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- From: macnamar@pci.on.ca (Brian MacNamara)
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- Subject: Hedgehog FAQ [1/5] - About the Hedgehog FAQ
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- Summary: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions and general information
- about pet (African Pigmy) hedgehogs. Should be helpful to both
- prospective and current hedgehog owners.
- Part I - about the FAQ, and revisions
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu rec.pets:75837 rec.answers:34938 news.answers:115156
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- Last-modified: 22 Oct 1997
- Version: 2.31
-
- HEDGEHOG FAQ (part 1 of 5) -- ABOUT THE HEDGEHOG FAQ
- Compiled and edited by Brian MacNamara (macnamara@pci.on.ca)
- Additions, corrections, and suggestions for this file are welcomed.
-
- This document is copyright 1997 by Brian MacNamara. See section [0.6]
- for authorship information and redistribution rights. In short, you
- can give it away, but you can't charge for it.
-
- The basic Hedgehog FAQ has five parts, all of which should be available
- from wherever you obtained this one. A complete table of contents for
- all five parts is given below.
-
- Please note: I am not a hedgehog expert, and I did not write, or verify,
- all the information in this FAQ. I have done my best to include only
- accurate and useful information, but I cannot guarantee the correctness
- of what is contained in this FAQ, regardless of the source, or even that
- it will not be harmful to you or your hedgehog in some way. For advice
- from an expert, I recommend you consult the books listed in part 2 [2.1],
- or, especially in the case of a suspected medical problem, a veterinarian
- who is familiar with hedgehogs.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: CONTENTS OF THE HEDGEHOG FAQ FILES
-
- Part I: ABOUT THE HEDGEHOG FAQ (this file)
-
- 0. *** About this FAQ ***
-
- <0.1> Notes on formatting
- <0.2> Where to get the Hedgehog FAQ
- <0.3> Goal of this FAQ
- <0.4> Credits and editor's notes
- <0.5> Information I would like to track down and add -- please help!
- <0.6> Copyright and redistribution information
-
- 1. *** Revision history of this file ***
-
- Part II: FINDING MORE INFORMATION
-
- 2. *** Where to get more information ***
-
- <2.1> What books are there on pet hedgehogs?
- <2.2> What other hedgehog books are there?
- <2.3> Is there any other information available on-line?
- <2.4> How can I find a hedgehog breeder/contact in my area?
- <2.5> Where are hedgehogs illegal?
- <2.6> International Hedgehog Registry
- <2.7> International Hedgehog Fanciers Society
- <2.8> Other Hedgehog Organizations
- <2.9> Miscellaneous Hedgehog stuff and sources
-
- Part III: INTRO TO HEDGEHOGS AS PETS
-
- 3. *** Introduction to hedgehogs ***
-
- <3.1> What are hedgehogs? Should I get one? What's good and bad
- about them as pets?
- <3.2> Are hedgehogs wild animals?
- <3.3> What's the average hedgehog lifespan?
- <3.4> I'm allergic to cats. Will I be allergic to hedgehogs?
- <3.5> Do hedgehogs smell?
- <3.6> Do hedgehogs have tails?
- <3.7> Hedgehog monikers -- what do I call a hedgehog?
- <3.8> Her-hog or Him-hog? What sex is Prickles?
-
- 4. *** Getting a pet hedgehog ***
-
- <4.1> Which types/colours are there? Male or female? What age?
- <4.2> How many should I get?
- <4.3> How can I introduce my hedgehog to my (dog/cat/bird/fish/
- rabbit/etc.) with the least trouble?
-
- Part IV: HEDGEHOGS AS PETS
-
- 5. *** Things you'll need ***
-
- <5.1> What will I need to take care of my new hedgehog?
- <5.2> Do I need a cage? How should I set it up?
- <5.3> The pet store uses wood shavings as bedding. Should I?
- <5.4> What kind of litter should I use?
- <5.5> Hedgehog handling
- <5.6> Hedgehogs and wheels
- <5.7> Any suggestions on toys?
-
- 6. *** Basic hedgehog care and training ***
-
- <6.1> How can I best hedgehogproof my home?
- <6.2> What should I feed my hedgehog?
- <6.3> Feeding baby hedgehogs
- <6.4> What are good treats?
- <6.5> I'm having problems litter-training my hedgehog. What should
- I be doing?
- <6.6> Any suggestions on bathing, cleaning ears, and clipping nails?
