newest member of the family

[panther_87k]

ive posted these in the pet pics section, but thought i'd share them here for those who dont venture into that section...

His name is rafiki and he will be 9 weeks old tomorrow, i've had him since sunday

anointing over a pine cone...

 

[panther_87k]

and a pic from his breeder at 4 weeks

 

[TheNissanMan]

He is cute

That is something I never thought I would say about a hedgehog! I love the attitude in pics 3...

 

[Samphire]

awwww

 

[squizza]

Oh my!

 

[Ian W]

Very cute indeed

I didn't even know you could keep them, let alone there were breeders for them!

 

[panther_87k]

thanks for the comments everyone, i love him already!

APH (african pygmy hedgehogs ) have been kept as pets in britain for approx 10 years, but i only discovered them this time last year, if anyone is interested in finding out more about them visit www.pygmyhogsuk.com its a great friendly forum esp for aph

 

[david1701]

apparently if you wrap them in wet clay then roast them all the spines pop out and they taste really nice