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Rickeezee Site Moderator

Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 9249 Location: Kent
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:49 am Post subject: Hog Day |
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Managed to obtain some lovely wee African Pygmy hedgehogs, 1.2.
They have been handled a lot as they are very tame and tollerate a lot of handling and will feed readily out of your hand.
These hogs certainly win hands down on the cute factor scale!
Unfortunately my camera batteries ran out, so only a few pics and not the whole group. I will post some more pics if anyone's interested. _________________ www.rickslivefood.co.uk
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Rickeezee Site Moderator

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kroakykaren Site Moderator

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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Aw Rick they are adorable i love hoggys havnt they got wonderful faces
Love karen _________________
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Stuart Forum Clown


Joined: 27 Mar 2005 Posts: 16835 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:01 am Post subject: |
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They're great Rick..are they easy to keep? _________________
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Ailurus Captivebred Communist

Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 1626 Location: Hertfordshire, England
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:06 am Post subject: |
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awww! cute
ditto to Stuart.
also what do you keep them in? viv? guinea pig cage?
Where did you get them from?
how much where they? _________________ Tom
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Lizards: :Rhacodactylus: :Pogona: :Goniurosaurus:
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Scott W Site Admin

Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:28 am Post subject: |
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come on Rick....Info!!! _________________
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Rickeezee Site Moderator

Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 9249 Location: Kent
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:58 am Post subject: |
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Yes they are way cute splendid lil faces! When you stroke their noses they wrinkle them up like Persian slippers going in reverse!
Housing is dead simple, I have my trio in a large homebase tuff crate (£5.99) 2ftx17"x10". I have used repti bark as substrate. Made a hide for them out of a cardboard box, upended with a doorway cut in it, filled with nice dust extracted barley straw. I have fixed a large rabbit water drip drinking bottle at one end of the crate. I also as a treat give a saucer of milk now and then.
I feed them most insects , they love mealworms! Dust the foodstuff a couple of times per week. Also feed dry cat food, a complete dry food biscuit type things, helps keep their teeth down! Also now and then will feed them meaty type dog or cat food. Do not overfeed them though they put wight on easily and are better kept on the lean side, not starved of course, but a fit healthy weight.
They live in a warm room and are of course active at night.
They could be kept in a large guinea pig cage or indoor rabbit cage. The best sort are those with deep plastic bases and wire frame tops. Watch out for baby hogs escaping out of the wire frames.
Ailurus; I cant remember what I paid for them now, they come from fresh European bloodlines. Which is way good as there is a strong need for fresh hog blood within the UK hog world at the moment! I have seen them for sale over here for approx £80-£150 for a baby and more for a breeding adult. But the average price if buying more than one is £100 a go! Be carefull if buying adults advertised as breeders, check the age of the females as if past four, they may not be productive, but saying that being past four does not mean they wont be productive either, hope that makes sense.
Shall do some more piccies later! Thanks everyone for showing an interest.  _________________ www.rickslivefood.co.uk
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Mememe Site Moderator

Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 2141
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Great little things Rick!  _________________
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cass Captivebred Communist

Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 1040 Location: over here
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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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wicked little things mate they look good fun and great with the kids i bet ,, when will ur collection ever end mate , wicked job ur doin with all these herps mate keep um comin  _________________ http://www.beardieboard.com/ |
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Ally Key Member

Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 319 Location: South Bucks
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:22 am Post subject: |
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Their faces don't look quite right for normal African Pygmy Hedgehogs...
Could they be Long Eared Hedgehogs, Hemiechinus auritus? |
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