- <6.7> Biting and nipping
-
- Part V: HEDGEHOG CARE AND UNDERSTANDING
-
- 7. *** Things hedgehogs say and do ***
-
- <7.1> Self-anointing. What is it? Why do hedgehogs do it?
- <7.2> My hedgehog snuffles and hides a lot. Is that normal?
- <7.3> Is he just asleep or hibernating?
- <7.4> My hedgehog sneezes. What should I do?
- <7.5> My hedgehog's gone ballistic? Is this normal?
- <7.6> Basic hedgehog repertoire
-
- 8. *** Basic health care ***
-
- <8.1> Do I need to spay/neuter my pet?
- <8.2> What health risks should I worry about?
- <8.3> Vaccinations, etc.
- <8.4> Mites (or mites, not?)
-
- 9. *** Problems to watch for and related information ***
-
- <9.1> What warning signs of disease should I watch for?
- <9.2> My hedgehog's had funny-looking stools for a couple of days.
- What's wrong?
- <9.3> My hedgehog's not eating. What should I do?
- <9.4> How did I get fleas in my home? How can I get rid of
- them?
- <9.5> Various hedgehog health issues.
-
- 10. *** Wild hedgehogs ***
-
- <10.1> Caring for visiting hedgehogs
- <10.2> Hedgehog housing
- <10.3> Hedgehogizing your garden
- <10.4> Wild hedgehog health
- <10.5> Watching out for hibernating hedgehogs
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
- 0. *** About this FAQ ***
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: <0.1> Notes on formatting
-
- The answers in these files are given in a ``digest format,'' which should
- make it easier for you to scan through them for the information you want.
- Each question begins with a line of hyphens, followed by its number and
- the question itself, as given in the Table of Contents above. In many
- newsreaders, including rn, trn, and strn, you can jump from one
- question to the next by hitting CONTROL-G. You can also look for a
- particular answer by searching for its number or for words from the
- question.
-
- Cross-references to other questions are in square brackets; for
- example, [2.2] means that more information may be found in section
- 2.2.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: <0.2> Where to get the Hedgehog FAQ
-
- This FAQ is posted once a month (usually on or around the 20th) to the
- rec.pets, rec.answers, and news.answers newsgroups. It is also available by
- anonymous FTP to either:
-
- ftp://ftp.pci.on.ca/pub/misc/hedgehog-faq/
-
- (That is, ftp to ftp.pci.on.ca and cd into the directory
- /pub/misc/hedgehog-faq). The files themselves are called part1 through
- part5.
-
- or at the main news.answers repository:
-
- ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.pets/
-
- (That is, ftp to rtfm.mit.edu and cd into the directory
- pub/usenet-by-group/rec.pets). The files themselves are called:
-
- Hedgehog_FAQ_[1_5]_-_About_the_Hedgehog_FAQ
- Hedgehog_FAQ_[2_5]_-_Finding_more_information
- Hedgehog_FAQ_[3_5]_-_Intro_to_Hedgehogs_as_pets
- Hedgehog_FAQ_[4_5]_-_Hedgehogs_as_pets
- Hedgehog_FAQ_[5_5]_-_Care_and_Understanding
-
- It's also always available from my hedgehog web page at:
-
- http://www.pci.on.ca/~macnamar/hedgehogs/
-
- Finally, Dr. Tetsuro Oka, DMV, has translated the FAQ into Japanese, which
- can be accessed on the WWW at:
-
- http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~okatetsu/hhog-faq.txt
-
- If you cannot ftp and have no WWW access, send me (macnamara@pci.on.ca) email
- and I'll be glad to email you a copy.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: <0.3> Goal of this FAQ
-
- This FAQ is intended to cover many of the basic questions about hedgehogs.
- Primarily, it deals with pet (African Pigmy) hedgehogs, in particular as
- pets, but also contains information about wild hedgehogs (in particular,
- European hedgehogs). I hope to extend the coverage of the FAQ to address
- both groups reasonably, and since there is considerable crossover in how the
- information applies, much of what is said about one group is applicable to
- the other, with a little common sense used in the interpretation.
-
- The number of books and other sources for information is finally getting to
- be reasonable, however, there is still relatively little information
- available on caring for and understanding hedgehogs, at least compared to
- most animals. While this FAQ does not intend to be an in-depth
- dissertation on hedgehogs, it is expected to provide some basic information.
- I should also point out that I expect to keep the comments fairly light, so
- as not to make the bulk of this FAQ qualify as a cure for insomnia. If you
- start to find it boring, tell me -- I probably fell asleep while typing that
- section, and messed up on the what I was saying.
