Question: When are your next litters due?

Answer: We have a year long active breeding program. Right now we do have two available males and some babies that will be ready to go home through October 2025. You can email us directly to receive more information such as pictures and pricing and to be placed on the Waiting List. 

Question: Do you have a Waiting List?

Answer: Yes, we do and you can be added to it for a $25 non-refundable deposit. This deposit will be deducted from the final price of your hedgehog. During your wait time we provide you with updates and pictures. Once it is time for you to choose your baby we will contact you via email and phone with possible available babies. You will have up to 48 hours to respond regarding each baby you are offered so that we can move onto the next person in a timely manner. After that we will continue on to the next person on the Waiting List, but you will still remain on the Waiting List securely in your place and we will come back to you with the next available baby. 

Question: What are your prices?

Answer: The adoption fees for our baby hedgehogs range from $250-$400. Your baby will come home in a small travel plastic bin carrying case and with an ample amount of food, some toys and a homemade snuggle sack, which we most definitely did not make ourselves but is crafted with care by Pistachio's Place. You will also receive your hedgehog's Hedgie List Registration Certificate as well as their pedigree which does NOT grant breeding rights. Pricing also reflects an increase for rarer colors and unique facial markings and patterns. 

Question: Do I really need a heating system for my hedgehog in Florida?

Answer: YES, yes you do! You'll see in our Heating Guide that we explain African Pygmy Hedgehogs have to have their ambient temperature between 72-80 degrees at all times. Depending on how people keep their home temperature regardless of whether it is summer or winter, it is imperative that your hedgehog's environment remain in this range with the most preferred range between 75 and 78 degrees. The heating system recommended has a temperature gauge that you can set so your hedgehog will always have the most comfortable setting. 

Question: Will my hedgehog keep me up at night?

Answer: Depending on where you have your hedgehog's habitat, they may keep you up at night. They are truly a nocturnal animal. In the wild, a hedgehog is most active at night and would be running sometimes miles through the course of one evening. They burrow and forage so in their habitat they will instead be running on their wheel and playing with whatever toys you choose to give them. It is very important to provide new toys for enrichment to keep your hedgehog engaged.  

Question: Does my hedgehog need a buddy?

Answer: No your hedgehog does not need any buddy but you! Hedgehogs are solitary animals by nature so they really don't even need us or our company. That is why pedigreed breeders begin working with our babies from a young age by handling them for incremental periods every day. This is also why we carefully breed only hedgehogs with the best temperaments in order to help produce babies with good temperaments.  Once your baby has left our house to come to yours, they will begin the bonding process with you. Your hedgehog does not, and should not, ever need to be housed with another hedgehog. Hedgehogs can become territorial in their surroundings and may fight if placed together especially males. And if a male and female are placed together they will reproduce which can be very dangerous when you aren't an experienced breeder with knowledge of their lineage and the many trials and tribulations that can come with breeding any animal species. 

Question: Can my hedgehog play with my cat or dog?

Answer: All of our hedgehogs are just introduced to our boxer Dexter so they at least meet another mammal species before they leave the house as we know most of our families are probably going to have had a domestic pet prior to owning an exotic one. You'll have to see how things go once you have a hedgehog and try introducing them. All interactions must be supervised and guided by you so no injuries can occur to any animal.