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Post by daniel on Apr 19, 2003 12:02:12 GMT -5
Name : African Pigmy Hedgehog Scientific Name : Atelerix AlbiventrisWeight : About 450g Compatibility : Usually kept alone Appeal : Cute and relatively easy to handle Diet : Hedgehog food, invertebrates, meal worms, hard-boiled eggs, and chopped fruit. Health Problems : Generally healthy, but more common problems arise from unsuitable diet which can cause diarrhea, or with dirty food containers Breeding : Females with recently born pups may be aggressive, especially if this is their first birth. Avoid handling and disturbing as much as possible Pregnancy : 32 - 36 days Typical Litter Size : 4 - 5 young Weaning : 6 weeks Lifespan : 10 - 12 years Hope you found this information useful...  |
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Post by HighHeels on Apr 19, 2003 22:50:42 GMT -5
Singapore can keep hedgehog?  |
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Post by daniel on Apr 20, 2003 3:26:34 GMT -5
Singapore can keep hedgehog? Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on the experience of the pet owner), not... most of the uncommon pets like sugar gliders, degu, chipmunks are not allowed to be kept as household pets. But, as I mentioned, the exotic pets trade is growing...  recently, someone was caught with smuggling exotic pets from Malaysia, the haul was donated to the Singapore Zoo... I guess pple just wanna be unique and keep a pet that is considered as uncommon. On one hand I do not encourage in the trading of exotic pets, but on the other, if one really really wants to keep that "unique" pet, please do your proper research as well as understand that such pets have different diet needs as well as housing needs. Don't be impulsive. |
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Post by clover on Apr 24, 2003 0:18:56 GMT -5
I would like to strongly echo Daniel's post here. It's really important for people to find out more about the pets they want, especially exotics. My own experience gave me a really bad impression on the sg pets community when I decided to sell my ferret.
I got numerous enquiries and 99% of these people knew nothing about ferrets except that it's rare and cute. I only got 1 serious enquiry where this girl had previous experience with ferrets and wld let him roam free range. I had a guy contact me to ask me to sell it to him. He said he wholeheartedly approved of free range and wld even allow my ferret free range, alongside his rabbit.
That's ridiculous. That's like inviting my ferret over for lunch. And his rabbit is the one on the menu. There are other examples around. I have fellow internet pet friends who ask me to look for chipmunks, sugar gliders for them, and when I asked them some general questions abt those pets, they couldn't answer any at all. This is really important and please do read up on exotics, if you want to keep any. I know I would really appreciate it on the behalf of our furry friends.
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Post by daniel on Apr 24, 2003 6:10:18 GMT -5
we can stress and stress that education is important !! sometimes the message gets across, but most of the time it falls on deaf ears  It is extremely frustrating to see people buy pets based on impulse buying... it isn't the monetary value we are talking about here, but a life is at stake. Please, would-be and wannabe pet owners, practise some responsibility and read up, learn more about the pet you will be getting or wanna get before making that final decision. Abandoned exotic animals tend to suffer a lot worst than abandoned domestic animals, in that they have different diet requirements not forgetting accomodation conditions. Please do not get me wrong here, but any abandonment is not to be tolerated, be it exotic or domesticated. |
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