-
- I do have to admit to one pang of guilt. When I discovered there was so
- very little information on looking after hedgehogs, I desperately wanted
- a FAQ to refer to. Since there wasn't one (Sorry Nathan, I didn't even
- know about your efforts then) I figured the best way to get all the
- information I wanted was to write the FAQ, and hope the comments it managed
- to get would provide all the missing bits and pieces. 'Nuff said, let's
- get on with hedgehogs.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: <0.4> Credits and editor's notes
-
- I can take credit for little of the contents of this FAQ, virtually
- every bit of useful information deserves thanks to others. I have tried
- to give credit to the right person in the right place by indenting
- specific comments by others and citing the authors. My sole real
- contribution has been to cobble together the many useful pieces of
- information on hedgehogs that have appeared on the Internet into a
- single source.
-
- Of all the contributors, I would like to extend a special thanks to
- Nathan Tenny whose unofficial hedgehog FAQ formed the basis for the
- information below. Nathan deserves the lion's share of the inspiration
- on this FAQ, and should be considered the father of the hedgehog FAQ.
- Thanks Nathan -- without you, I'd be filling most of this FAQ with
- hedgehog anecdotes, instead of good information.
-
- I would also like to thank Katherine Long for the encouragement to
- actually try and pull this together, and Pamela Greene for allowing me
- to use the ferret FAQ as a guide for the topics and sections below, and
- many other useful tidbits of FAQ formatting.
-
- I have a special thanks for Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, who as one
- of the few veterinarians who has owned (or is that owned by?) hedgehogs,
- has offered to sort of try and keep me honest and provide some medical
- info for the FAQ from time to time. Thanks for the help Cathy, and for
- making me feel a lot better about this pile of babbling.
-
- Thanks to Peter Captijn, who almost single handedly kick-started me into
- finally adding the information on European hedgehogs that I've been meaning
- to for ages (and who actually contributed most of it) -- may your garden
- be overrun by prickly little visitors.
-
- And next to David Mantle for sending me an absolutely amazing wealth of
- information on European hedgehogs that will take me a few months to wade
- through and incorporate all the wonderful tidbits into the FAQ.
-
- Sort of a quick separate thanks to all the hedgehog-happy readers of the
- rec.pets newsgroup, and the hedgehog listserver, who have unknowingly added
- volumes to this FAQ, and especially to Patty-Anne Lea for boosting my ego
- above and beyond measure and letting me know for sure that this creation is
- appreciated.
-
- In a general sense, I would like to thank all the people at the N.A.H.A.
- for their help and encouragement.
-
- Finally, last and far, far from least, many thanks to the contributors
- who all deserve a round of applause for what they have contributed:
- Melanie A. Abell; Ron Adrezin; Debbie Andelin; Andrew Albinger; Debbie
- Allen; Brenda Basinger; Lance Barlow; Dick Brisky, Matt and Renee Butcher;
- Tom Buzzwo; Christi Cantrell & George Lewis; Travis Carter; Chingur/Lani
- Richey; chvall; Wayne W. Clendenin; Kathleen Close; Bill Corner; Peyton M.
- Creadick; Doug Dorer and Mary Anne; Dave Ehrnstein; Elizabeth Galante; Robyn
- Gorton; Tex Green; Leslie H.; Michael Hainsworth; Lynn Hallquist; Kim Heys;
- Kelly A. Hodge; John Horton; Penny Jackson; Laura Jefferson; Jerry; Marcia
- Kautz; Anders Kemi and Siw Bjorkgren; Kirby J. Kerr; Lisa Ladouceur; LeAnne
- and Adrian; John Lester; Terri Lewis; Peter Mack; Melissa Maloney; John F.
- Masinter; Sharon Massena; Donald Martin; Janet Martin; Mike McGary; Gerald
- McKiness; Antigony Means; Melissa and Heather; Jan Micheel; Elizabeth Jane
- Monroe; Tiffany Mross; Willard B. ``Skip'' Nelson, DVM; Mary Novak; John
- Ofner; Tetsuro Oka, DVM; Ligia Ortega; Pam Russo, Tim Pearson, Christine
- Porter; Vanessa Purvis; Todd Reeves; Rick Russell; Seabury Salmon; Jon
- Santarelli; Richard Saunders; Sigrun Seetrevik; Jon Simmons; Shelley Small;
- Sheri; Alexis Sneller; Wendi Smit; Bryan H. Smith; Elyse Spaite; Randy
- Starcher; Ken Steigenberger; Pat Storer; Chuck Stoup; Doyle Stradling; Dan
- Tishman; Barry Turner; Tirya; Steve Turpin; Ian Van Natter; Jennifer Watson;
- Jesse and Kris Welsh; Anja van der Werf; Tom Weston; Kyrstin Westwind; Linda
- Wheatley; Johnny M. Williams; Dominique Winther; Woobie; Dawn Wrobel, Kathy
- and Donald Zepp; and Znofyl; and last but not least, my resident
- editors-in-quills Pocus, and the late, dear Velcro, Sprocket, and Hocus,
- and the editors-in-quills-in-training Popeye, Quibble, and Quiver.
