Top Document: Hedgehog FAQ [3/7] - Intro to Hedgehogs as pets Previous Document: <3.2> Where are hedgehogs illegal? Next Document: <3.4> What's the average hedgehog lifespan? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge This depends on whether or not you are talking about African Pigmy hedgehogs or European hedgehogs. In the case of European hedgehogs, the answer is, of course, yes. In the case of the African Pigmy variety, the ones being offered and kept as pets are now far removed from their wild ancestors. In parts of Europe, some African pigmy hedgehogs are still being imported, which results in this being a more grey area. As Nathan Tenny pointed out [3.1], the hedgehogs available as pets are a captive-bred African species. These have been bred in captivity for roughly twenty years. As such, they should not be confused with the European variety that are wild animals (and are protected in most European countries). It is unlikely that a pet hedgehog could survive very long in the wild, especially in the colder parts of North America, which seems to be where they are most popular. However, the chance does exist, at least in the warmer climates, and needless to say, finding out whether or not they can is an experiment best left to theory, rather than practice. User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: Hedgehog FAQ [3/7] - Intro to Hedgehogs as pets Previous Document: <3.2> Where are hedgehogs illegal? Next Document: <3.4> What's the average hedgehog lifespan? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Part6 - Part7 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: macnamara@bastet.hedgehoghollow.com (Brian MacNamara)
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