I was watching animal planet a show called pets101 and I saw a hedgehog as one of the pets. I was just wondering if they are legal to keep as pets i'n Virginia and how to care for them and helpful tips or websites to help me. Thanks!
There illegal in some places: Maine, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho only allows African hedgehogs, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, The 5 Boroughs of New York City, Douglas County Nebraska, Windsor Ontario and Langley British Columbia.
they are amazing i cherish every day i get to be with mine. my hedgehogs are not caged they run free so they interact with each other and have their own little attitudes and personalities. every animal has a smell but if you keep them clean no they don't smell. if you let them be dirty their pee does smell like ammonia. if you are going to cage them you need a large rabbit type cage but it has to be a flat bottom no bars. and you will need a whisper wheel so it can run. i wouldn't use shavings because when the animal lays on the shavings any bug eggs hatch from the warmth and your hedgie is infested. i would use a blanket or that fluff for hamsters. i love my animals i wouldn't give them up for anything. personally i think they are the most unique animal there is. if you get socialized and spend time with your hedgie they are the friendliest most loving animal.
I was just watching that show too! I live in Ohio and I used to have one a couple of years ago named Sonic lol. We used nonscented wood shavings bedding. Be sure to buy a solid exercise wheel cause their little feet can get stuck. They also need a place to hide, we made a sock out of some fabric. Remember that they are nocturnal so they don't like to come out during the day. They'll usually sleep all day and then run on their wheel and eat and drink at night. Hedgehogs will eat cat/dog food but they are insectivores which means they eat bugs. You can use a water bottle to give them water like rabbits and hamsters use. My hedgehog didn't like crickets but loved waxworms. He also liked bologna and a couple of different fruits and veggies.
I personally prefer descriptive names for a pet as their name tells you so much about their personality..But then again a pet name could still be used as a human name but still be descriptive of the animal...It just all depends.. I have a little chihuahua named Missy and yeah that name to me really suits her. I also have 2 zebra finches named Beauty and Beast i love their names it says everything about their personalitys lol... What do you prefer?
They are legal to keep in Virginia. If you get one, they are a ton of responsibility, and are a pain sometimes, but very worth it! There are a ton of websites out there on how to care for them and other stuff.
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There illegal in some places: Maine, Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho only allows African hedgehogs, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, The 5 Boroughs of New York City, Douglas County Nebraska, Windsor Ontario and Langley British Columbia.
they are amazing i cherish every day i get to be with mine. my hedgehogs are not caged they run free so they interact with each other and have their own little attitudes and personalities. every animal has a smell but if you keep them clean no they don't smell. if you let them be dirty their pee does smell like ammonia. if you are going to cage them you need a large rabbit type cage but it has to be a flat bottom no bars. and you will need a whisper wheel so it can run. i wouldn't use shavings because when the animal lays on the shavings any bug eggs hatch from the warmth and your hedgie is infested. i would use a blanket or that fluff for hamsters. i love my animals i wouldn't give them up for anything. personally i think they are the most unique animal there is. if you get socialized and spend time with your hedgie they are the friendliest most loving animal.
I was just watching that show too! I live in Ohio and I used to have one a couple of years ago named Sonic lol. We used nonscented wood shavings bedding. Be sure to buy a solid exercise wheel cause their little feet can get stuck. They also need a place to hide, we made a sock out of some fabric. Remember that they are nocturnal so they don't like to come out during the day. They'll usually sleep all day and then run on their wheel and eat and drink at night. Hedgehogs will eat cat/dog food but they are insectivores which means they eat bugs. You can use a water bottle to give them water like rabbits and hamsters use. My hedgehog didn't like crickets but loved waxworms. He also liked bologna and a couple of different fruits and veggies.
I personally prefer descriptive names for a pet as their name tells you so much about their personality..But then again a pet name could still be used as a human name but still be descriptive of the animal...It just all depends.. I have a little chihuahua named Missy and yeah that name to me really suits her. I also have 2 zebra finches named Beauty and Beast i love their names it says everything about their personalitys lol... What do you prefer?
They are legal to keep in Virginia. If you get one, they are a ton of responsibility, and are a pain sometimes, but very worth it! There are a ton of websites out there on how to care for them and other stuff.
Hope this helps!
Probably. My friend really wanted a hedgehog but we live in california. You should try
Get Sonic