-
- One last thank you that deserves separate note to my wife Betty Gunn for
- happily sharing and encouraging my hedgehog addiction, presenting me with
- Velcro, and for repeatedly translating this whole thing into english, from
- what ends up being little more than a mis-mash of spelling mistakes and
- punctuation that bears no resemblance to any language from this planet.
-
- If there is anyone I have missed, you have my apologies, and please let me
- know. I hope that the list above will continue to grow over the coming
- months (years?).
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: <0.5> Information I would like to track down and add -- please help!
-
- This is your chance to help add things to the FAQ. Some of the specific
- information I'm trying to track down is listed below, but please don't limit
- yourselves to this -- I'm very open minded about taking any kind of
- information I can get ahold of.
- all.
-
- New or changing information on any hedgehog related organizations and
- charities.
-
- Further information on places where hedgehogs are not legal as pets,
- or changes that make them legal where they were not.
-
- More information on hedgehogs as pets in other parts of the world.
-
- Any questions you think the FAQ should answer or discuss -- even if
- (especially if?) you don't know the answer.
-
- Additional information on varieties of hedgehogs as pets.
-
- Information about hedgehog food. What brands/types are available and
- where.
-
- Additional information useful to people dealing with wild hedgehogs,
- especially those in Europe.
-
- Some of the things I hope to add over the upcoming releases are:
-
- A section on breeding, and hoglet care.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: <0.6> Copyright and redistribution information
-
- This compilation, is copyright 1997 by Brian MacNamara.
- It may be freely distributed by electronic, paper, or other means,
- provided that it is distributed in its entirety, including this notice,
- and that no fee is charged apart from the actual costs of distribution.
- (For-profit service providers such as CompuServe and America Online
- are granted permission to distribute the files provided that no
- additional fee beyond standard connection-time charges is levied.)
-
- Those portions of this file written by others remain the property of
- their respective authors.
-
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
- 1. *** Revision history of this file ***
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: Revision history
-
- The most accurate description of the version of this FAQ is the date
- at the top. For really minor changes, I won't necessarily change the
- version number, but I'll always change the date.
-
-
- Version 2.31 - 22 Oct 1997
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (as ever), [1.] (still), [5.6] (added address and
- info on Wodent Wheels), [6.2] (added info on hedgies needing more fibre
- in their diet, noted case of FLD with IAMS and wheels, and added comments
- on possible new Pretty Pets formula).
-
- Version 2.30 - 14 Sep 1997
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more is better), [1.] (here always), [2.3] (added
- another web chat, with Dick Brisky), [5.2] (added danger of hairs getting
- caught around legs), [5.3] (updated Safe Bedding FAQ address), [6.6]
- (updated notes on bathing), [8.2] (added dosage for Ivermectin).
-
- Version 2.29A - 21 Aug 1997
-
- [1.] (this note), [2.9] (fixed phone number for Spike and Friends Catalog)
-
- Version 2.29 - 20 Aug 1997
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more and more), [1.] (here always), [2.3] (added
- second web chat page, [2.5] (notes on wintering wild hedgehogs in Germany),
- [2.8] (added note on Shelley Small's rescued hedgies), [2.9] (added ANCR
- web page), [5.2] (added warnings on using lizard heating stones), [5.6]
- (added Randy Starcher web page on wheels), [6.2] (much remudding of food
- talk, and added info on Select Diet), [6.6] (notes on Lansinoh for
- tattered ears), [9.2] (notes on using yogurt for diarrhea).
-
- Version 2.28 - 21 Jul 1997
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (the more the merrier), [1.] (here still), [2.1]
- (updated Pat Storer's info, and where to get the Sharon Massena / Bryan
- Smith book), [5.1] (stressed the need for wheels), [5.2] (added caution
- about litter or bedding getting caught), [5.4] (added warnings about
- pieces of litter getting caught in sensitive places), [5.6] (pointed out
- that wheels are probaby more of a necessity than a luxury), [6.2] (added
- notes on lack of problems found with IAMS with hedgehogs that have and
- use wheels), [6.6] (added a few more notes on tattered ears).
