View Pictures Of Vickie's Adorable Baby Hedgehogs.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE ADORABLE BABY HEDGEHOGS THAT WE
HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF RAISING OVER THE YEARS.

THIS LITTLE FELLA IS ONLY ABOUT 5 DAYS OLD.

WE ARE ASKED ALL THE TIME WHETHER THEY
ARE BORN WITH THE QUILLS OR NOT? THE
ANSWER IS: SORT OF.

THE BABIES ARE BORN WITH THE QUILLS
LAYING BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN.
THEY SAFELY TRAVEL THROUGH THE BIRTH
CANAL WITHOUT INJURING THE MAMA.

AFTER ONLY A FEW HOURS, THE QUILLS POP THROUGH THE SKIN!

THE BABY HEDGIES GO THROUGH SEVERAL "QUILLING" STAGES. THEY WILL SHED THEIR QUILLS A FEW TIMES BETWEEN BIRTH AND WEANING AT ABOUT 7-8 WEEKS OF AGE.

THESE LITTLE GUYS ARE ABOUT A WEEK OLD.
THEIR EYES ARE STILL CLOSED...BUT THE
COLOR OF THEIR QUILLS IS EASY TO
DISTINQUISH AT THIS YOUNG AGE!

THIS LITTER CONSISTS OF A WHITE AND TWO
PINTO HOGLETS!

THIS LITTLE ALBINO HEDGIE IS
ONLY ABOUT 10 DAYS OLD.

HIS EYES ARE STILL CLOSED,
BUT HE ALREADY HAS STARTED
TO DEVELOP THAT IRRESISTABLE
"HEDGEHOG CUTNESS" THAT
THEY ARE FAMOUS FOR!

THIS LITTER OF HEDGIES IS ABOUT
2 WEEKS OLD. SEVEN BABIES IS A BIG
LITTER FOR HEDGEHOGS!
3 OR 4 BABIES IS MORE COMMON.

WE USUALLY WEAN OUR BABIES AT
7-8 WEEKS OF AGE DEPENDING ON LITTER SIZE.

WHEN THE LITTER IS THIS LARGE, THE BABIES
GROW SOMEWHAT SLOWER. IT IS NECESSARY
TO LEAVE BABIES FROM A BIG LITTER LIKE
THIS WITH MAMA FOR A BIT LONGER TO GIVE
THEM A GOOD START!

THESE BABIES ARE ABOUT TWO WEEKS OLD.
THEIR EYES HAVEN'T QUITE OPENED YET.
THEY ARE STILL CONSIDERED INFANTS UNTIL
THE EYES OPEN UP (USUALLY BETWEEN THE
SECOND AND THIRD WEEK).

THIS MAMA HEDGEHOG IS NURSING
HER 3 WEEK OLD HOGLETS!

NOTICE THAT THIS SALT & PEPPER MOTHER
PRODUCED AT LEAST ONE WHITE BABY.

HEDGEHOG GENETICS ARE SUCH THAT THE COLOR
GENES SEPARATE. THIS ALLOWS US TO CROSS
ANIMALS OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND PRODUCE
YOUNGSTERS OF SEVERAL COLORS IN THE SAME LITTER!

THE COLOR GENES DON'T BLEND TO FORM
MURKY COLORED OFFSPRING, BUT RATHER THEY
SEPARATE TO PRODUCE DISTINCTLY SEPARATE
COLORED YOUNG.

THIS LITTER IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF
THE DIVERSITY OF COLORS THAT WE BREED
INTO OUR ANIMALS.

THE MOTHER HEDGEHOG IS A CINNAMON.
THE BABIES (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) ARE:
A CINNAMON, A LIGHT CINNACOT, A PINTO
SALT & PEPPER, AND A DARK CINNACOT
(WITH A WHITE STRIPE!).

THE HEDGIES ON THE RIGHT ARE
NOW ALMOST 4 WEEKS OLD.

WE FREQUENTLY HAVE LITTERS
WITH AS MANY AS 4 COLORS
REPRESENTED!
KEEPING ACCURATE PEDIGREES
ON OUR BREEDING ANIMALS ALLOWS
US TO PLAN SUCH LITTERS!

