Re: Gena~ OT ~ hedgehogs? : )

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> Date: Wed Dec 31, 2003 12:26:55 AM US/Pacific

> To: weightlossbuddies2

> Subject: Re: Re: Gena~ OT ~ hedgehogs? : )

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> Hi Gena~

> Thanx for all the info...actually, I was hoping that you might say

> that hedgehogs are nasty, stinky little things that will chew off a

> finger if you're not careful... then my daughter wouldn't want one

> anymore! lol! They actually sound kinda cute : ) I admit, I have

> to chuckle a bit over the fact that it's your dh's pet ... my husband

> (I have a 'Mike' too!) is so tough & gruff about our pets...the only

> one he will admit to liking is the dog, cuz she's a big 95 pounder. He

> didn't want us to get the dwarf rabbit (but left it up to me) & wasn't

> too thrilled when I brought a cat home from the shelter this summer (he

> says he HATES cats!) but who's the one sneaking treats to the bunny, &

> carrying her around snuggled inside his coat? And who lets the cat sit

> on the computer desk when he's online, & is tickled that she purrs

> louder for him than anyone else? He's such a big softy! So when he

> said I could get a hedgehog... " over his dead body " ! .. well, I'm

> sure they would be the best of friends!

>

> Laurie : )

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> On Tuesday, December 30, 2003, at 02:56 AM, Gena Grunwald wrote:

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>> Laurie,

>> Yes, Ms Prickles is fine, thanks. :-) I have to admit, I don't really

>> have much to do with her. She is Mike's pet. He does all the cage

>> cleaning and stuff. But overall, she is a good pet. Very sweet. They do

>> have spines that can stick up and stick you if they get scared but she

>> hasn't done that since the first month or so we had her. They are

>> interesting. You can feed them live grubs and stuff or the formulated

>> hedgehog food or even cat food in a pinch. Prickles likes her exercise

>> wheel. They are mostly nocturnal and we will hear her in her wheel

>> quite a bit at night. They also like to burrow and hunt for food so we

>> hide it around her cage. If let out to roam she loves to explore and

>> will run and even climb all over. We got a book on hedgehogs in the pet

>> store that really covered it all pretty well. The biggest thing is

>> keeping their cage clean, they can get mites and stuff and not over

>> feeding them. It can be really hard on them. I think they live about 5

>> years. We have already had prickles over 2 years, not sure how old she

>> was when we got her. A customer of Mike's gave her to us because her 2

>> year old wasn't getting better with her but she is still going strong.

>> We have always had a lot of pets. Had ferrets, birds, fish and of

>> course cats and dogs. Cats are my favorite. :-)

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>> Gena

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>> > Hi Gena!

>> >   Not a weight question, but ....  I read that you have a hedgehog,

>> > ( I hope that ms.Prickles has recovered from her cage incident! ) 

>> > & I was wondering what kind of pets they make?   My 11 year old

>> > dd wants one sooo bad; but I don't know anything about them,

>> > nor anyone who has one....  Thanks in advance for any info!

>> >

>> > Laurie  : )

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