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I had to post these pics.. of a hedgehog
May 25, 2019 00:52:08 #
My friend has a hedgehog for a pet.
She is "quilled up", because of strange noises in the house.
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Something smells good! She came out for some food.
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May 25, 2019 01:37:14 #
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May 25, 2019 06:19:47 #
Pistnbroke wrote:
Its a wild animal why are you keeping it as a pet ...Terrible
OP says his friend has it as a pet...........
May 26, 2019 07:57:02 #
Such a shame to have them as pets, I have about 10 visit my garden and some stay the day in the houses I built for them. There are 2 at the moment, both in one box, they can roam up to 4 miles a night and have homes in lots of places...
May 26, 2019 08:29:53 #
May 26, 2019 08:49:25 #
B-n-L
Loc: Nevada
Do your research before you start rendering your personal judgements. Two minutes on Google found many articles and sites referring to domesticated Hedgehogs.
You have the right to an opinion, but correct your ignorance before you start passing judgement.
You have the right to an opinion, but correct your ignorance before you start passing judgement.
May 26, 2019 09:08:10 #
May 26, 2019 11:09:21 #
I agree that animals in the wild should remain in the wild unless they need care or rehabilitation so that they can be returned to the wild. Some however are unable to be returned so they must continue to be cared for.
Some have been generations removed from the wild so they would not fair well if released for they would miss the nurturing and training that their family units in the wild provide. Generations of "bred in captivity" animals continue to depend on their caretakers for they have no hunting, survival, threat awareness or social skills.
Perhaps this adorable creature may be one of those and hopefully no one snatched it out of the wild.
Some have been generations removed from the wild so they would not fair well if released for they would miss the nurturing and training that their family units in the wild provide. Generations of "bred in captivity" animals continue to depend on their caretakers for they have no hunting, survival, threat awareness or social skills.
Perhaps this adorable creature may be one of those and hopefully no one snatched it out of the wild.
May 26, 2019 11:41:20 #
B-n-L wrote:
Do your research before you start rendering your personal judgements. Two minutes on Google found many articles and sites referring to domesticated Hedgehogs.
You have the right to an opinion, but correct your ignorance before you start passing judgement.
You have the right to an opinion, but correct your ignorance before you start passing judgement.
Domesticated hedgehogs must have started from wild ones, do these "domesticated ones get the food that they would in the wild like worms ,slugs and other insects that we do not know they eat or are they fed on food that is manufactured like the food that is made for most animals that are captive. This is why my dogs are fed a variety of raw food including veg, rabbit and chicken including the bones which is what the wild dogs eat...
May 26, 2019 11:48:59 #
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May 26, 2019 11:57:39 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
David in Dallas wrote:
I like a pet I can "pet". I have cats.
My wife has two, but we don't have them; they have us. They merely allow us to live in 'their' house because they have no thumbs to pull the lids off the cat food cans.
May 26, 2019 12:30:23 #
I didn't post the pics to start a word war about the ethics of keeping pets. I posted these pics on the General Photography section (Admin moved it to General) because the name of the photography blog is The Ugly Hedgehog. Get it?
May 26, 2019 12:43:07 #
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