-
- Version 2.27 - 22 Jun 1997
-
- Additional updates for June.
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (another contributor), [1.] (here again), [5.5]
- (notes on how to handle your hedgehog), [6.6] (added use of Panalog to
- treat ragged ears), [6.7] (added use of alcohol to stop biting)
-
- Version 2.26 - 5 Jun 1997
-
- Brief update this time around due to sad events (Velcro's passing away).
- This version was not actually posted, but was available on the web and
- for ftp.
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more contributors, and changes to EIQs list),
- [1.] (as ever), [5.6] (New address for Balanced Innovations).
-
- Version 2.25 - 20 May 1997
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more contributors, and changes to EIQs list),
- [2.8] (added info on Hedgehog Rescue), [4.3] (minor cosmetic changes),
- [9.4] (added some notes on dehydration)
-
- Version 2.24 - 20 April 1997
-
- Revised sections [Subject] (fixed TOC for section 2.6), [0.4] (ever more
- great contributors), [2.0] (fixed TOC), [2.1] (added info on great new
- books by Dawn Wrobel/Susan Brown and by Sharon Massena/Bryan Smith), [2.3]
- (added mention of alt.pets.hedgehogs newsgroup), [2.8] (added Herts
- Hedgehog Helpline in the U.K.), [5.3] (added ideas on melting astroturf
- edges and warnings about possible problems with CareFRESH bedding).
-
- Version 2.23 - 20 March 1997
-
- It is now apparent that the N.A.H.A. (North American Hedgehog Association)
- is defunct, and it does not appear likely to return to operation within
- the foreseeable future. As a result, I have removed most of the direct
- references to it from the FAQ, to avoid any further problems with people
- attempting to contact or join them and getting no response, or worse,
- losing money for membership that they may have sent in. This has resulted
- in small revisions throughout the FAQ, which I will not bother listing
- individually.
-
- Replaced section [2.6] (N.A.H.A.) with a new section [2.6] on the IHR
- (International Hedgehog Registry).
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more contributors, and fixed some names), [2.3]
- (added mention of alt.fan.hedgehog newsgroup), [2.8] (added entry on the
- Hedgehog Helpline), [4.3] (added warning about hedgies possibly eating
- herps), [5.7] (added warnings about foam with strong odours).
-
- Version 2.22 - 25 February 1997
-
- My apologies for the delay this month, but I was away, and I wanted to get
- some updates in, so I delayed the FAQ rather than just automatically
- sending the old version out. These aren't all the updates but they will
- have to do until next time.
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (always more great contributors), [2.1] (added price
- changes to Pat Storer's books), [2.3] (added info on www chat page), [2.5]
- (Noted that hedgehogs may be legal in Alabama), [2.8] (added new address
- for Hedgehogs Northwest), [6.2] (added Brisky Pet Prod. web and email
- addresses, and updated the info on Canadian distributors).
-
- Version 2.21 - 20 January 1997
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (address for Japanese translation), [0.4] (again,
- more great contributors), [0.5] (updated wanted info list), [0.6] (updated
- copyright for new year), [1.] (always), [2.1] (new book due out any time
- now), [2.3] (fixed up old pointer to HHollow web pages), [2.8] (new email
- addr for WildAid), [5.3] (made considerable changes to add warnings about
- dangers of using pine as well as cedar bedding), [6.2] (noted no need to
- kill mealworms, before giving to hedgies, and second Canadian source for
- Briskys hedgehog food), [6.6] (added info on wearing down nails naturally),
- [10.3] (more on hazards for wild hedgies)
-
- Version 2.20 - 23 December 96
-
- Even Fewer changes this month due to hoglets, work deadlines, and Christmas
- Chaos. Over the holidays I will make some much delayed additions.
-
- Revised sections [1.] (always), [6.2] (added P.O. box and Canadian
- distributor for Brisky Pet hhog food).
-
- Version 2.19 - 20 November 96
-
- Few changes this month due to the possible impending arrival of hoglets.
- My computer and hedgehogs live in the same room (it helps keep the bugs
- out when I'm programming) and I don't want to disturb Hocus too much.
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers as always), [1.] (always), [2.7]
- (added new areacode for IHFS phone number), [2.8] (added info on CHPS),
- [6.2] (added Brisky Pet hhog food info).
-
- Version 2.18 - 20 October 96
-
- Many minor changes were made, fixing spelling and minor typos
- throughout the FAQ, courtesy of my patient editor, Betty Gunn.
