African Pygmy Hedgehog babies born today....PICS.

[BellyDraggers]

Hi all

We got a 4 little surprises when we looked upon our female hedge hog on May 14th.. the babies are hard to see as the mother was doing her best to keep her babies safe and outta sight from us.

If you look in the top left hand corner of her house you can see the little pink pin cusion..LOL
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hogs%202.jpg

Also in this one you can see the baby pin cusion by her head..
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hogs%201.jpg

Was able to snap a few quick shots of the little babies soo tiny like new born rat pinkies.
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hogs%203.jpg

Here is a pic to show the size.
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hog%20in%20hand%201.jpg

They are so tiny and you can't believe the urge to just pick them up and hold them..! LOL

Cheers
Scotty & Les

[Corey Woods]

WoW!!..........Very cool!!

Corey

[JeffT]

Their so ugly they are beautiful lol. Never knew thats what they looked like when born, thanks for sharing.

[HeatherK]

Never seen a baby hedgie before.. strange little things! Very cute. Congrats :)

[Katt]

Holy mackeral!!! TOO ADORABLE!!! How long do they take to wean?

[reptile boi]

right on scotty and les! They look like little pink prickly sow bugs lol.





Thanks,
Ben

[justinO]

holy crap.. that's awesome scotty. i gotta see them next time i'm up!

congrats!

[BellyDraggers]

Thanks all...

Katt they are weaned at about 4-6 weeks.

Scotty & Les

[sapphire_moon]

Soooooo adorable, I want one so bad! Maybe one day. How much do hedge hogs (in general) go for anyways?

[BellyDraggers]

Yea Justin come up tomorrow and you can see them.

Here is a shot i took 24 hours after they were born already you can see the difference in colour and the spines are harder now.

http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hogs%20day%202.jpg

Cheers
Scotty & Les

[BellyDraggers]

sapphire_moon - In pet stores i have seen them from 100-150 depends on the animal.

Scotty & Les

[Clownfishie]

Wow... so funny looking they're cute. LOL. Hedgehogs are too cool... congrats on the babies guys! :)


Jen

[damzookeeper]

aww, so cute. I used to breed hedgies too. I stoped when my bella (first and last female) passed away. She was my angel! But I could never handle the babies before 2 weeks of age or the mother would kill them, what is your secret?!
Eventually I want to get another hedgie but I know I wont find any like my belly again. She NEVER bit, never popped, and never curled, she loved to be out and get attention, out of my 4 hedgies she was the only one. Well, take care and good luck with the little pin cushions.

[Edwin]

Wow, those look cute, great pics.

[snakehunter]

what odd little cratures

[sapphire_moon]

they are hedgehog, not porcupines, big difference. :) Mainly the quils :)

[Scales Zoo]

Are they born with soft quills? I'm thinking more about the comfort of the mother.....

I've never seen baby hedghogs before, thanks for sharing the pictures.

Ryan

[BellyDraggers]

Yes actually the spines are white and soft. Wouldn't want to imagine what it would be like for the mother if they were hard..lol

Scotty & Les

[wyz]

I really don't know if they're ugly or cute :)

WYZ

[BellyDraggers]

WYZ - Would have to say that when they are adult they are cute..

Scotty & Les

[sapphire_moon]

See you should never post pics of babies, it makes me want to rush out and buy one. lol Again, SOOOOO cute! :)

Got any good care sheets on them? lol

[TheRedDragon]

Awww, that's so cute. :)

[JD@reptiles]

Ouch! would that hurt like a SOB? like craping out a cactus!

[BellyDraggers]

haha That is why the spines are soft when they are first born Jordan...LOL

Scotty & Les

[CharlieBloomer]

that must of hurt the mother

[BellyDraggers]

Hey All

Here is a yet another pic update on the little guys they are now 12 days old.
http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hogs%2012%20days%20old%201.jpg

http://publish.hometown.aol.com/bellydraggerreps/images/baby%20hedge%20hogs%2012%20days%20old%202.jpg

Their spines are still soft not hard like their parents yet. But i noticed when they curl up they look like little bull dogs or pugs they have lots of little folds on their faces. In the last pic it looks to me like he is smiling and waving at the camera..lol

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Scotty & Les

[HeatherK]

Ooh! Those are adorable! It does look like he's saying hi :D Too sweet.

[damzookeeper]

ah how sweet!! Here is a site I made a few years ago. It hasn't been updated in a couple years and there are a few grammer errors I notice now but I can't find my account info to get back in and geocities is such a pain in the butt.lol. Anyway, I used to breed hedgies but this site was dedicated to my first, and last hedgie Bella. She was a very special pet to me and my daughter, don't think I will ever find another hedgie like her. :( Anyone is welcome to check it out and there is a care sheet on it, although it is a couple years outdated I think it is pretty basic requirements. Have fun looking and feel free to leave a message in Bella's memorial guestbook. :) Funny, I lost her a few years ago and I still miss that little girl.
http://geocities.com/hedgieinfo2000/
Sorry if it is hard to get in as well, geocities restricts the amount of hits the pages get. Thank god for ssnakess hosting!! ;)