Thinking of getting a Hedgehog, anyone already own one?

[tenguzero]

I was just thinking of maybe getting a Hedgehog. I've had a couple Hamsters in the past, but due to a combination of my youth/short life span of Hamsters, they weren't the happiest times. I'd get really attached, and then something would happen to them (escape from the cage= victim of the cat, and the second died from some sort of affliction) Hedgehog's lifespans are supposedly 6 to 10 years, and I'm older now etc. etc. Anyways, not too many people own them, so it'd be kinda neat to be like "yea, I have a Hedgehog." Plus I think they're cute (and cool looking obviously.) So, anyone already own one? I'm waiting 'till after the holidays before I seriously consider it, just to make sure I have the money, and that this isn't some sort of spur-of-the-moment urge. I just want something that's a little more interactive than my fish

http://www.pullmankids.com/ani/hedgehog.jpg

[TexasF355F1]

Are you gonna name him Sonic?

[tenguzero]

Naw, I'm not THAT simple

I did name my first hamster "Sega" though. I was younger, and thought it was great. Plus Sega owns. How could you not love the Saturn? Great system. But I don't want to steer the topic off Hedgehogs

[jon@af]

If you think they're cool, go for it. A friend of mine at school has one and I havent really heard anything bad about them.

[TexasF355F1]

I hoped you'd say you're not going to name him that. I had a hampster once too. His name was Hammy. I had him for like 2 years and then he died.

[BP2K2Max]

Originally Posted by TexasF355F1

Are you gonna name him Sonic?

call him Chronic the Hemphog.

[HogieGT-R]

get him some red sneakers too

[HogieGT-R]

hi this is hogies girl and i think hedgehogs are madd cute and i think you should purchase one my friend had one its name was fickel it felt weird chinchulas are fun too!

[slave]

Originally Posted by BP2K2Max

call him Chronic the Hemphog.

LMFAO, thats great!!!!

[Haibane]

I'd name it sonic and by a hedgehog

[CeeJay]

Originally Posted by tenguzero

I was just thinking of maybe getting a Hedgehog

WOW ! You're serious ain't ya ?. Unbelievable - if you're that lonely, phone the samaritans

Hedgehogs are pets in your country are they ?. They're dirty animals that carry disease and vermin over here.

[chicago_guy]

Originally Posted by CeeJay

WOW ! You're serious ain't ya ?. Unbelievable - if you're that lonely, phone the samaritans

Hedgehogs are pets in your country are they ?. They're dirty animals that carry disease and vermin over here.

Wow you just love bashing on what people say dont you.

And what country is that?

[freakray]

Originally Posted by chicago_guy

And what country is that?

The UK.

I know somebody with an African Hedgehog as a pet, they're great little pets.

Domesticated hedgehogs are perfectly safe pets, it's the ones in the wild that can be dangerous, but the same goes for anything....hamsters, rats, mice....all animals people have as pets while forgetting elsewhere they are pests.

[CeeJay]

Originally Posted by chicago_guy

Wow you just love bashing on what people say dont you.

Originally Posted by freakray

The UK.

I know somebody with an African Hedgehog as a pet, they're great little pets.

Domesticated hedgehogs are perfectly safe pets, it's the ones in the wild that can be dangerous, but the same goes for anything....hamsters, rats, mice....all animals people have as pets while forgetting elsewhere they are pests.

Seriously - I've never known or heard of anyone here in the UK who has one of these things as a pet. I've a wild one that comes into my garden a lot in the evenings.

[Spec2 Girl]

hehe I love hedgehogs. We've rescued quite a few from our swimming pool over the years and taken them to the vets to be "dried". I think they're awesome animals.