When you see a hedgehog, you probably think it's a wild, undomesticatable animal- I mean, look at those spines! One of those getting into your hand = major problem!
But hedgehogs can actually be domesticated! People who were not scared of getting occaisonally poked by sharp quills (a hint that your hedgehog is in a bad mood) and wanted to make some money started capturing wild hedgehogs, picking out the most calm and obidient, training them and breeding them to domesticate them. Eventually, they succeded, and hedge hogs were introduced to the small pet world.
Nowadays, hedgehogs are still pretty rarely found as pets. I, having knoledge of most small pets, was very surprised to walk into the small animal vet building and seeing that they sold hedgehog food.
If you want a hedgehog of your own, then you will be surprised at what great pets they are! If you are nice to your hedgehog, it will even flatten its quills along its body so you can pet it! But to keep your hedgehog happy, you would need to feed it 1 1/2 tablespoons of hedge hog food ( you can find it on the internet ) and a bug or two ( mealworms, crickets and ecceterra all can be found in Petco or Petsmart). Hedgehogs love to roam, so it's best to get one if you don't have any other animals in the house, or even better, you can spare a room. Im not an expert on hedgehogs though, so it's best to buy a manual before driving off to buy a hedgehog.
If you want to see hedgehogs in action, you can watch the video on the top of this arcticle: Boogie Boogie Hedgehog!!!
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