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I have a pet hedgehog! I fell in love with them after I saw this video about two months ago. Since then I’ve been constantly reading up about them and about how to have them as a pet. Then I finally contacted a breeder in Illinois and had one of their latest litters reserved. This is a male high white chocolate pinto (type of color) and his name is Putnox.

Putnox is a word me and my big brother made up years ago. It means something that is small, weird and cute and/or funny looking. Perfect name I think. It is pronounced Put (”Put down that cake.”) -nooks (rhymes with books).

This photo is of him before I got him. I got him last Saturday, July 21st, so he’s been with me for about four days. The breeder said that it will take him about a week or two to get comfortable with his new home and with me.

So far, it’s been pretty normal according to the breeder. Pet hedgehogs will always get nervous and hiss and bring up their quills when you atempt to hold them but they will never bite. They have to be held as soon as they start doing that. After you pick them up, they’re perfectly fine and they’ll start walking up and down your lap and be cool.

One problem is that Putnox keeps pooping everywhere! There’s only two turds in the litter pan but the wheel and the cage is a mess! But my breeder says that when he becomes a full adult he’ll probably choose to poop in a specific corner of the cage and then I can put the litter pan there.

The best thing I love about Putnox is his color and that he’s always sniffing! Love it when the nose keeps on sniff-sniffing.

Click here for more photos of Putnox

There are tons of information online on keeping these hedgehogs as pets so be creative when searching. For general information about African Pygmy Hedgehogs go here.

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