Hoggie update

Just a couple of pics taken since the babies were weaned a few days ago. We decided to wean them a week earlier than the last litter as Mum is a bit of a glutton and we were concerned that the babies weren't getting a chance to sample any food other than cat kibble ( she was kind enough to leave them some of this)
As you can see they are now chomping away on mince, cooked chicken and mealworms, crickets are next on the agenda and possibly some small roaches (not all the adults are keen on these but we like the babies to have the opportunity to sample as wide a variety of foodstuffs as possible).

Since weaning, the babies have become a lot more confident and we bring their cage into the living room in the evenings so that they get used to people moving about, TV noises etc., they now come out to feed and check out what is going on so we think it is really helping them get socialised.
We had to take their nest box and tunnels out to get the pics. We haven't given them an exercise wheel as with five babies in the cage we obviously want to avoid any risk of injury.









(All five babies are now reserved)

Great looking litter John. So thats two for you since I've started trying to get this gay boy into action, not to mention one miscarriage. God at this rate I may as well give up and admit defeat

Beautiful wee hogs John, they certainly didn't hang around for long, all booked already

nikki good to know they weaned of very nice cant wait to get my hands on my two hoggies chardoney and champagne

Lovely set up John! and cute babies and i love they have a varied diet and despite the parents not eating roaches the babies still get offered them, great stuff!!!!
Obviously these guys can't climb am i right? so what kind of setup do you have? size wise and that?......All the recent pics kind of make me want one!!

Joe, believe it or not hogs are great climbers, they just can't get down too well but they will roll!

wow i was wrong then lol:P

Sorry, I should elaborate, they are not aborial or semi at that, they just get up and over obstacles well and many people are surprised to see them climb as well as they do, even if they are some what clumsy at times

Oh jjust seeing this now - so excited!

lisafay wrote:Oh jjust seeing this now - so excited!

haha It was only a matter of time

they are actually adorable!! i looove hedgehogs:)

I just got pricked by my cute little baby, haha!

haha with loads more to come Lisa.

Dave has named her 'Prick'

HAHAHA I think I'd add an 'les' to the end of that if introducing her to people, they may get the wrong idea

prick -les? it is a girls right?............................

they are the cutest looking lil tings aint they:)
are they hard to keep, any special requirments?

gman wrote:they are the cutest looking lil tings aint they:)
are they hard to keep, any special requirments?

Hi
They are not particularly difficult especially if you just want to keep one as a pet (successful breeding can often be more of a problem)
I have attached a link to IMO one of the best care sheets on the web which gives you more detailed information on them.
Probably the most essential cage requirement is an exercise wheel but this is all covered in the care sheet.
There are some pics of our set ups on this forum if you browse through the various threads.

http://hedgehogbreederalliance.org/caresheet.html

If after reading all this and you feel you would like to own one gives us a shout and we will see what we can do.

Cheers
John