Monthly Record 10/31/06

10/31/06
I added a new hedgehog this month, and I finally have some pictures. I bought a Salt & Pepper Pinto. She is still adjusting to her new surroundings, but I'm holding her a lot. Caramel and Tiggy both have litters, so I didn't record them this month.

Scrat:





























Cinnamon:






























The Pinto (I haven't found a name for her yet, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!) :

8 Days Old

Wow, time really flys! A big apology to all of you who regularly check here, I've been really busy. The babies are getting huge! They're growing like weeds. It seems to me that they're growing even faster than Tiggy's last litter. But that would make sense, because Caramel has less babies. I am dying to see what colors they will turn out to be. Especially since Caramel is a champagne and her mate Scrat is a salt & pepper.

Caramel Had Babies!

Caramel had babies last night! I opened up her nestbox this morning, and saw 3 little babies! I went back a couple hours later and found that one of the babies had strayed from the mom. Confident that she would not be bothered by my scent, I picked it up and moved it back under her. Of course, I took a photo of it while I had the chance. I looked back this afternoon and saw that they were all under mom still. Whew! I'm hoping they will all make it ok.

New Pinto

I bought a pinto hedgehog at the reptile show on Saturday. She's coming along quite well as far as handling. She wouldn't unroll for pictures last night, so I'm going to try to get pictures once she gets a little more used to me. I'm going to make use of the t-shirt trick. That seemed to work really well with Caramel. I'm sure all the handling factored in too! I really like the pinto's color, and I can't wait to breed her.

Cinnamon's Cage

Here's a picture of Cinnamon's new cage. She seemed to enjoy the concept of her food and water being on top of her nestbox!

New cage for Cinnamon

Today I went to the store & got a new cage for Cinnamon. I got her a 56 quart Sterilite bin. I'm really happy with it. I still have to drill holes in the side, but I figured out how I'm going to set up the cage. At this point I've set her up with a nestbox, a water bowl, and a food dish. I put the food and water on top of the nestbox, and that leaves lots of open space for her to walk around. I may get a wheel for her eventually. I'm probably going to put most of my colony of hedgehogs in Sterilite bins, or at least the males & pregnant females. The other females I may house in multiple all-female enclosures.

Monthly Record 9/29/06

As of 9/29/06, I have started keeping a photographic record of my animals. Every month I will take a picture of each animal, and record significant notes for that month when applicable. Hedgehog photos will consist of a head shot and a body shot with a water bottle for size comparison. Here's the record for September:

Scrat:






























Cinnamon






























Caramel






























Tiggy-Winkle