My mum always used to ask me that when I was small, and I'm still not really all that sure..
2006-09-05 01:35:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Try contacting Tiggywinkles, the Hedgehog hospital near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England:
http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/
or ring
01844 292292 from 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
2006-09-05 01:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by Al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you do, it is a wild animal and you need to have a licence to keep any wild animal, the RSPCA will issue you with one if you can make a good case for wanting to keep such an animal. You will have to demonstrate on a regular basis that you are keeping the animal in appropriate conditions, otherwise they will revoke the licence and you could have a hefty fine too. The licence will cost you around £110 per year.
2006-09-05 01:44:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you need to do is get a hedgehog to "adopt" your garden as his/her territory. Don't feed it milk and bread, try catfood mixed with a little water.
Hedgehogs are nocturnal so there's not much point in trying to keep one as an inside pet; let them enjoy the outdoors! If you see a hedgehog active during the day there's something wrong, it's ill or hurt.
2006-09-05 03:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you are at. In the US, some states do not allow hedgehogs because they are exotic, other states you only need a license if you are breeding and selling them.
2006-09-05 04:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by myaddictiontofire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need a valid driving licence to show police if you swerve the car to miss one on a country lane at night and end up in the middle of a pubs beer gardens fish pond upside down, trust me.
2006-09-05 03:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, contact the DVLA and ask for the Hedgehog dept.
2006-09-05 01:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by Captain Tandy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no just nice thick gloves,a giant garden,woodlands to the rear,a male or female companion for it,and a bit of paper that explains why people would want to keep a wild animal locked up.
2006-09-05 01:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by davedtaff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know you are not allowed to keep wild animals as pets.
I'm not sure how sanctuaries that care for injured specimens work - probably, they MUST let the animal return to the wild if it is considered healthy.
2006-09-05 01:45:05 · answer #8 · answered by Silkie1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but be sure to wear some thick gloves for handling the spiky beggars
2006-09-05 01:39:23 · answer #9 · answered by tfd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't need a license to own a hedgehog i have a hedgehog and we don't need a license.so don't worry about it.
2006-09-05 06:38:38 · answer #10 · answered by Brittany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