Well, the return visit went really well. My parents were relaxed when they got back from Maine and dad told stories about the puffins and the Shaker Village they saw. Mom was, well, she was being her usual neurotic Martha-like self. I mean it in a good way, I really do. Mom doesn’t relax. Instead » Continue reading…
Jun 282007
Friday is the day that every hedgehog here at Hamor Hollow gets a full cage cleaning. I do partial changes during the week (particularly for the moms and group cages), but Friday is the big day when the whole Hollow gets a cleaning. Why Friday you ask? Well, there are 2 reasons. #1 is that » Continue reading…
We’ve got a very cute little albino boy here, named Sammy, who is weaning and on hold for a very nice young girl named Abby. Sammy is a small little guy, but man does he have personality! He’s the tiniest guy in the weaning bin, so small that I had him in with the girls » Continue reading…
Jun 262007
Overall, the visit went really well. Well, if you ignored all my mother’s cuts and jabs at the hedgehogs and cats and me. But they thought the house looked great and they liked the lights and paint colors I picked out. They left for Maine this AM and will be back on Friday. Mom and » Continue reading…
Jun 232007
We’d like to wish a Very Happy 16th Birthday to our favorite, and sometimes least favorite, little blue hedgehog. Sonic, you’ve been both a great joy and a bitter nemesis to all of us hedgehog breeders. You certainly did your part in getting people interested in owning hedgehogs as pets, and for that we thank » Continue reading…
Today wasn’t about hedgies, it was about getting ready for my parent to visit tomorrow. Imagine, if you will, Martha Stewart popping in for a visit. Ya, mom’s house is that clean (she also makes amazing dinners and desserts for large numbers of people, hand quilts full size quilts, and makes origami snow flakes). The » Continue reading…
Jun 232007
AKH Apple Pooter passed away tonight. She had been a very good mom who was enjoying living with Alison and some of our other ladies at the Hedgehog Retirement home. Apple’s 2 girls HAH Cobbler AKH and HAH Tart will carry on her line for both Terrapin Hedgehogs and Hamor Hollow. Apple was one of » Continue reading…
Jun 222007
It is time to say goodbye to a few members of our herd: AAH Fugu passed away on 6/20/07. Fugu was a great stud who sired babies for both Hamor Hollow and Terrapin Hedgehogs , and he’s left behind a legacy of dark gray and Algerian Black pogs and grand pogs. Fugu was born in » Continue reading…
Jun 202007
Happy Summer Solstice! It’s the longest day of the year, so do something useful with it. Sean and I painted the entryway and hallway tonight, but really that was after the sun went down. I didn’t do anything exciting with my day. Well, I bought about $90 worth of bone color and white paint and » Continue reading…
Jun 192007
The little weaning girls made a mess of their cage tonight. They managed to empty out the entire water bottle and get the whole front half of their cage wet (That happens a lot when the babies are learning to drink on their own). So the shavings were wet and their food pile was wet » Continue reading…
Jun 182007
My Dad, Jan Sosik, stocking birds at Clover Hollow hunting Preserve Happy Dad’s Day to all you fathers out there, human and animal alike (we also recognize those of you who are a little of both). All the Hedgehog dads here, which really are all of my boys, got a big dishes of meal worms » Continue reading…
Jun 152007
I started weaning the older group of reserved babies last night. So far, everyone looks like they are doing great. Food and water is disappearing, so I’m making the logical assumption that they are eating and drinking. If all goes well, these babies will be ready to go to their new homes by Sat. So, » Continue reading…
Jun 142007
Tonight I updated my breeding book. Ok, maybe update is the wrong word. ‘Organized’ is the word I’m looking for; I organized my breeding book. All the breeding papers were written out and in a pile, they just needed to be put into the clear plastic sleeves and added to the correct place in the » Continue reading…
Jun 142007
Mike and Brown Dog are in the front. I don’t know who the other guys are. That’s a picture of the guys that guide the hunts at Clover Hollow Hunting Preserve. Brown Dog looks a little possessed (I’m guessing that’s Burley, but they have 4 brown dogs that all look similar. Hey, cut me some » Continue reading…
ABC News with a sense of humor I can appriciate: Millionaire Hedgehog Roils Neighbor Two Millionaires Fight Over Shrubs Between Hamptons Beach Houses By RUSSELL GOLDMAN June 14, 2007 The headline writes itself: Hedge Fund Managers Fight Over Actual Hedge. Two millionaire financiers, with adjacent homes on one of the most expensive streets in the » Continue reading…
Jun 122007
We finally had time to take the pictures we promised to the people who reserved their hedgehogs this past weekend. Full Gallery We have more babies on the way, so don’t worry if you missed out on this round of reservations. If you haven’t already, get your questionnaire in now. Kelly
Jun 102007
From Hadrian’s Wall to Housefly By Su Barking, as told to Craig Brown From Telegraph.co.uk (irrelevant parts removed. You can see the full article by clicking the title up top) “Hedgehog: small mammal, with pig-like snout covered in sharp spines. At present, very few people realise just how tasty hedgehog can really be. But we » Continue reading…
Slug pellets ‘killing off our hedgehogs’ From the Daily Echo Sunday, June 10, 2007 A HEDGEHOG doctor, who has committed her life to saving the small prickly mammals, says that people are unwittingly poisoning them by putting out slug pellets. Angela Squires established the Care, Rehabilitation and Aid for Sick Hedgehogs hospital in Canford Heath » Continue reading…
Jun 072007
This baby is already on reserve. I did some pictures for her new parents, who are missing her very much. This pic came out really cute with her little tongue sticking out. Paint’s 3 boys are looking very uber pinto. At least one of them is going to stay with me. The dark baby in » Continue reading…
Jun 072007
I read that hedgehogs need to live in 73-85 degree weather. My house right now is 71 degrees, but is probably a little less than that. So should i turn up the heat or put a space heater on him temporarily and look into buying some alternate heating source? At 71, you should be good » Continue reading…
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