Hedgehogs for sale

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Hedgehogs for sale are often referred to the group of ‘pocket pets’ or small mammals,

there is the generically-named African hedgehog, which has become relatively popular for an exotic pet.

It is often stated that these prickly insectivores are actually a hybrid species between the four-toed or white-bellied hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the North African or Algerian hedgehog (Atelerix algirus),

however this remains just a popular theory. It is much more probable that the so-called African pygmy hedgehog, of which the name was coined by American breeders, is a domesticated white-bellied hedgehog that could possibly be crossed with a subspecies, as true hybrids tend to have reduced fertility.

• In captivity there are 92 recognized hedgehog variations.
• Hedgehog average lifespan is 3.5-5 years, maximum 9 years.
• Hedgehogs are in the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae – share distant ancestry with shrews