Pygmy hedgehogs have become the darlings of the British

Recently in Europe and especially in the UK, many animal lovers are trying to find yourself in a pet African pygmy hedgehogs. According to some, currently, British families living in more than 100 thousand of these cute animals.





Dwarf hedgehogs for the first time appeared in the country about ten years ago, but only now they have become really popular. It's safe to say that Albion is experiencing a new fashion "fashion", in other words – fashionable trend.

 

African pygmy hedgehog white hedgehog (lat. Atelerix albiventris) weighing 350 to 500 grams, but it is not small money — about 150-190 pounds (about $ 300). Cute mammal native to the African continent, widespread South of the Sahara, in Mauritania, Sudan, Nigeria, Senegal and Ethiopia. Most often found in dry and rocky Savannah.





Today to buy a pygmy hedgehog, the British queue. Many have to wait about a year in their house has a prickly pet. Pygmy hedgehogs are attracted not only its cute appearance and mischievous nature, they quickly become accustomed to his master, not ill and do not have fleas, and are perfectly adapted to life in the house.

Pygmy hedgehogs are very sociable: they like to be petted and held. Unlike the regular urchins, they rarely curl up into a ball. One is bad – they are not as often as I would like to produce offspring, hence such a huge queue. According to many Britons, like the purchase is worth it.





These tiny creatures rapidly become Internet stars. Video miracle urchins often appear on YouTube, and photos of beloved Pets with their owners win Instagram. The popularity of African pygmy hedgehogs is their charm, playfulness, size and cleanliness. In addition, they are completely hypoallergenic, which is very important for people with allergies.

It is worth noting that for the first time a pygmy hedgehog domesticated by the Romans who kept them at home as Pets in the IV century BC. The average life expectancy of the hedgehog — from 3 to 5 years.

P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

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