First APH

[Reptileaddict]

Originally Posted by fantapants

you dont like it? put me on ignore. or send me a hate mail.



i really dont give a shit. i DONT need to make £150 a hog to maintain my hobby.......

I am not that childish thank you

And i never said you need to make a lot of money from it i was talking about pet shops NOT YOU !!!

I cant be doing with little know it all's

[fantapants]

Originally Posted by Reptileaddict

I am not that childish thank you

And i never said you need to make a lot of money from it i was talking about pet shops NOT YOU !!!

I cant be doing with little know it all's

Thats good.........i MAKE nothing from my breedings. i do it for the sheer joy, pleasure and satisfaction of knowing that my animals are healthy enough to reproduce.

[enola69]

This is getting really silly.

And some of us dont breed and sell them to make £150 to maintain their hobby.

I donate an awful amount of money back into wild hog charities with the money I make. The rest goes into my vet account so I can take on rehomes if needed.

[CJP]

I wasnt going to post on this thread but I do have one question that I have to ask...Fantapants if you have a good reputation with hogs (which I am assuming you do as you were wanting to know how someone thought that you didnt have a good one) how do you have any left that you can sell to a petshop??
Most good breeders have waiting lists as long as their arms even though they sell their hogs for more than you and wouldnt have any to be able to sell a whole litter to a pet shop if they wanted to...

Like I say not passing judgement...just a question

[Emmaj]

Well its nice to see this carried on even after the peace was made

all i can say is wow how inviting to new hog owners this thread really looks


(and for those that see nothing wrong with it i suggest you read it all the way through again from the start)

[Choggie]

Blimey - this has certainly put a few backs up!

I breed my own APH's at home and yes I do sell them in my own shop - my choglets are all kept at my home and any prospective owner will visit my home to see my breeding group and also the available litters and this gives them the opportunity to see how I look after my choggies and also gives me the opportunity to "vet" them as potential owners.

Not all pet shops are irresponsible but there are some out there who keep them in together or advertise them as pairs giving the impression that they are OK to be kept in together which if anybody does their research will know that this is wrong. We have one local to us who is currently selling them at £ 250.00 each - again, if prospective owners do their research they know that this is way above the standard price for one - people who pay this amount are purchasing on impulse and these are the ones that will probably end up on classifieds months later at a reduced price.

As for socialising, my hedghogs at home are used to being handled in the day and night - there are times in the day when I need to get them out to show prospective new owners and as mine are handled daily they take this in their stride - now the dark nights are here mine are coming out of their own accord from 5.00pm in the evenings and I am lucky enough to have a large exercise area where the girls (who haven't got any litters) can play together - there are plenty of tunnels and wheels for them to run on. The boys go out seperately after the girls and whoever is sitting on the sofa will at some point get a choggie on their knee.

When my babies are weaned I will take them and mum down to the shop where they have a large pen that they can exercise in and there are plenty of hide aways for them as well and mum appreciates a little time to have some serious cuddles.

My son did a school assembly on Monday for his year group on APH's and he took three girls with him to show them - they were all well behaved and managed to poop on us and not the pupils but I was very proud of the presentation he gave as not only did he get across the fun side of owing one he also got across their care requirements and the fact that they should never be an impulse purchase.

I currently have 10 hedgehogs and all of them are spoilt rotten and given the best care and attention possible - a litter of choggies is always a welcome thing and it is nice to find them responsible and loving homes - over the last few weeks I have had four litters with a total of 14 babies - all have been weaned on a diet of cat biscuits, boiled chicken, boiled mince and scrambled eggs and I thank the co-op that they have had chicken fillets on offer at two packs for £ 5.00 and the same with the mince!

[Shell195]

I really cant believe how an innocent thread turned into such a biatchfest.

I have met Fantapants hogs and they have wonderful setups and are much loved pets which are very sociable and well handled.Her Exotic room is amazing and all her animals are kept in wonderful conditions and I could find no fault with anything
I have also met the owner of the pet shop who is not your average petshop owner. She always puts her animals first and has many years experiance in all kinds of exotics. My first hog came from her before she had a petshop and he is a pleasure to own

Why do people feel the need to make unfair despicable comments about people/things they have no facts on other than a few written words

[Tomcat]

Hi Shell

Pics are in the picture bit of her now

[Emmaj]

And what great pics they are

[Tomcat]

Thanks Emma SO pleased with her.

So friendly, and inquisitive. Truely is fascinating to was her shuffle about in her hedgehog way lol