Pics of my hedgie!

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03-09-2003, 02:21 PM
luckies4me

Pics of my hedgie!

I took a couple of pics of Speedy the other day and thought that you all might enjoy seeing them. :)

Here is Speedy getting a bath. He got a new cage and stuff and was in need of a new bath. For some reason when I clean the cage, I like to clean the animals too. He loves his baths lol.

Sorry bout the dirty bathroom but I was rearranging everything that day. :o

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...c/fc87bb2f.jpg

Here is another in his new cage, sorry it's so dark. You can barely see him lol, he has a funny piece of paper stuck to the top of his head, hehe.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...8/fc87baf3.jpg

The big dark spot in the white part of his body is his eye lol, so that you know where his head is. LOL
03-09-2003, 02:23 PM
Jessica12345

aaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! he is to cute! thanks for a smile!:D
03-09-2003, 02:30 PM
luckies4me

Your welcome!:D
03-09-2003, 02:41 PM
RockyRoad

Aww he's adorable! :D
03-09-2003, 03:22 PM
popcornbird

He's adorable! Is he the only hedgehog you have? He reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog! :p
03-09-2003, 04:13 PM
luckies4me

Yep he's the only hedgie for now. I will be getting a platinum girl whenever she's born , takes a long time lol. :p
03-09-2003, 05:07 PM
Desert Arabian

Re: Pics of my hedgie!

Quote:

Originally posted by luckies4me
For some reason when I clean the cage, I like to clean the animals too.

I do that too.
03-09-2003, 05:10 PM
CathyBogart

Aww, he's darling!! We can't have Hedgies in CA, so I LOVE seeing them!
03-09-2003, 05:16 PM
Jessica12345

got more pics??:D
03-09-2003, 07:09 PM
primabella

hedgies are adorable! and congrats on your 2000 posts! :)
03-09-2003, 09:16 PM
Tina

He is so adorable!! Thanks for sharing:D
03-09-2003, 11:28 PM
NoahsMommy

How cute! And what a neat pet....I never thought of having a hedgehog...how are they as pets? Its cute he likes baths. :)
03-10-2003, 07:12 AM
Heather Wallace

Yes I very much enjoyed seeing pictures of Speedy, did you rescue him?

What a great name.
03-10-2003, 11:35 AM
luckies4me

Speedy was in sense a rescue as he was the last hedgie in the petshop, the last to be adopted. I know the breeder and all so he's a little healthy guy and she is who I am getting the platinum hedgie from, although I WISH I could find a rescued one, but around here people don't want tolet go of their hedgies lol, but that's a good thing. ;)
03-11-2003, 01:39 PM
tikeyas_mom

I cant see the pics :(
03-11-2003, 04:47 PM
Heather Wallace

Do they sell hedgehogs in the petshops in the USA?

It is illegal here in the UK to do such a thing. Same as squirrels and badgers.
03-11-2003, 05:40 PM
slick

That's just too cute for words!!! I had the opportunity to hold a hedgie once - very prickly. How does it feel in the bath??
03-11-2003, 07:07 PM
luckies4me

Quote:

Originally posted by Heather Wallace
Do they sell hedgehogs in the petshops in the USA?

It is illegal here in the UK to do such a thing. Same as squirrels and badgers.

Yes we have a lot of hedgies here, they have been bred for pets for a long time and there are tons of colors and mutations.

The kind we have are African Pygmies, not Euros. European hedgehogs are endangered and wild where you are from, so that is why they are not allowed as pets. They used to be bred on a small scale for pets a long time ago but not for a VERY long time. There are some in zoos and private collections though.

You can have african pygmies with permit in the UK I believe. We too cannot have badgers or certain types of quirrels. We do have flying squirrels which are common, and tri colored and Richardsons ground squirrels, but they are not wild, they are captive bred. All the squirrels native to my state are not allowed to be kept in captivity, unless you are rehabbing them. They are too active, I could never see having one as a pet. A glider maybe but not a regular squirrel.

Slick: He is very comfortable in the bath, and just plain tame. He hardly rolls up which is a good thing. :) Yes they are VERY prickly! I have been stuck with his spines quite a few times, but it's something you learn to tolerate, and if the hedgies tame it's not a problem. ;)
03-12-2003, 08:22 PM
pegwad16

Our hedgies in lab died during one of the breaks and so i never really got to spend much time wiht them, one of my old best friends used to have one as a pet though.
03-13-2003, 10:35 AM
Daisylover

He is very, very cute. I don't know much about them but have been tempted. Are they are to care for? What do they eat?
03-13-2003, 11:49 AM
ChewmonkeyBC

aww cute pics....
many many moons ago I had 2hedghogs they where really cool,Rosie was the mean one,and Pokie was the sweet one....
-Kay
03-13-2003, 03:59 PM
Heather Wallace

Thanks for the information, very interesting.

