by Millermeade Farms | Jun 30, 2013 | Purchasing a Hedgehog
Hedgehogs can be found in a few pet stores, through brokers at flea markets or animal sales, or they can be purchased directly from breeders When buying animals, we recommend that you check out the source. Observe the health of the animals, the sellers’ knowledge, and...
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by Millermeade Farms | May 23, 2013 | Breeding
When we mentor new breeders we encourage new breeders to learn as much as possible. There is a lot of conflicting information on the internet and sometimes it is hard to decipher all the different opinions. Below are some questions we encourage the breeders we...
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by Millermeade Farms | Jun 17, 2013 | About Our Babies, Breeding, Selecting a Hedgehog
Millermeade Farms carefully selects our animal for our breeding program. When we are aware that an animal is being selected as a breeder, we will help our customers identify animals that we believe are ideal for a breeding program. Some of the things we look for when...
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by Millermeade Farms | May 24, 2013 | Breeding
Problems Not Specific to Hedgehogs Growing up on the farm I’ve been around the challenges of breeding a variety of animals since a very young age. I remember the sadness from seeing tiny hooves of a baby donkey sticking out of a feed sack. The baby was born breach...
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by Millermeade Farms | Dec 3, 2013 | Breeding, Resources & References
We are often asked who needs to be licensed to sell hedgehogs and if they want to get licensed what is the next step. The breeding and selling of all wild and exotic animals is governed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act. USDA...
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by Millermeade Farms | May 23, 2013 | Breeding
VIDEO of our background and start with hedgehog breeding stock, as well as an introduction to pedigrees and the creation of Hedgie List Life Expectancy We do our very, very best to produce happy hedgehogs that exceed the average life expectancy. Most breeders and...
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