My hedgie is finally here!

Well as of 6am this morning dyson is finally here i've been waiting 7 weeks for the little dude but eepp he's gorgeous!

Awwww, that's just the cutest lil' thing...

Now to wait for more pics and videos of him playing tug ????? Is that what u said they like to do ????

Isn't he

Yer they do so at some point will try and film it!

Dyson is adorable !!!

is he an albino ? is that rare ?.. I don't know anything about hedgehogs !

awww he is soooo cute

Ella, I want him

OMG he's so beautiful!

Loads of pics please, and vids of him playing tug would be fantastic!

LOL, I just noticed that he's got a KONG

Oh, wow, I didn't see that first time round!

Loopy wrote:LOL, I just noticed that he's got a KONG

and I love his little pouch he must sleep in......aaawww..........

vanessa wrote: Dyson is adorable !!!

is he an albino ? is that rare ?.. I don't know anything about hedgehogs !

Yer he is albino, erm TBH african pygmy hedgehogs are rare to begin with so yer he is quite rare

lynne wrote:awww he is soooo cute

Thanks!

janey wrote:Ella, I want him

he's all mine!

Caryll wrote:OMG he's so beautiful!

Loads of pics please, and vids of him playing tug would be fantastic!

There will be loads of photos and videos

Loopy wrote:LOL, I just noticed that he's got a KONG

Aye it's a mini kong, it's awesome.

Caryll wrote:Oh, wow, I didn't see that first time round!

vanessa wrote:

Loopy wrote:LOL, I just noticed that he's got a KONG

and I love his little pouch he must sleep in......aaawww..........

yer thats where he sleeps!

i held on of these at college! =) gorgeous lil thing! untill i smelt something and found poop down my sleeve!! lmao .. how cute!

haha niiiice

Haha in the 2nd picture i thought it was your thumb sticking out then i realised its his nose

ive seen a few of these for sale in aryshire over the last few months , must be becoming popular ,, they are nice looking wee things

Awww super cute

thanks

will it become tame the more you handle it , you know say like a ferret .
are they intelligent ?

yer he will they need regular handling.

Yes they are fairly intelligent, they are pretty much like a kitten in the way they act and learn.

ella wrote:yer he will they need regular handling.

Yes they are fairly intelligent, they are pretty much little a kitten in the way they act and learn.

a very spikey kitten

took a quick video of dyson out for a wander last night

Really, really beautiful!

Dyson really is the cutest little hedgehog I have ever seen !!

now I want him even more

hehe

No I really really really want him. When I was younger I used to volenteer at a place called Miss Tiggywinkles, its was a wildlife rescue place and I would de-tic the hodgehegs, I've always loved them. Pleeeeeeeeeease Ella

awwww sorry but he's all mine hehe there are plenty that are in rescues though!

Janey, I don't blame you! He's so sweet!

I used to want to help at St Tiggiewinkles, but it was too far!

So how do you go about rescueing one? I REALLY want one x

http://www.pygmyhogsuk.com/forum

this website is the best for finding out info and theres a few breeders on there to.

if you contact http://www.homelesshogs.co.uk/

and see what hedgies they have at the minute for rehoming or fostering!

Thanks Ella, gonna start doing some homework! Are they easy to look after? Maybe like a hamster? Or harder? That may sound like a silly question! Xx

erm if you do some reading up on them then they are no harder to keep then a hamster you just have to make sure you keep them warm. If you have any q's then your more then welcome to ask me

What sort of cage do they live in? My place isn't huge. What exersize do they need, do they smell, I've asked b4 what do they eat? I could grill you with questions for ages. Before your post I've never heard of them or seen them before but I really love Xx

right lol

The easiest and cheapest thing to keep them in is a large zoozone 2, i got mine from

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180523942924

no they don't particualy smell as they become litter trained quickly, so you are best to put a little litter tray in with them and you just move any poo's into the litter tray and they soon click on. Also i keep mine on fleece liners rather then sawdust etc so they obv don't smell

there main staple food is a good quailty cat biscuits, which needs to have 30% protein and 10% fat in it overall, they also need insects and the easiest thing is dried mealworms if your not a fan of insects mine love them. On the hoggie website once you have joined there is a list of foods to feed as treats and dangerous foods.

For the exercise you HAVE to give them a wheel, unless you get a baby like me who is only 8 weeks old, as they can't have the wheel until they are 12 weeks. They also love to come out for a wander about outside there home, they recommend an hour a night but if he can be out all night then thats great. This also helps to tame them and helps with bonding.

I think thats everything, any more questions feel free to ask. But i would recommend joining the hoggie site and having a look at all the info on there it's really helpful.

Thank you

wow wish I lived over there... I would love to have one too !!

He's certainly hansome and a very unique pet. I've always wanted an exotic type of pet myself. Does Harvey have an opinion of the new arrival?

Thanks harvey thinks it's his new best friend and last night harvey was sprawled out on the sofa with dyson walking all over him it was rather sweet!

ella wrote:Thanks harvey thinks it's his new best friend and last night harvey was sprawled out on the sofa with dyson walking all over him it was rather sweet!

..............and you didn't take any pics? Shame on you!

I no i was to busy keeping an eye on them both, but i took some photos of them sat next to each other, in the photo section