Hedgehog Policies
Purchasing a Hedgehog
  • A $75 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a hedgehog for you. If you pay “goods and services” (with purchase protection), it’s $78 to cover the fee.
  • I accept Paypal, Cash App and Venmo for the deposit. The remaining balance is to be in CASH ONLY at pick up.
  • My payment email is different than my contact email, so please contact me before paying to get the correct email.
  • Please make sure everyone in your family is on board before making the deposit.
  • Please make sure hedgehogs are legal in your area before making the deposit.
  • Again, the deposit is non-refundable unless something happens to the hedgehog while still in my care.
  • You must be over the age of 18 to purchase.
  • A photo of the proper cage set up is required before the hedgehog can leave. Please view the Hedgehog Supply Checklist page.
  • I reserve the right to not sell to someone if I feel they aren’t a good fit for one of my animals.

​Picking up your Hedgehog
  • Hedgehogs must be picked up within 7 days of deposit being made (or baby being weaned), unless plans were made with me ahead of time. After 7 days, the baby will be relisted and any and all money sent is forfeit.
  • If I agree to hold past 7 days for you, there’s a $10/day boarding fee that begins on day 8.
  • If you no show or give less than 2 hours notice of cancellation for pick up appointment TWICE, the baby will be relisted and any and all money already sent will be forfeit.
  • If you are going to be late for your appointment, please let me know. After 15 minutes with no communication, I leave the pick up location. It will be counted as a no show and you will need to reschedule. Please remember I am in Eastern Time Zone!
  • If I contact you to let you know your baby is ready and I don’t hear anything back within 72 hours, your baby will be considered abandoned, will be relisted, and any and all money collected will be forfeit.
  • Please bring a photo ID with you to pick up.
  • CASH ONLY for remaining balance. If you show up and can only pay via an online payment company, you must pay friends and family and the total balance of the hedgehog will be subject to a 10% fee to cover taxes and the fee charged to me to immediately transfer it into my account.
​Transport
I will work with transport, depending on how long it’s going to be before the transport comes. I try to get the babies in their new homes by 10 weeks so they have plenty of time still to bond to their humans. If we do arrange transport, the baby would need to be paid for in full by 7 weeks of age and/or before it leaves, whichever comes first. The money will be NON REFUNDABLE if you back out or if you are not at the meeting spot to meet the transport. Most of them will wait 15 minutes for you before moving on, so be sure you’re reachable. If the hedgehog passes en route, I will replace with another baby as soon as I have one you like. The money will not be refunded. It’ll be up to the transporter on if they refund your transport cost. Also, a $65 health certificate is required for hedgehogs traveling out of the state of KY. Transport normally costs $150-250.

Wait List
  • It is $75 to join the Wait List ($78 if goods and services)
  • I almost always have people on my Wait List. Sometimes it takes 2-3 months before I have available babies. If you are wanting a baby by a certain time, please join the Wait List ahead of time to ensure I can accommodate you. I only have a few breeders and I don't breed them more than twice a year.
  • When the babies are 3 to 4 weeks old, I will start contacting people on the Wait List to choose their babies. You have 48 hours to respond or your name moves down to the end of the list and I go to the next person.
  • I cannot guarantee the success of litters or that there will be enough babies. Please understand this before making a deposit.
  • The Wait List deposit is good for two years from the date it was made unless I stop breeding during that time.

Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome Guarantee Details
I offer a Lifetime Guarantee against Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome as long as the following conditions are met:
  • Since WHS is believed to have a genetic component as well as a dietary one, you MUST feed the same food I feed for the entire life of the hedgehog. That way I know it was due to the genetics and not to the diet. I feed Science Diet Original Kitten Food, the Chicken and Barley version. It is the one with the three kittens on the bag. Make sure it isn’t the Oceanfish Version.
  • Hedgehog must have been born here. I don’t guarantee retired hedgehogs from another breeder.
  • WHS must be confirmed via a necropsy (at the owner’s expense). That is the only way to have a definite confirmation. Necropsy must be done by Oregon State University at the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. They can have your baby cremated and sent back to you after the necropsy if you wish.
  • Replacement will be your choice from any available hedgehogs I have within a year from finalized necropsy date.​

Other Guarantee
If your hedgehog passes and there is a known issue that has come up in the line since you purchased your baby from us, if a necropsy confirms that your baby died from the same issue, you will receive a replacement. Same policies hold true for this guarantee as well (must feed recommended food, etc.) This includes heart failure and cancers. I'm the only breeder that I know of that offers this additional guarantee. I take breeding healthy animals seriously!
In conclusion, if you're having any issues with your hedgehog, I am here to help. My help and advice doesn't stop once you leave the door. That's the difference in buying from a petstore/backyard breeder and buying from a reputable breeder. I want to make sure you're happy and your new baby is happy for their whole lives!  

Effective 2/13/23, any and all hedgehogs sold are as pet only with NO breeding rights.  Any hedgehogs sold by us must be returned to us in the event that you can no longer keep it.  For more details, please ask or read the bottom of the adoption application.