- Few of these are worth noting separately (i.e. I'm too embarrassed
- by many to even admit they were there). I also had to change all
- the double quotes to (``) and ('') to allow things to convert to
- html properly.
-
- Revised sections [0.3] (minor changes to goal), [0.4] (more helpers as
- always), [1.] (always), [2.2] (added connection between Les Stocker and
- St. Tiggywinkles), [2.3] (added how to unsubscribe (why would you?!?!)
- from mailing lists, and info on AOL chat session), [2.5] (added Maine
- oddity), [5.5] (noted that there are times when using gloves is
- reasonable), [3.1] (Removed section on biting to a separate new section
- [6.7]), [3.3] (added info on lifespan), [3.5] (added blurb on Pretty Pets
- causing smelly droppings), [3.8] (fixed up sexing section), [4.1]
- (raspberry hedgehogs), [4.2] (fixed typo about same sex (not species)
- groups), [5.3] (added notes on mites and bedding, and notes on heat
- bulbs), [5.6] (removed potentially out of date pricing for B.I. wheels),
- [5.7] (numerous small changes, and added suggestion of container of foam
- chips as good toy), [6.2] (added comments on Pretty Pets and Vitakraft hhog
- foods and brief note on IAMS lite, etc. likely not solving problem), [6.4]
- (added pine nuts, and GrubCo), [6.6] (added notes on hog-washing), [9.3]
- (added warning about raw meat when trying to get a hedgehog eating again),
- [10.1] (changed note on playing to include convalescing wild hedgehogs).
-
- Changed section [5.6] to be ``Hedgehogs and wheels'' and moved section
- ``Any suggestions for toys'' to be section [5.7].
-
- Added new section [6.7] (biting).
-
- Version 2.17 - 20 September 96
-
- For this version I made many subtle changes in formatting to allow me to
- develop a program to automatically convert the FAQ into HTML for better
- access via the WWW. I will not list all the details here as they are
- likely to be of no real interest to general readers of the FAQ.
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (ever more helpers), [1.] (changes to permit links
- in HTML version), [2.1] (added very bad review of Hedgehogs Today book,
- and updated availability of Nigel Reeve book), [2.3] (changed around
- on-line access section), [2.5] (added hedgehogs in Japan), [2.8] (changed
- name of SWRRC to WildAid), [2.9] (added info on new Spike catalog), [5.2]
- (hedgehog sleeping bags), [5.4] (use of low dust litter), [5.6] (notes on
- toilet paper tubes as toys, sandboxes, and grass plots), [6.2] (tried to
- clear up confusion on amount of fat versus type and fatty liver disease),
- [6.6] (some info on tattered ears and more ideas on stopping bleeding),
- [8.4] (more on mites).
-
- Version 2.16 - 20 August 96
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.4] (added IHFS
- as breeder source), [2.5] (minor semantic changes), [2.6] (added notes
- on NAHA no longer responding to queries, etc.), [2.8] (added Swedish
- contact for injured hedgehogs), [2.9] (update on new Spike catalog and
- added note on BHPS Hedgehogalog), [6.2] (added minor correction about
- rodents, and on turtle-salmonella comparison, added info on other hhog
- food source, and more on fatty liver disease), [8.4] (re-added section
- of do-it-yourself treatment which seems to have vanished somehow --
- mites in the system...?), [10.3] (added tips for attracting and
- safeguarding hedgehogs).
-
- Version 2.15 - 20 July 96
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.3] (NEW hhog
- mailing list), [2.8] (phone number for St. Tiggy's), [2.9] (new phone #,
- and email add for Spike and Friends), [6.2] (added mink food, more info
- on IAMS dangers, and warnings against feeding raw meat), [8.4] (more on
- mites, and do-it-yourself treatments), Added new section [9.5] (other
- heath topics), [10.1] (info on orphaned wild babies).
-
- Version 2.14 - 20 June 96
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as usual), [2.5] (added note
- about state permits, e.g. Wyoming), [2.8] (added info on Hedgehogs
- Northwest), [2.9] (added Country Artists), [5.2] (added caution about
- cold and pneumonia), [5.6] (added caution about sandpaper on wheels),
- [6.2] (added WARNING NOT TO FEED IAMS CAT OR KITTEN FOOD, and added
- Vitakraft address),
-
- Added new section [3.8] (sexing hedgehogs).
