We are a family run hedgehog breeder located in SouthCentral Kansas, currently in our seventh year of working to breed healthy
pet hedgehogs with excellent temperaments. We would be proud for one of our family raised hedgehogs to become a part of your family.
William and I purchased our first pet hedgehog while we were still dating back in
1996 and were completely enchanted by what a wonderful and intelligent
creature our Annabella was. We never even considered doing more than
having hedgehogs as pets until I began to do more research on the internet in
late 1998. Our son Connor, then just shy of one year, had become fascinated
with watching and babbling at Annabella, who truly seemed to enjoy listening
to him and would gladly come out to “talk” whenever she heard him. We were
all rewarded by this unusual friendship when Bella became much easier to
handle and one of Connor’s first words was “BA”, asking for her. The more I
watched their incredible friendship grow, and the more research I did on these
intriguing little animals, the more hooked I became. After a great deal of study
and thought, I purchased three more hedgehogs in the late winter of 1999, and
became USDA licensed as a breeder in April of 2000.
The hedgehogs remained “my” hobby until my pregnancy with Morgan in 2001,
when William moved beyond supporting me and building our website, and
became involved in the day to day care of the hedgehogs. He quickly went
from simply providing me with assistance to enjoying them as much as I do, and
has become an important part of not only their basic care, but in the planning
and playing that make these creatures such an incredible joy for our entire
family.
And it is very much a family hobby. Our children, Liana, Connor, and Morgan are involved in
playing with babies and caring for the entire herd. They have learned to help
wash and dry cages, and love coming with me to peek into the mama hedgies
cages checking for new babies. They have hedgehogs that they
consider their own, and Connor has begun to ask questions about how I choose
which hedgehogs to breed so he can help in planning who his animals are bred
to.
Our newest development is the dream come true of being able to move to our
own small farm. We are no longer located just North of Wichita, but now have
forty acres near Rago, Kansas, a VERY small town located at the intersection of
Highways 14 and 42. We still welcome visitors, and now also have horses and
llamas and other various farm creatures to share with people who visit. One of
the decisions we made when moving was that the hedgehogs are NOT going
to change as a priority in our lives. We are proud of the gentle, friendly animals
we consistently raise from our herd, and also proud of the hard work and
learning that went into breeding them. Above all, we truly love them, and
enjoy what we do. Hopefully that love and enjoyment is something you will be
able to share as you look around our site, getting to know us and our
hedgehogs, finding out more about what kind of care they need, what truly
wonderful pets they can be, and whether they are the right pet for you.
Laura, William, and the Family
