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Last-modified: 20 October 1996
Version: 2.18

HEDGEHOG FAQ (part 1 of 5) -- ABOUT THE HEDGEHOG FAQ
Compiled and edited by Brian MacNamara (macnamara@pci.on.ca)
Additions, corrections, and suggestions for this file are welcomed.

This document is copyright 1996 by Brian MacNamara.  See section [0.5]
for authorship information and redistribution rights.  In short, you
can give it away, but you can't charge for it.

The basic Hedgehog FAQ has five parts, all of which should be available
from wherever you obtained this one.  A complete table of contents for
all five parts is given below.

Please note:  I am not a hedgehog expert, and I did not write, or verify, 
all the information in this FAQ.  I have done my best to include only 
accurate and useful information, but I cannot guarantee the correctness 
of what is contained in this FAQ, regardless of the source, or even that 
it will not be harmful to you or your hedgehog in some way.  For advice 
from an expert, I recommend you consult the books listed in part 2 [2.1], 
or, especially in the case of a suspected medical problem, a veterinarian 
who is familiar with hedgehogs.

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Subject: CONTENTS OF THE HEDGEHOG FAQ FILES

Part I: ABOUT THE HEDGEHOG FAQ (this file)

0. *** About this FAQ ***

   <0.1> Notes on formatting
   <0.2> Where to get the Hedgehog FAQ
   <0.3> Goal of this FAQ
   <0.4> Credits and editor's notes
   <0.5> Information I would like to track down and add -- please help!
   <0.6> Copyright and redistribution information

1. *** Revision history of this file ***

Part II: FINDING MORE INFORMATION

2. *** Where to get more information ***

   <2.1> What books are there on pet hedgehogs?
   <2.2> What other hedgehog books are there?
   <2.3> Is there any other information available on-line?
   <2.4> How can I find a hedgehog breeder/contact in my area?
   <2.5> Where are hedgehogs illegal?
   <2.6> North American Hedgehog Association
   <2.7> International Hedgehog Fanciers Society
   <2.8> Other Hedgehog Organizations
   <2.9> Miscellaneous Hedgehog stuff and sources

Part III: INTRO TO HEDGEHOGS AS PETS

3. *** Introduction to hedgehogs ***

   <3.1> What are hedgehogs?  Should I get one?  What's good and bad
         about them as pets?
   <3.2> Are hedgehogs wild animals?  
   <3.3> What's the average hedgehog lifespan?
   <3.4> I'm allergic to cats.  Will I be allergic to hedgehogs?
   <3.5> Do hedgehogs smell?
   <3.6> Do hedgehogs have tails?
   <3.7> Hedgehog monikers -- what do I call a hedgehog?
   <3.8> Her-hog or Him-hog?  What sex is Prickles?

4. *** Getting a pet hedgehog ***

   <4.1> Which types/colours are there?  Male or female?  What age?
   <4.2> How many should I get? 
   <4.3> How can I introduce my hedgehog to my (dog/cat/bird/fish/
         rabbit/etc.) with the least trouble?

Part IV: HEDGEHOGS AS PETS

5. *** Things you'll need ***

   <5.1> What will I need to take care of my new hedgehog?
   <5.2> Do I need a cage?  How should I set it up?
   <5.3> The pet store uses wood shavings as bedding.  Should I?
   <5.4> What kind of litter should I use?
   <5.5> Hedgehog handling
   <5.6> Hedgehogs and wheels
   <5.7> Any suggestions on toys?

6. *** Basic hedgehog care and training ***

   <6.1> How can I best hedgehogproof my home?
   <6.2> What should I feed my hedgehog?
   <6.3> Feeding baby hedgehogs
   <6.4> What are good treats?
   <6.5> I'm having problems litter-training my hedgehog.  What should 
         I be doing?
   <6.6> Any suggestions on bathing, cleaning ears, and clipping nails?
   <6.7> Biting and nipping

Part V: HEDGEHOG CARE AND UNDERSTANDING

7. *** Things hedgehogs say and do ***

   <7.1> Self-anointing.  What is it?  Why do hedgehogs do it?
   <7.2> My hedgehog snuffles and hides a lot.  Is that normal?
   <7.3> Is he just asleep or hibernating?
   <7.4> My hedgehog sneezes.  What should I do?
   <7.5> My hedgehog's gone ballistic?  Is this normal?
   <7.6> Basic hedgehog repertoire

8. *** Basic health care ***

   <8.1> Do I need to spay/neuter my pet?  
   <8.2> What health risks should I worry about?
   <8.3> Vaccinations, etc.
   <8.4> Mites (or mites, not?)

