Hi readers! I’d like to introduce myself! I’m the Hedgehog and I’m very proud to say that I am the Pet of the Month for April! I was kind of nervous about it but the Duck told me that being Pet of the Month is no sweat. Which is good – because I tend to roll up in a ball when I’m scared.
But the reason I’m here today is to tell you some interesting facts about myself, so I thought I’d explain how we hedgehogs got our name. The world ‘hedgehog’ comes from ‘hedge’ because we are pretty shy and we like to hide in shrubs and hedges, and ‘hog’ because our noses look kind of like a pig’s snout.
We also have spines, kind of like a porcupine, but unlike porcupines, our spines don’t come out easily. Our spines are actually hollow hairs that are stiff. Neat, huh?
Well, I hope I did okay with my first set of fun facts. I’ll be back again with more fun facts next week.
(Phew! That wasn’t so bad. How do you think I did?)
wow i did not reilize untill you told me. but great job hedgie hog, people always make mistakes and it was a tiny mistake anyway.
You did awesome, hedgie! I have a Webkinz Hedgehog myself. His name is Sonic. =D
i got a hedgehog i named him dynamite thanks to dynamite i got a cloud maker and a bubblewrap chair :)
i have really never liked hedgehogs because of a certain blue one…………………………………
I have both a Webkinz hedgehog and several pet hedgehogs! They are a most awesome creature. I look forward to more fun facts!
Awwwwww!!!! I adopted one of these hedgies! I named him Mr. Squiggles and I love him!
Hedgehogs are awsome! I am a huge fan of Sonic the hedgehog! Isnt he cute? Anyway Webkinz is awsome and that hedgehog did a pretty good job on his facts. Good bye. P.S. What in the world? Charlie the hedgehog? How come Iv never seen you around here before?
Hey you did a very good job hedgehog!!!!! Maby my hedgehog will be friends with yours!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, Hedgehog!! And everyone else! I love learning all these cool facts! All the best! MDIChickadee
That was good, Hedgehog! I already have a hedgehog named Shadow, after to video game character of course. If I had named him Sonic, it would remind me too much of my archnemesis’s screwdriver. -The Master