Prickly Pair Hedgehogs Policies

Ownership

Prickly Pair Hedgehogs retains partial ownership of all babies sold. When you purchase a Prickly Pair Hedgehog, you are responsible for all care costs including housing, feeding, veterinary care, etc. However, if at any time you decide a hedgehog is not the right pet for you or circumstances change, the hedgehog MUST be returned to us at buyers expense/time. You may not sell or give away your hedgehog! Failure to comply with this condition can result in legal action. While this may sound harsh, we do this to ensure that the hedgehog we helped to create is always properly cared for and loved.

Prices

Prices vary by sex and color and are listed on our "available babies" page. Prices currently range from $150-$250.
(Some rare individuals may be priced higher) Prices may change without notice.

Deposits

We do prefer that you come and pick out your baby in person rather than from a photograph, each hedgehog is an individual and has it’s own personality. Depending on you and the hedgies, some may be more compatible than others for you. We do understand that some people cannot make the trip to come and choose a baby and then return to pick up a few weeks later. Also, for some individuals color or pattern is a higher priority than temperament. For those people we offer to hold the baby of your choice with the following deposit policy:

Visitations

We encourage you to visit Prickly Pair Hedgehogs to meet, hold, and learn about our hedgehogs. We hope that this will assist you in deciding if a hedgehog is the right pet for you. Since we are a small breeder (with young children, and other responsibilities) and we operate out of our home, we hold an “open house” one weekend per month fo those that want to visit. Click to join PricklyPairHedgehogs_Updates and  receive emails notifying you of upcoming open house dates and times, as well as when babies are born.

Payment

Prickly Pair Hedgehogs accepts cash, money orders, or cashier's check. We do not accept personal checks under any circumstance. Payment in full is expected before any hedgehog leaves Prickly Pair Hedgehogs.

Refunds

We at Prickly Pair Hedgehogs take pet ownership seriously and encourage you to think before you decide to purchase a hedgehog.  If at anytime you decide hedgehog ownership is not for you, you must return him/her to Prickly Pair Hedgehogs. We will offer a full or partial refund under these conditions:

·          Hedgehog is returned prior to turning 6 months of age, after 6 months of age no refund will be issued.

·          Hedgehog is in good health and condition.

·          If the hedgehog is returned within 2 weeks of purchase date – you will receive a full refund or may exchange the animal for one of equal value when one becomes available.

·          If the hedgehog is returned within 3 – 6 weeks of purchase date – we will refund half the purchase price (no exchanges).

·          If the hedgehog is returned from 7 weeks after purchase to 6 months of age, we will refund a quarter of the purchase price (no exchanges).

 
Health

Prickly Pair Hedgehogs guarantees that all our hedgehogs, to the best of our knowledge, are free from any health problems. All baby hedgehogs are guaranteed to be free from congenital problems (A descriptive term for a disease or condition that is present at birth. A congenital disease can be either hereditary or acquired) until 6 months of age. If a hedgehog dies before the age of 6 months, we will replace the animal at no charge (shipping or traveling costs are  the responsibility of the buyer),  if given a necropsy report from a licensed veterinarian stating the nature of the problem was heredity in nature or present at birth.

Hedgehogs over the age of 6 months do not carry a long-term health guarantee..

These guarantees do not include accident, negligence, injury or any treatable or communicable illness.

Colors

Since a hedgehog will not develop its true color until five months of age (after quilling when the hedgie loses it's baby quills and new quills fill in), we cannot guarantee the color of any hedgehog. We do prefer that you come and choose your pet on personality rather than color, however we can try to get you a certain color if that is what you are looking for.

Carriers

For your safety and the safety of your new pet, no hedgehog will leave Prickly Pair Hedgehogs unless it is in a secure carrier. The carrier must either latch shut or zip completely shut (as in a cat carrier or small animal carrier). Velcro, snaps, and buttons are not acceptable as secure. If you do not have a carrier or do not purchase one on your own, let us know in advance so we can have a carrier available for you to purchase.

Shipping

At this time due to our local airport no longer offering live animal shipments departing or arriving, we do not offer shipping to the general public. However, if you are interested in purchasing 5 or more hedgehogs, arrangements can be made at the buyers expense.

Rescues/Surrenders

We also operate a rescue for any hedgehog in need of a home. Depending on the situation we will either rehome the hedgie with a qualified applicant, or the hedgehog will enjoy the remainder of their days with us and the other hedgies. This is for ALL hedgehogs, regardless if they were purchased here or not. We feel that all hedgies should be given the opportunity to have a happy, healthy life!