Pet hedgehog care from diet and bedding to odor and lifespan, plus a pros and cons list for anyone deciding whether a hedgehog suits their home.
Care of a domesticated African pygmy involves offering the best bedding possible. Mainly because hedgehogs are temperature affected, if it gets too cold for them they hibernate and could eventually die, or they could get allergic reactions from the wrong…
The African pygmy hedgehogs are naturally odorless animals. They have an organic scent that neither smells nice nor bad. However, hedgehogs can smell due to environmental factors or other naturally occurring reasons. All factors constant, hedgies will not smell, which…
Hedgehogs are primarily insectivores. Their most preferred diet being insects as they can easily digest chitin (part of the hard exoskeleton) extracted from insects. The food adds high protein content to their diet giving them more energy. For pet hedgehogs,…
The pet hedgehog is the African pygmy hedgehog, a domestic hybrid descended mostly from the wild four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the Algerian hedgehog. It is the only hedgehog commonly kept as a pet. How old is your hedgehog in…
Hedgehogs make good pets for patient adults who want a quiet, low-odor animal. The pros, cons, costs, care and legal limits.