The pictures are sooooo cute!
03-13-2003, 04:07 PM
monkeyluver

Actually I believe in SOME places you can own badgers. South Carolina for example has absolutly no laws on pet ownership which means yes their may be laws against importing and exporting but you can own any animal and I think you don't even need a permit!

-Rachel
03-13-2003, 04:25 PM
luckies4me

Yes in some places you can own anything, but here in my state they are prohibited. But want to know something weird, we can have whales and dolphins as pets here! Now who the hell is going to have a pet whale! Hello!:rolleyes:
03-13-2003, 05:02 PM
monkeyluver

Geez first you gotta build a BIG tank then you have to buy like hundreds of thousands of fish MONTHLY. Where do you live? State I mean

-Rachel
03-13-2003, 05:11 PM
Desert Arabian

Quote:

Originally posted by luckies4me
Richardsons ground squirrels, but they are not wild, they are captive bred.

Sorry Luckies, but you are wrong...Richardson's Ground Squirrels are wild. See....

Quote:

Actually I believe in SOME places you can own badgers

Can't here in Wisconsin ;)...since they are our state animal.

Wisconsin is extremely strict when it comes to exotics (i.e. turtles, snakes, amphibians), mainly because there are so many endangered/threatened speices here. You have to have a permit to own a turtle!!! :eek:
03-13-2003, 05:16 PM
bluekat

awww....i want one too! they're sooooo cute!:)
03-13-2003, 07:46 PM
ChewmonkeyBC

luckies4me -"Yes in some places you can own anything, but here in my state they are prohibited. But want to know something weird, we can have whales and dolphins as pets here! Now who the hell is going to have a pet whale! Hello! "

monkeyluver -"Geez first you gotta build a BIG tank then you have to buy like hundreds of thousands of fish MONTHLY. Where do you live? State I mean "
zactly,no one could afford one so they dont gotta worry bout sum one getting a whale or dolphin,so they say you could have one knowing the people more than likly couldnt afford one...
just a guess~:D
03-13-2003, 07:51 PM
monkeyluver

Well I wasn't worrying because I KNOW no one will privetly own a marine mammel. Well you can if you want all your $$$ to go down the toilet. I was reading a book about weird laws and in texas it's illegal to tie a alligator to a fire hydrent!?!?

-Rachel
03-14-2003, 04:05 PM
Jessica12345

Quote:

Originally posted by luckies4me
Yes in some places you can own anything, but here in my state they are prohibited. But want to know something weird, we can have whales and dolphins as pets here! Now who the hell is going to have a pet whale! Hello!:rolleyes:

OMG I WANT A DOLPHIN! COOL! lol:D :D I lloooovvvee dolphins but i dont think people should keep them as pets!:eek: :D
03-14-2003, 04:14 PM
luckies4me

Quote:

Originally posted by YellowLabLover
Sorry Luckies, but you are wrong...Richardson's Ground Squirrels are wild. See....

Nope I'm not wrong. You misread my post. Yes of course there are wild ones, but the ones we have here as pets, are captive bred. We can't have any wild caught animals here in Oregon, only captive bred animals, unless you have a permit for racoons or whatever.
03-14-2003, 04:16 PM
luckies4me

Quote:

Originally posted by monkeyluver
Well I wasn't worrying because I KNOW no one will privetly own a marine mammel. Well you can if you want all your $$$ to go down the toilet. I was reading a book about weird laws and in texas it's illegal to tie a alligator to a fire hydrent!?!?

-Rachel

Yes you are right. It's funny because a friend and I were just talking about that the other day lol. :p They actually have signs that say that!
03-14-2003, 06:04 PM
ChewmonkeyBC

Well I wasn't worrying because I KNOW no one will privetly own a marine mammel. Well you can if you want all your $$$ to go down the toilet. I was reading a book about weird laws and in texas it's illegal to tie a alligator to a fire hydrent!?!?

-Rachel

Yup!!

"Well I wasn't worrying because I KNOW no one will privetly own a marine mammel. Well you can if you want all your $$$ to go down the toilet."
Well now there are some weird people out there!:D

"Well you can if you want all your $$$ to go down the toilet."
Hmmmm....That would be my uncle
:rolleyes: :D
03-15-2003, 10:04 PM
RogueFerret

Here in Tennessee we used to be able to keep anything we wanted as pets. My great-grandmother had three pet skunks (descented of corse) and I guy I know had a pet ground hog. The laws have changed now and no animal that is native to the area is allowed to be owned without a permit. Which is a good thing really because even though it sounds cool to tell some one you have a pet ground hog, you may not think it too cool when you stick your hand under the bed one night and get your finger bit off. (They are protective of thier nests).
03-16-2003, 07:28 AM
monkeyluver

Yeah it wouldn't be very pleasent!

-Rachel
03-16-2003, 01:50 PM
ChewmonkeyBC

That wouldnt be to nice...