We now have hedgehogs from us living in the following 33 U.S. States & Canada:

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut
Florida

Georgia (breeder only)
Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New York

North Carolina
North Dakota

Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon

South Carolina
Texas
Utah

Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin

Wyoming

British Columbia, Canada

Toronto, Canada

I won't ship to the following locations where Hedgehogs are illegal (4 US States):

Hawaii

California
Georgia
Pennsylvania
The 5 boroughs of New York City
Windsor, Ontario
Langley, British Columbia

Deposits:

Hedgehogs under 7 weeks old: A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a baby Hedgehog for you. When the baby hedgehog is 7 weeks old, payment is due in full. If the Hedgehog is not paid in full and picked up within 7 days of the available take home date, the $50 non-refundable deposit is forfeited and the hedgehog will be offered to the next person on the waiting list.

Hedgehogs older than 7 weeks: A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a baby Hedgehog for you. The Hedgehog must be paid in full and picked up within 7 days from the date of the deposit, unless other arrangements were made prior to reservation. If the hedgehogs is not picked up within 7 days, $50 non-refundable deposit is forfeited and the hedgehog will be offered to the next person on the waiting list.

Hedgehogs that require shipping: If you require your hedgehog to be shipped to you, it must be paid in full 5 days before the shipping date. Failure to pay within this time frame will forfeit your deposit and the hedgehog will be posted for sale. If a deposit has been placed, and I learn that you reside in a state that is illegal to own hedgehogs or learn that you intend on breeding or breed hedgehogs (please see No breeding policy), your deposit will be forfeited.

You will also forfeit your deposit and reservation on your hedgehog if you schedule an appointment and NO-SHOW and/or cancel more than 2 appointments.   Please make sure to be on time to your scheduled appointment, we try to schedule these appointments around our day jobs, we do keep our appointment schedule tight.  Any appointment over 30 minutes late arriving will be considered a NO-SHOW.

Please send a photo with measurements of your supplies, including heat source, to me, a minimum of 48 hours before pick up. Please, NO tiered cages (hedgehogs have bad eyesight and can walk off the ramp or platform and hurt themselves. They can also climb the walls of a higher cage and hurt themselves. I do require aspen bedding or recycled paper bedding like Carefresh, use of other materials will void the Health Guarantee.

Zootown Hedgehogs reserves the right to refuse the sell a hedgehog to people we determine unfit for adoption.

Appropriate Habitat: A cage habitat as outlined by our hedgehog care page is required. We do sell a cage package but you are NOT required to buy it from us. However, pictures are required no later than 24 hours before the pick-up date. Failure to provide pictures or to send pictures will result in cancellation of your pick-up appointment.

No tiered or multi level cages, glass tanks, plastic tubs or wire bottoms are permitted, they are too dangerous for hedgehogs. As well as under cage heating or heat pads are not permitted.

No Breeding: At this time, all hedgehogs will be sold as a pet and are not for breeding. If my animals are bred intentionally or by accident or the buyer breeds other hedgehogs at their residence the buyer agrees to pay Zootown Hedgehogs $2000.00 for pet contract violation.

Returns:

We will ALWAYS take back our Hedgies. We don't buy back babies or adults, but we will place them into appropriate homes.

All sales are final on hedgehog supplies.

Health Guarantee: All hedgehogs, bred by Zootown Hedgehogs are guaranteed to be free from congenital problems until 6 months of age.** If a hedgehog dies before the age of 6 months, the original purchase price will be applied to another hedgehog (when one becomes available). A necropsy report from a licensed veterinarian stating the nature of the problem was heredity or present at birth is REQUIRED (please see paragraph below for directions on obtaining a Necropsy from OSU). All veterinary expenses are the responsibility of the pet owner once the hedgehog has been delivered.

There is a Lifetime Guarantee against Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome (WHS) on all hedgehogs bred by Zootown

Hedgehogs.** Should your hedgehog's necropsy prove positive for WHS, the original purchase price will be applied to another hedgehog. At Zootown Hedgehogs we follow the pedigrees of our hedgies very closely and carefully monitor the health of our breeding stock. However, WHS has an unknown etiology -this means the cause of WHS is unknown. Some speculate it is viral and some believe it is genetic. Truth of the matter is that the cause is completely unknown. Without knowing what causes WHS, it is IMPOSSIBLE to guarantee it will not occur in ANY hedgehog from ANY breeder. Therefore, the only way we can protect your investment is to offer a LIFETIME replacement when a necropsy from OSU diagnosis is WHS upon death (please see paragraph below for directions on obtaining a Necropsy from OSU). While it is heartbreaking to lose a pet, the risk of WHS might be something to consider before choosing a hedgehog as a pet.

** From time to time we adopt out hedgehogs that were not bred by Zootown Hedgehogs. We do not provide health or WHS guarantees on these animals. Your original contract will indicate if your hedgehog was NOT bred by Zootown Hedgehogs.

What to do if your hedgehog dies:

In the event your hedgie dies and you suspect WHS or a genetic anomaly, it is important to get your hedgie prepared and shipped (or driven) to OSU Veterinary diagnostic lab immediately upon death for a proper necropsy.

Step 1: Put your hedgehog in a large Ziploc bag and put in a cool place. DO NOT FREEZE.

Step 2: Line a small box with puppy training pads. Use one puppy training pad to wrap the ice pack. The absorbable side should be directly on the icepack to absorb the condensation.

Step 3: Place your hedgehog on top of the wrapped ice pack. Cover with a few more training pads. Add packing material as necessary to avoid shifting in the box.

Step 4: On the OSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory website http://vetmed.oregonstate.edu/diagnostic/forms you will need to Print and fill out three forms:

Biopsy/Necropsy submission form

VDL Disclaimer

OSU Revolving Charge agreement

After you fill out the forms, please put them in a Ziploc bag and put inside the box.

Step 5: Seal up the box and overnight it to the shipping address on the top of the Necropsy submission form. Please note, there are two addresses. One address is for overnight service with the United States Post Office (USPS). The other address is for services through FedEx or UPS or if you would like to personally deliver your hedgehog to the lab.

OSU will email the results to you in about a week. Please forward the PDF file to Zootown Hedgehogs.

Shipping :

At this time we only transport via Ground Transport.  We do work with different transporters that deliver all over the country,.

On average the price is $200 to $250 per container dependent on the transporter used and location of delivery.

We work with KD's Critters & Transport out of Indiana,

Policies last updated 03.29.2024