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Hedgehogs that pong in the night

  • Aug. 5th, 2008 at 5:55 PM
pepper: Pepperpot (Squee)
He’s fiiiiine! Apparently he just didn’t want to get up when we wanted him to get up – maybe because we were around and scaring him (hah – if gentle snoring is a sign of hedgehog terror), or maybe just because 10:30pm was the equivalent of very early morning for him, and he didn’t see why he needed to get up. But anyhow, when we came down this morning, he was curled up in an innocent little ball of spikes, as if he’d not moved – but the newspaper we’d put in with him was torn, and he’d drunk some water and eaten ALL his scrambled eggs (awwww!). Now we know he’s eating and drinking and moving around (and being rather stinky), we’re happy to send him back out. And it's been raining a lot, so there should be a ton of worms and slugs out there for him to eat.

Hedgehog snoring is possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever heard, btw.


A glimpse of Sidney's face:

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And the hedgehog Ritz:

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Comments

[identity profile] beanpot.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:15 pm (UTC)
How freaking cute is that??
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[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:24 pm (UTC)
I know!!! His little nose! His imitation of a tribble! He's making sort of lip-smacking noises at the moment - I'm not sure if it's a calling thing, or an 'I've just woken up, mnuh mnuh' noise. *g*
[identity profile] kalquessa.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:19 pm (UTC)
*continues to die of cute*
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[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:25 pm (UTC)
Aside from the smelliness, I wish I could keep him. *g* Or her - we chose the name Sidney as it's interchangeable.
[identity profile] majorsamfan.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:38 pm (UTC)
*diez of kewt next to kalquessa*
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[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:59 pm (UTC)
And I've discovered that, if you stroke his spines (the right way, so they don't prickle), at first he tenses up, and then he relaxes and doesn't mind. Awww!
[identity profile] majorsamfan.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 06:51 pm (UTC)
Awww!
[identity profile] katcorvi.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 05:55 pm (UTC)
Sidney is just too cute for words.
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[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 06:00 pm (UTC)
Isn't he just? *g*
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[identity profile] stargazercmc.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 06:29 pm (UTC)
OMG, so cute. How tempted must you be to keep him as a pet?

Totally adorable, that.
[identity profile] 6beforelunch.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 06:38 pm (UTC)
Hee! He looks like a tribble in the second one. So adorable.
[identity profile] annienau08.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 06:43 pm (UTC)
Forget a dog. When I get a pet, I want a hedgehog.

So. very. cute.
[identity profile] a-loquita.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 06:46 pm (UTC)
OMG the little ball of cuteness!
[identity profile] cnidarian.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 07:02 pm (UTC)
OMG TIGGYWINKLE!!!

They do smell a bit though, and they have fleas that our cats catch, and they are hard to see in the dark so I've accidentally kicked one in the past, coming down the garden path, and they make an absolute racket at night when it's mating season.

But still! TIGGYWINKLE!!!

*ahem*

I found one once on a beach in Wales, all clogged with sand. :( Very odd. I put it in the nearby forest and hoped it was ok. Bless you for rescuing him (and cooking him scrambled eggs, hee!) How cute is it that you rang the RSPCA back like worried parents?
[identity profile] aoife-hime.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 07:09 pm (UTC)
Those pictures remind me of exactly why I went through a phase where I really wanted a hedgehog for a pet.

DAMMIT, WOMAN, STOP TEMPTING ME! Because I'm pretty sure that's one animal my roommate isn't allergic to...
[identity profile] supplyship.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 07:47 pm (UTC)
Pepper, the Hedgehog Whisperer! :D

So so so cute!
[identity profile] crazedturkey.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 5th, 2008 09:32 pm (UTC)
omg so cute!!!! I've never seen a hedgehog before. What a shame he smells or how tempted would you be to keep him!
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[identity profile] abyssinia4077.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 6th, 2008 01:28 am (UTC)
Aw, I used to have a hedgehog! His name was Hermes. And, um, Sidney sounds friendlier and cutier but hee:) Scrambled eggs!

Glad he's doing well under your care!
[identity profile] rihansu.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 6th, 2008 01:35 am (UTC)
So adorable! I've never seen a real hedgehog before, just the plush kind.

And I love the name Sidney. I name the neighborhood wildlife too.
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[personal profile] nandamai wrote:
Aug. 6th, 2008 03:24 am (UTC)
He/she is so damn cute that I can't bring myself to close this tab.
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[personal profile] aelfgyfu_mead wrote:
Aug. 7th, 2008 08:45 pm (UTC)
So cute! It makes me unbelievably happy that he's all right!
[identity profile] naelany.livejournal.com wrote:
Aug. 7th, 2008 09:34 pm (UTC)
awww!!! I'm glad he's ok though

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