African Pygmy Hedgehog Information

Food Guides

Discussing bugs, kibble mixes, extra treats as well as listing harmful foods.

General Advice and Care Guides

Including information on hedgehog first aid, biting behaviour, hibernation tips, nail clipping guides, and more.

Suitable Setups

Giving you inspiration and information on the suitable setup for your african pygmy hedgehog. Including enrichment, wheels and heating advice.

Food Guides - Kibble, Bugs and Extras

Kibble List - Dry Cat Food

Insect Guide

Safe and Dangerous Foods

How much should my APH weigh?

Rossi's Recipes

General Advice and Care Guides

Here at Happy Quills we want to provide you with guidance on how to care for African Pygmy Hedgehogs. Here you can view a mixture of guides on first aid, appropriate wheels and enclosures, diet, and more. These documents provide you with images and general information, for further images and clarification feel free to join our Facebook group linked in the contact us section on this website.

Alberts Ailments - First Aid Guide

APH Anatomy -Warning Graphic Content!

Arctic's Itching -
How to get rid of mites

Autumns Antics - Behavioural Guide

Biscuits Biting Behaviour - tips on how to prevent biting

B.O.B's Bonding Tips

Bramble's Bathtime

Golden Oldies - how to care for older hogs

Harley's Healthcare - Symptoms that require vet visit.
Warning graphic content !

Harry's Hibernation Tips

Hedgehog Colours and Markings

Hugo's Heatwave Tips

Miles' Smiles - Dental Care for Hedgehogs

Niamh's Nail Clipping

Piglet's Privates -
How to sex your hog

Pirate Hogs and Blind Hogs

What to do in a Power Cut

Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome (WHS) and Alternatives

Suitable Setups - Setups, Enrichment and Decoration Photos

Suitable Set Up Guides

Hilda's Housing

Naturalistic Enclosures

Wilbur's Wheels

Ink's Entertainment

Equipment Guide

Hedgehog Sounds and Behaviours

Happy Chattering

Curious Sniffing

Slurpy Noises

Anointing

Old Man Noises

Happily Playing

Defensive Noises

Chilled Out

Hissing and Popping

Hoggy Eating Noises

Huffing

Happy Hiccups

Whistling

Happy Clicking

Stretching/ Yawning