Customer Reviews

Hedgehogs: How to Take Care of Them and Understand Them (A Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

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I cannot fault the intent of Vriends since I do not know him personally, but this book has caused me as a hedgehog rescuer no end of difficulty. This book -- and others -- recommend things that are terrible for hedgehogs. Cedar shavings, as another reviewer noted, are recommended by this book. The aromatic oils from cedar shavings can cause respiratory failure in hedgehogs and other complications. It gets worse from there.

The novice hedgehog owner is not going to pick up on these inaccuracies or errors, and that means that because of this book, hedgehogs are going to receive poor care. If you want a better book, try Dawn Wrobel's The Hedgehog: Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet OR try doing some research on the Internet instead, where the information is frequently peer-reviewed and kept more up-to-date than in a static publication.

The more I got into the book, the less it reminded me of the prickly critters I have grown to love. Much of his information is incorrect (the usage of cedar shavings, the 'nausea' sections, etc) and the rest seems to be based off of his observation of African Pygmies in the WILD. Appearantly our domesticated pets behave a little differently. An alright book in general, but you need to discern the good from the bad and that may not be too obvious for the new hedgehog afficionado.

This is a good book for anyone who is planning on reading other books on hedgehogs besides this one. It provides basic information that is neccesary to know. However it stops there. There is nothing extraordinary about this book. Plus some of the information is wrong. By following the directions in this book, I almost killed my hedgehog.

I only have one world for this book. DEADLY!

I liked this book alot, since I came across it as I was about to buy my hedgehog. I had never owned one before,and this book really heped me tons on how to care for them and many other things. I especially liked the special section on how to understand their body language and sounds, as hedgehogs communicate to you in this way. The only problem I saw was that they failed to mention the importance of a wheel, but otherwise it was a great book. They even went into details about breeding and handrearing. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is about to purchase a hedgehog, or already owns one.

This slim book is makes a comprehensive guide to hedgehogs in the home, at the vet's, and in the wild. The writing is charming and accessible. The book contains delightful photos, and careful illustrations that capture the key moments of living with a hedgehog far better than a camera.

This is one of the most fasanating books I have ever read.If you are considering a hedgehog or already own one you must perchis this book.It covers evrything from taming,to raising your own hedgehogs, and even letting them go in your own backyard.

This is one of the most fasanating books I have ever read.If you are considering a hedgehog or already own one you must perchis this book.It covers evrything from taming,to raising your own hedgehogs, and even letting them go in your own backyard.