THIS PINTO FEMALE IS NURSING HER LITTER OF GORGEOUS TOBIANO PINTO BABIES!

THEY ARE ABOUT 4 WEEKS OLD AND WILL HAVE
TO REMAIN WITH THEIR MOTHER FOR ANOTHER
FEW WEEKS.

THIS LITTLE FELLA IS A 4 WEEK OLD CINNAMON HEDGEHOG. AT THIS AGE HE IS VENTURING OUT ON HIS OWN FOR SHORT EXCURSIONS.

HE WILL BEGIN TO NIBBLE ON SOLID FOOD AND EXPLORE AROUND HIS CAGE. BUT HE STILL IS DEPENDANT ON HIS MAMA AND HER MILK.

4 WEEK OLD NURSING HEDGIES.

AT THIS STAGE THEY ARE CONSIDERED TODDLERS AND THEY LOOK LIKE MINIATURE VERSIONS OF THE ADULTS!

THESE TWO LITTLE HOGLETS ARE 5 WEEK
OLD LITTER MATES.

THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS A CINNACOT.
HIS SIBLING ON THE RIGHT IS AN APRICOT.

AT THIS AGE, THEY ARE BEGINNING TO
DRINK FROM A WATER BOTTLE AND RUN
ON THEIR MOTHER'S WHISPER WHEEL!

THIS CINNAMON HEDGIE BELOW IS
ALMOST 5 WEEKS OLD.

THESE TWO SIBLINGS BELOW ARE
5 WEEK OLD SALT & PEPPER HEDGIES.

HE HAS GROWN AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT IN THE PAST MONTH, AND HE IS
GETTING CLOSER TO BEING OLD ENOUGH TO LEAVE HIS MOTHER AND TO
GO TO HIS NEW HOME!

5 WEEK OLD CINNAMON
HOGLET.

THIS LITTLE FELLA WROTE
THE BOOK ON
CUTE!

THESE 4 WEEK OLD HOGLETS ARE OF THE LIGHTER COLORED VARIETY.

THE CENTER FELLA IS A RUBY EYED APRICOT.
HIS SIBLINGS ARE BOTH LIGHT CINNACOTS.

THESE ARE VERY POPULAR COLORS WHICH
WE RAISE ON A CONSISTANT BASIS.

6 WEEK OLD PINTO AND
SALT & PEPPER HEDGIES.

THIS LITTER OF BEAUTIFUL BABIES ARE
CLOSE TO BEING WEANED AND
READY TO GO TO THEIR
NEW HOMES.

THEY ARE APPROACHING THE PERFECT AGE FOR THEIR NEW HUMAN COMPANIONS TO BEGIN THE
BONDING AND SOCIALIZATION PROCESS.
HEDGIES WHO BOND WITH THEIR NEW
OWNERS AT A YOUNG AGE MAKE GREAT PETS!

THIS LITTER OF HEDGIES IS READY TO BE
WEANED AT 8 WEEEKS OF AGE.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RICH COLORED
LITTER OF BLOND HEDGEHOGS.

THE CENTER ANIMAL IS A DARK APRICOT.
HIS LITTER MATES ARE ALL RICH CINNACOTS.

THIS PICTURE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE ORANGE COLORED QUILLS THAT THESE
ANIMALS CAN EXHIBIT.

8 WEEK OLD LITTER
OF PINTO AND
SALT & PEPPER WEANLING HEDGIES.

A WONDERFUL GROUP OF WEANLING HEDGEHOGS! THE ANIMALS IN THIS CAGE
ARE 7-8 WEEKS OF AGE.

THE COLORS REPRESENTED HERE ARE:
SALT & PEPPER, CINNACOT, AND AN APRICOT.

THIS IS THE IDEAL AGE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS
TO TAKE THEM TO THEIR NEW HOME!

TO VIEW MORE PICTURES OF OUR HEDGEHOGS,
CLICK ON OUR HEDGEHOG COLORS WEB PAGE!

To see pictures of some of our hedgehogs currently available for
purchase, check out our HEDGEHOGS AVAILABLE web page.