehehehehe my grandma had a hedgehog on her aquarium cage and stayed there about a year and now the hedgie is very agressive when i put my hand :((((((

@@chloenarit4315 I don't know what is funny?

@@earthling1984 oh thats my nervous laugh You know i just felt bad for my grandma's hedgehog cus its been a year and havent been touched by a human

@@chloenarit4315 I see. That is sad.

It is perfectly fine to use gloves.

:(

Maybe not in Germany but in the United States: it's totally possible!

No, I'm not. I've kept and bred over 50 hedgehogs:)

Hé isn’t tho

He lets them out a lot actually they have a lot of running time outside of the cage please check his other videos and pay attention