that is super cute!!!! AAHHH I want to hug him! or her?

i always thought hedge hogs were mean and prickly but after seeing this picture i think they are the cutest things ever!!

Oh my god, thats so adorable! I wanna hug it.

Ok. It’s been *many* months now since this was posted and it’s _still_ in my bookmarks. And _still_ gets visited once a week.

It is utterly, utterly timeless.

oh my god. that yawning hedge is quite possibly the cutest thing i have EVER SEEN. EVER.

Bwahi!

He looks like a cartoooon.

I have a hedgehog – named Faustus – and just a couple notes on hedgies as pets …

They said before some never litter train – true enough, but they are extremely easy to clean up after and rarely ever smell (they also lack the scent gland that ferrets have, so they are much more clean smelling).

They are noctural, but I got mine a bucket wheel and other than the sound of him eating or the click on his nails on the wheel, I can hardly hear him at all.

If you spend some time with a hedgehog before you buy it, you can gauge its personality fairly well. It’s only when you pick one up from a chain pet store on a whim that you end up with badly raised hedgehogs that are not compatible with your personality.

If a hedgehog is hand raised from birth from a loving breeder, they are less likely to bite. (I have never been bitten, ever). They can also open up and be loving pets like dogs or cats. Faustus often curls up in my shirt or snoozes on my shoulder as I do work. He also goes with me as I wash my face at night and runs under the faucet and around the sink.

As for vets, this can be a problem, but only if you buy a hedgehog without scoping out the local vets and animal hospitals first. Only buy a pet once you are fully prepared to take care of it during emergencies and day to day.

So if you’re thinking about a pet, don’t rule hedgehogs out as long as you are prepared, and have patience and thick skin!

she’s a cutie! pascal is my hedgie girl pollyanna’s mama.i’ve only had polly about a week now but she is the best, and actually quite affectionate. she likes to hang out in the pocket of my hoodie and so far is never cranky when i want to handle her. although her quills may not make her easy to cuddle in th traditional sense, she is very sweet and cuddly in her own prickly little way!

awwwww..he got no teefers (teeth)…awww ssooooo cute!!! and he/she got a huge mouth fir a such a tiny animal!!!

~ R ‘n L

awwwww..he got no teefers (teeth)…awww ssooooo cute!!! and he/she got a huge mouth fir a such a tiny animal!!!

~ R ‘n L