19 May, 2012
| Hedgehog the latest must have pet? |
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| Written by MyPetFriends | |
| Monday, 14 April 2008 | |
 It’s a third of the size of a normal hedgehog and is fast becoming the latest must have pet craze that is sweeping the UK, but people are reminded that the African pygmy hedgehog is a pet, and like any other pet, needs special care and attention.- The African pygmy hedgehog - a cross between an Algerian and white-bellied hedgehog – has a nocturnal habit that makes them appealing to the modern worker because they wake in the evening when their owners arrive home. - They have been bred in captivity for the past 10 years and make excellent pets because they don’t need to be walked, can live in a relatively small hutch, when released for play and fun they can’t run too far too quickly, and they can survive on cat food – and only a third of a household cat’s daily diet. - Initial costs for the animal and equipment can be around £300, and many specialised breeders are now offering pedigree pygmy hedgehogs with full lineage history. - But animal lovers and hedgehog societies are concerned that buyers may not be able to give the proper care and attention they need and that people may mistakenly assume that they can keep a wild hedgehog as a pet. It is illegal to take a hedgehog out of the wild unless it is for rescue purposes. The craze for keeping hedgehogs is a serious threat to the declining population of Britain's native wild hedgehogs, which last year made the government's species protection list. - {moscomment} 
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