Question

Hey moms!  I’m thinking about getting my daughter a hedgehog.Hey moms! I’m thinking about getting my daughter a hedgehog. She is highly allergic to dogs cats and bunnies but she LOVES animals. She has been begging me for really any kind of animal but lizards and snakes freak me out lol. The problem I’m having is I don’t know if she would have an allergy to hedgehogs, does anyone know of maybe a pet store she can hold one to see if she has a reaction?  

Answer 1

My daughter has a lot of allergies. And anything that needed hay in its cage was a huge problem for her not necessarily the animal. Just something to think about. Not sure what a hedgehog needs. We wound up with a lizard. Not so cuddly.  

Answer 2

My daughter bought a ginny pig at prtsmart and had to return in thr next day she couldnt breath with it in the house. They just checked it to make sure it was ok and gave us the money back

Answer 3

Look up morning star hedgehogs in google. She breeds and is well known for her hedgies

Answer 4

Not sure how old your daughter is but hedgie are not cuddly and they aren't a great pet for children, They are also nocturnal and run on a wheel all night we love our hedgies(have 6) Alot of ppl i know that have hedgies get rashes after holding them

Answer 5

I also recommend you to contact Jenna at Prickle Pack Hedgehogs she is the best breeder around and she will be glad, to speak to you! Also she will let you come to her house to visit with the hogs and ask any further questions. Shes far but worth it. Morning star is great as well

Answer 6

I'm not sure if you are considering guinea pigs at all but there's an adoption event tomorrow at Pet Supplies Plus in Bolingbrook. I guess just do your research on any pet. One of my neighbors had a hedgehog and it had some very specific care needs.  

Answer 7

My daughter had 1. Just an FYI the cage area smells so bad when you wake in the morning, it's something you need to clean everyday.! They sleep all day up on the wheel all night. They dont get off the wheel to poop they just let it go. It's a mess, the fun lasted maybe 2 weeks with my daughter

Answer 8

We adopted 2 guinea pigs from fur angels animal sanctuary and all 4 of our kids love them. They have a website with adoptable animals and hold adoption events.  

Answer 9

Brittany, I have a family friend looking to rehome one.  

Answer 10

I highly recommend @morning star hedgehogs She makes you come in for a meet and greet before you can even get on her waiting list. We have a hedgie and Wgile we love her she’s not cuddly and they are hard to care for.  

Answer 11

We had one and at first we’re fine with it but then the dander got bad and he would prickle it caused problems.  

Answer 12

I had one in college. I got him as a baby. I am allergic to cats. I was fine when the hedgehog was a baby but was really allergic to him when he got bigger. If his prickles touched me, i got hives.  

Answer 13

There are hypo allergenic cats. I had one before.  

Answer 14

My brother had a Bombay Cat And everybody with allergies for some reason could be around this breed. None of us had a problem with it

Answer 15

My daughter had a hedgehog. She was great at the beginning. We handled her lots but after her first quilling she didn’t like to be held at all. We tried everything. She had the coolest cafe setup and she literally only hung out on her wheel which had to be washed every day. She was litter trained otherwise. We used fleece for her bedding so she didn’t get mites. She came to us with them. We got her from a breeder but they are in the bedding. The fleece needed to be washed in non scented soap in its own load. Her quills definitely caused irritation on our skin. When she would quill bathing her helped but the poor thing was not happy. She eventually passed after years of me reminding my daughter to feed and bathe her. Now we have a bearded dragon. He’s so sweet. Not as much maintenance for sure. My daughter goes away to college in the fall and I guess he’ll be my responsibility. Good thing I love that little fella.  

Answer 16

Hedgehogs are not cuddly creatures. It’s a mess and it smells. Ugh! I mean. do you want a hedgehog?  

Answer 17

We love our Ball Python - she is literally a pet rock (she is in her cave 99% of the time) and very docile when we do hold her. Go to the NARBC in Tinley Park March 14 & 15. They have some amazing animals there - one lady had all of her chameleons out on a tree. It is an experience but get there early. It is packed and the parking is hard to come by.  
https://www.narbc.com/Tinley/tinley....html

Answer 18

Scotts's Amimal Expo has tons of different kinds of animals you could check out. Maybe she would find something she didn't expect to love there.