-
- Version 2.13 - 21 May 96
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (added web addr for faq), [0.4] (ever more helpers),
- [1.] (as always), [2.3] (minor changes), [2.5] (added European zones),
- [2.6] (updated N.A.H.A. address and pricing), [2.8] (added info on VEZ),
- [3.1] (minor changes), [3.2] (minor changes), [4.1] (minor changes),
- [5.2] (added notes on minimum cage sizes and bedding materials), [5.3]
- (more on bedding), [6.0] (hhog-resisting), [6.2] (added note on new
- formula Pretty Bird food), [6.3] (warning to use soya based formula),
- [6.4] (enhancing treats), [8.1] (more on squealing), [10.1] (minor
- changes).
-
- Note: I wanted to do many more changes this month. If you sent me some
- info and I didn't get it in, I will try to next month. My apologies
- to all as I simply ran out of time.
-
- Version 2.12 - 21 Apr 96
-
- Added new section [2.7] (International Hedgehog Fanciers Society).
-
- Renumbered sections [2.7] through [2.8] to be [2.8] through [2.9].
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.1] (added note
- about Hedgehogs Today book), [2.3] (removed hhog mailing list), [2.5]
- (updated hhog-free zones), [2.8] (removed Hedgehog Welfare phone no.),
- [3.1] (added advice in biting), [3.2] (minor revisions), [3.4] (added
- info on dusty bedding), [4.1] minor updates, [4.1] (added more on
- colours), [4.2] (added notes on groups), [4.3] (minor changes), [5.3]
- (added info on CareFRESH bedding) [7.3] (added info on chilled hhogs),
- [7.6] (hhog purrs), [8.1] (minor changes), [8.2] (added brief note on
- mites), [8.4] (added notes on mite treatment), [9.1] (note on turmours),
- [9.3] (added notes on how to get hhog to eat), [10.5] (hibernating
- times, etc.).
-
- Version 2.11 - 20 Mar 96
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.1] (added teaser
- on possible new hedgehog book), [2.5] (update on Alberta), [2.7] (added
- details on SWRRC, and added Fan Club in Norway), [9.2] (added notes on
- kidney problems)
-
- Version 2.10 - 20 Feb 96
-
- General overall editing cleanup (spelling mistakes, minor grammar errors,
- various typos, etc.). I'm not going to bother listing sections for
- this -- the changes are not to the content.
-
- Revised sections [1.], (again), [2.3] (added more info on listserver),
- [4.1] (added more colours)
-
- Version 2.9 - 20 Jan 96
-
- Renumbered sections [6.3] through [6.5] to be [6.4] through [6.6].
-
- Added new section [6.3] (feeding baby hedgehogs).
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (always more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.5]
- (updated list of hedgehog free zones), [3.7] (added monikers), [5.2]
- (minor changes), [5.3] (added some notes on aspen), [5.5] (minor
- changes), [6.2] (Vitacraft hhog food), [8.4] (more on mites).
-
- Version 2.8 - 21 Dec 95
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (even more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.3]
- (corrected URLs and added info on hhog mailing list), [2.7] (added info
- on the SWRRC).
-
- Version 2.7 - 20 Nov 95
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.7] (added info
- on Hhog Fanciers Society), [3.5] (added notes on smell), [4.2]
- (hedgehog a la orange), [5.2] (added more notes on heaters), [5.6]
- (another wheel idea), [7.3] (more thoughts on warm hhogs), [7.6]
- (hedgehog howling).
-
- Version 2.6 - 20 Oct 95
-
- Revised sections [1.] (again), [2.1] (added notes on books by Nigel Reeve
- and Joan Baydala), [2.8] (added info on Exclusively Hedgehogs), [3.1]
- (added bit on blowing in face of biting hedgehogs), [5.5] (added
- information getting acquainted with your hedgehog), [5.6] (added more
- on B.I.), [10.4] added note about rabies.
-
- Version 2.5 - 20 Sep 95
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (made email offer more willing), [0.4] (the list of
- helpers grows again), [0.5] (asked for more Euro-hhog info), [1.]
- (always) [2.2] (more books), [2.7] (added a bit on BHPS), [2.8] (added
- FAX number for ANCR, and hhog boxes), [4.2] (added note on M/F pairs),
- [5.2] (added warning about socks), [5.3] (added info base material),
- [5.5] (added notes on handle often), [5.6] (updated BI's address, and
- added new DIY wheel ideas), [7.2] (added comments on familiarization).
-
- Inserted section [8.4] on mites, and sections [10.1] through [10.5] on
- Euro-hhogs.
