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Old 04-15-2009, 06:35 AM
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What a sweet looking little guy. How big do they get, Mary?
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Old 04-15-2009, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by sewjoyce
How cute!! Are their little quills really sharp?
Yes Joyce, their spines are sharp, you would have to wear thick gloves to handle them (apart from the babies whose spines are softer). They are not barbed like a porcupine though, and they can't shoot them out or shed them into a predator like a porcupine does. They are used as defence in the way the hedgehog rolls into a tight ball when threatened, causing its body to become one huge ball of spikes
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Old 04-15-2009, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Ducky
What a sweet looking little guy. How big do they get, Mary?
I got this off a website:

LENGTH
Adult: Head-body length is about 200-300 mm (up to 12 inches). Males tend to be slightly longer than females.
Newborns: Newborns are about 6 - 10 cm long.

HEIGHT
Adults and sub-adults: Height when walking approximately 13.2 cm, and when crouching approximately 11.9 cm. (about 5 inches)
Juveniles: Height when walking approximately 10.4 cm.

WEIGHT
Adult: Adult weights can range from a low just after hibernation of only 600-700 g up to 1.1 or 1.2 kg prior to hibernation. They may rarely reach as high as 1.6 kg and in captivity grossly overweight individuals may even pass 2 kg. Males are generally slightly heavier than females.
Newborns: The weight of hoglets at birth is variable and may range from 8-25 g. Hoglets at the top end of this range may be considered abnormally large and may lead to difficulties with parturition.

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Old 04-15-2009, 08:22 AM
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I looked it up , there are no wild species in North america, the pet ones were pigmy hedgegogs from africa :D
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Old 04-15-2009, 08:30 AM
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I love that face. What a cute critter!
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Old 04-15-2009, 08:38 AM
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What a sweet, sweet baby!!...
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Old 04-15-2009, 09:16 AM
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Adorable! Thank you for posting these pictures! :D
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Old 04-15-2009, 07:08 PM
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He is toooo cute. What a sweet face.
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Old 04-16-2009, 04:36 AM
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Yes, they are cute! My nephew had one, though I never got to SEE it because they live in Oklahoma.

On the quiltingboard, Tiffany has raised them and I believe still has some. I hope she gets to see this post.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/300/1020.page is where you can see a picture of Baby Boy Blue. It's a little more than half way down the page.
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cute, cute, cute. Isn't nature amazing.
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