9. *** Problems to watch for and related information ***

   <9.1> What warning signs of disease should I watch for?
   <9.2> My hedgehog's had funny-looking stools for a couple of days.
         What's wrong?
   <9.3> My hedgehog's not eating.  What should I do?
   <9.4> How did I get fleas in my home?  How can I get rid of
         them?
   <9.5> Various hedgehog health issues.

10. *** Wild hedgehogs ***

   <10.1> Caring for visiting hedgehogs
   <10.2> Hedgehog housing
   <10.3> Hedgehogizing your garden
   <10.4> Wild hedgehog health
   <10.5> Watching out for hibernating hedgehogs

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0. *** About this FAQ ***

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Subject: <0.1> Notes on formatting

The answers in these files are given in a ``digest format,'' which should
make it easier for you to scan through them for the information you want.
Each question begins with a line of hyphens, followed by its number and
the question itself, as given in the Table of Contents above.  In many
newsreaders, including rn, trn, and strn, you can jump from one
question to the next by hitting CONTROL-G.  You can also look for a
particular answer by searching for its number or for words from the
question.

Cross-references to other questions are in square brackets; for
example, [2.2] means that more information may be found in section
2.2.

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Subject: <0.2> Where to get the Hedgehog FAQ

This FAQ is posted once a month (usually on or around the 20th) to the 
rec.pets, rec.answers, and news.answers newsgroups.  It is also available by 
anonymous FTP to either:

  ftp://ftp.pci.on.ca/pub/misc/hedgehog-faq/

(That is, ftp to ftp.pci.on.ca and cd into the directory 
/pub/misc/hedgehog-faq).  The files themselves are called part1 through
part5.

or at the main news.answers repository:

  ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/rec.pets/

(That is, ftp to rtfm.mit.edu and cd into the directory 
pub/usenet-by-group/rec.pets).  The files themselves are called:

  Hedgehog_FAQ_[1_5]_-_About_the_Hedgehog_FAQ
  Hedgehog_FAQ_[2_5]_-_Finding_more_information
  Hedgehog_FAQ_[3_5]_-_Intro_to_Hedgehogs_as_pets
  Hedgehog_FAQ_[4_5]_-_Hedgehogs_as_pets
  Hedgehog_FAQ_[5_5]_-_Care_and_Understanding

Finally, it's also always available from my hedgehog web page at:

  http://www.pci.on.ca/~macnamar/hedgehogs/

If you cannot ftp and have no WWW access, send me (macnamara@pci.on.ca) email
and I'll be glad to email you a copy.

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Subject: <0.3> Goal of this FAQ

This FAQ is intended to cover many of the basic questions about hedgehogs.
Primarily, it deals with pet (African Pigmy) hedgehogs, in particular as 
pets, but also contains information about wild hedgehogs (in particular, 
European hedgehogs).  I hope to extend the coverage of the FAQ to address 
both groups reasonably, and since there is considerable crossover in how the
information applies, much of what is said about one group is applicable to 
the other, with a little common sense used in the interpretation.  

The number of books and other sources for information is finally getting to 
be reasonable, however, there is still relatively little information 
available on caring for and understanding hedgehogs, at least compared to 
most animals.  While this FAQ does not intend to be an in-depth 
dissertation on hedgehogs, it is expected to provide some basic information.
I should also point out that I expect to keep the comments fairly light, so 
as not to make the bulk of this FAQ qualify as a cure for insomnia.  If you
start to find it boring, tell me -- I probably fell asleep while typing that
section, and messed up on the what I was saying.

I do have to admit to one pang of guilt.  When I discovered there was so 
very little information on looking after hedgehogs, I desperately wanted 
a FAQ to refer to.  Since there wasn't one (Sorry Nathan, I didn't even 
know about your efforts then) I figured the best way to get all the 
information I wanted was to write the FAQ, and hope the comments it managed 
to get would provide all the missing bits and pieces.  'Nuff said, let's 
get on with hedgehogs.

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Subject: <0.4> Credits and editor's notes

I can take credit for little of the contents of this FAQ, virtually
every bit of useful information deserves thanks to others.  I have tried
to give credit to the right person in the right place by indenting 
specific comments by others and citing the authors.  My sole real 
contribution has been to cobble together the many useful pieces of 
information on hedgehogs that have appeared on the Internet into a
single source.

Of all the contributors, I would like to extend a special thanks to
Nathan Tenny whose unofficial hedgehog FAQ formed the basis for the 
information below.  Nathan deserves the lion's share of the inspiration 
on this FAQ, and should be considered the father of the hedgehog FAQ.  
Thanks Nathan -- without you, I'd be filling most of this FAQ with 
hedgehog anecdotes, instead of good information.