-
- Version 2.4 - 20 Aug 95
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (added info on FTPing from the news.answers
- repository), [0.3] (minor cleanups), [0.4] (added more great people to
- the list), [0.5] (minor cleanups), [1.] (as always), [2.1] (added info
- on Pat Storer's ``Hedgehogs as Pets'' book, and Exotic Market Review),
- [2.3], [2.4] (minor cleanups), [2.5] (added info on Canadian legality,
- and added comments on Utah and Europe), [2.6] (minor cleanups), [2.6]
- (added phone number for BHPS), [2.8] (minor cleanup), [3.1] (minor
- updates), [3.7] (added info on hedgehog group names -- right!), [4.1]
- (minor additions on colour and personality), [4.2] (minor additions),
- [4.3], [5.1], [5.2] (minor updates), [5.6] (added Chuck Stoup's design
- ideas and ANCR as source for wheels), [6.2] (added bit on possible hhog
- food problems), [6.4] (added notes a la Sprocket), [6.5] (septic
- pencil), [7.3] (added notes on aestivation), [7.5] (minor updates),
- [7.6] (added more on sounds), [8.1] (minor additions), [9.2] (fixed
- typo).
-
- Version 2.3 - 04 Jul 95
-
- Modified headers -- it's been approved - yippie!
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (added info on posting to posting to news.answers and
- rec.answers, [1.] (again), [2.3] (added Jesse Ephraim's web page URL),
- [2.5] (revised hhog free zones and added that Maryland and Colorado are
- now legit), [2.6] (revised some N.A.H.A. information).
-
- Version 2.2 - 19 Jun 95
-
- Revised sections [1.] (always).
-
- Inserted section [2.8] (needed someplace to put things without a place).
-
- Version 2.1 - 21 May 95
-
- Revised sections [0.4] (more people to thank), [0.5] (removed request for
- info in St. Tiggywinkles), [1.] (I added this, didn't I?), [2.7] (added
- address of St. Tiggywinkles), [6.2] (added thoughts on nutrition from
- Dr. Nelson), [6.3] (add comments about raisins).
-
- Version 2.0 - 17 Apr 95
-
- Renumbered sections 1 and 2 reversing them to allow for splitup, and
- because it made more sense to me.
-
- Split FAQ into multiple pieces to try and avoid newsreader size limitations.
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (added usual posting date and removed discussion of
- breaking up FAQ, and added info on directory/filename changes), [0.4]
- (more great people to add to the list, etc.), [0.5] (new requests), [1.]
- (added change info), [2.1] (added info on book by Matthew Vriends),
- [2.4] (rearranged and added suggestion of newspaper classified adds),
- [2.5] (extensively reorganized and partially updated list of
- hedgehog-free zones), [2.6] (updated info on N.A.H.A. registration of
- non-U.S. breeders, and added more info), [3.1] (added info on tasting
- and biting), [4.1] (moderated bit on biting), [5.3] (added more ideas
- for homes), [5.3] (fixed typos -- whoops), [6.2] (added info on
- Hedgehog food), [6.3] (minor changes), [7.2] (minor changes), [7.5]
- (corrected typos), [8.3] (minor changes), [9.2] (added note on affect
- of hedgehog food), [9.3] (corrected typo).
-
- Version 1.3 - 20 Mar 95
-
- Revised sections [0.2] (added warning about breaking up FAQ next time
- around) [0.4] (thanks to more helpful people), [0.5] (more questions,
- always more questions), [1.1], [1.2] (a new book, various changes and
- additions), [1.3], [1.5] (updated list of hedgehog free zones), [1.6]
- (corrected NAHA address, etc), [2.0], [4.1] (added information on
- temperament of snowflakes, and maturity for breeding), [4.2], [4.3],
- [5.4], [5.5], [5.6], [6.2], [6.3], and [8.2] (warning about overweight
- hedgehogs).
-
- Inserted section [1.7], and [8.3].
-
- Version 1.2 - 20 Feb 95 -- Not posted
-
- Revised sections [1.6] (corrected NAHA phone number)
-
- Version 1.1 - 11 Feb 95
-
- Revised sections [0.4], [1.1], [1.2], [1.4], [1.5], [2.0], [5.6], [6.2],
- [6.3], [7.1], and [8.2].
-
- Inserted sections [0.5], [1.6], [3.7], [7.5], [7.6], and [9.3].
-
- Renumbered sections [0.5] to [0.6], and [9.3] to [9.4].
-
- Renumbered, and corrected cross-references.
-
- Version 1.0 - 10 Jan 95
-
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