Chloe's new friend.....Herbie the HEDGEHOG!

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Originally Posted by red98vett

TOO COOL ! What exactly does Herbie DO ? Do they eat out of your hand ? Can he sit in your lap or what ?

I've never been up close to one of those.... though when Chanel's hair is a mess - I call her my widdle Hedgehog...

Yes you can hold him and let him run around supervised . My firend that owns him built a huge pen that they keep him in and they let him run around the house alot too. I dont want to lose him in my house or let Penny get too close so I dont plan to let him run around my house. They brought me a big aquarium type thing to keep him in and a playpen(that metal thing that you see in the pic) so thats where he will stay. He is very low maintence. You feed and give him water and an occasional bath and keep thier nails trimmed. However she wanted me to clip his nails becasue she is too afraid too and I said "Yeah right" lol. So we are going to have to take him to the vet to get his nails clipped. I wonder if a local groomer could do it. They would probobly think I am crazy, he he

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Originally Posted by Key2Yorkies

They're all so cute together! By the way I love that fence, where did you get it from and who makes it? I want one!
Key2Yorkies ~ Jan

They said they got it at walmart for $8. Its like a little pen for small animals like hampsters, guinea pigs, etc....

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Originally Posted by RollingStones&lt

HERBIE IS ADORABLE!!!

where could you buy a hedgehog?
i never see them in petstores!!!

My friend got her hedgehog on a trip to Nebraska. I know there are breeders for hedgehogs on the internet and they cost about $100 but you can sometimes find them locally for less.

[autism mommy]

Your pics are cute and the quotes are even cuter.[/COLOR]

[My2Furbabies]

That is sooo cute!

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Originally Posted by Shanatink

You feed and give him water and an occasional bath and keep thier nails trimmed.

How on earth do you give him a bath? Do you use shampoos and stuff or just a water rinse??? Do they smell? Do they bite?

Very interesting and cute...better not let my son see this or he'll be wanting one of these next!

[BamaFan121s]

Wow...now that is an odd friendship! Very cute! How would you go about petting a hedgehog?

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Originally Posted by Shanatink

Chloe has a new friend for the week, Herbie the hedgehog(we are babysitting him for a friend). She seems to really like him. Tink, on the other hand, doesnt know what to think about him, lol and Penny hasnt met him yet, and we probobly wont let her

Isnt herbie a cutie!!!????

I expected to see a stuffed hedgehog, so it was quite a surprise. I did not know you could make a hedgehog into a pet, anyway the pictures and captions are great.

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Originally Posted by txshopper73

How on earth do you give him a bath? Do you use shampoos and stuff or just a water rinse??? Do they smell? Do they bite?

Very interesting and cute...better not let my son see this or he'll be wanting one of these next!

No he doesnt smell but they are covered in spikes so Im not sure I would get one for a kid, lol. He hasnt bit me yet but herbie is really tame and used to being held. Because of his spikes (they dont hurt but they are exactly comfortable) I use gloves to pick him up and put him in his pen. Im to afraid that I may drop him otherwise. Im not really sure how they bathe him, it doesnt have to be done often so I dont have to do it this week thank goodness. For food he eats dry cat food. I thought that was really interesting.