I would also like to thank Katherine Long for the encouragement to
actually try and pull this together, and Pamela Greene for allowing me
to use the ferret FAQ as a guide for the topics and sections below, and 
many other useful tidbits of FAQ formatting.

I have a special thanks for Cathy A. Johnson-Delaney, DVM, who as one 
of the few veterinarians who has owned (or is that owned by?) hedgehogs,
has offered to sort of try and keep me honest and provide some medical 
info for the FAQ from time to time.  Thanks for the help Cathy, and for 
making me feel a lot better about this pile of babbling.

Thanks to Peter Captijn, who almost single handedly kick-started me into
finally adding the information on European hedgehogs that I've been meaning
to for ages (and who actually contributed most of it) -- may your garden
be overrun by prickly little visitors.

And next to David Mantle for sending me an absolutely amazing wealth of 
information on European hedgehogs that will take me a few months to wade
through and incorporate all the wonderful tidbits into the FAQ.

Sort of a quick separate thanks to all the hedgehog-happy readers of the 
rec.pets newsgroup, and the hedgehog listserver, who have unknowingly added 
volumes to this FAQ, and especially to Patty-Anne Lea for boosting my ego 
above and beyond measure and letting me know for sure that this creation is 
appreciated.

In a general sense, I would like to thank all the people at the N.A.H.A. 
for their help and encouragement.

Finally, last and far, far from least, many thanks to the contributors 
who all deserve a round of applause for what they have contributed:  
Ron Adrezin; Andrew Albinger; Debbie Allen; Brenda Basinger; Matt and Renee 
Butcher; Tom Buzzwo; Christi Cantrell & George Lewis; Travis Carter; 
Chingur/Lani Richey; Wayne W. Clendenin; Kathleen Close; Bill Corner; Peyton 
M. Creadick; Doug Dorer and Mary Anne; Dave Ehrnstein; Elizabeth Galante; 
Robyn Gorton; Tex Green; Lynn Hallquist; Penny Jackson; Laura Jefferson; 
Jerry; Janet Jones; Anders Kemi and Siw Bjorkgren; Marcia Kautz; LeAnne and 
Adrian; John Lester; Peter Mack; Melissa Maloney; Mike McGary; Michael 
(knuckles); Elizabeth Jane Monroe; Willard B. ``Skip'' Nelson, DVM; Mary 
Novak; John Ofner; Tetsuro Oka, DVM; Ligia Ortega; PamRusso, Christine 
Porter; Vanessa Purvis; Todd Reeves; Seabury Salmon; Jon Santarelli; Richard 
Saunders; Sigrun Seetrevik; Shelley Small; Alexis Sneller; Wendi Smit; Bryan 
H. Smith; Elyse Spaite; Ken Steigenberger; Chuck Stoup; Barry Turner; Tirya; 
Steve Turpin; Jesse and Kris Welsh; Anja van der Werf; Tom Weston; Linda 
Wheatley; Johnny M. Williams; Woobie; Kathy and Donald Zepp; and Znofyl; and 
last but not least, my resident editors-in-quills Velcro, Hocus & Pocus, and 
the late, dear Sprocket.

One last thank you that deserves separate note to my wife Betty Gunn for 
happily sharing and encouraging my hedgehog addiction, presenting me with 
Velcro, and for repeatedly translating this whole thing into english, from 
what ends up being little more than a mis-mash of spelling mistakes and 
punctuation that bears no resemblance to any language from this planet.

If there is anyone I have missed, you have my apologies, and please let me 
know.  I hope that the list above will continue to grow over the coming 
months (years?).

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Subject: <0.5> Information I would like to track down and add -- please help!

This is your chance to help add things to the FAQ.  Some of the specific 
information I'm trying to track down is listed below, but please don't limit
yourselves to this -- I'm very open minded about taking any kind of 
information I can get ahold of.  
all.

  Further information on any hedgehog related organizations and charities.

  Further information on places where hedgehogs are not legal as pets.

  More information on hedgehogs as pets in other parts of the world.

  Any questions you think the FAQ should answer or discuss -- even if
  (especially if?) you don't know the answer.

  Additional information on varieties of hedgehogs as pets.

  Information about hedgehog food.  What brands/types are available and
  where.

  Additional information useful to people dealing with wild hedgehogs, 
  especially those in Europe.

Some of the things I hope to add over the upcoming releases are:

  A section on breeding, and hoglet care.

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Subject: <0.6> Copyright and redistribution information

This compilation, is copyright 1996 by Brian MacNamara.
It may be freely distributed by electronic, paper, or other means,
provided that it is distributed in its entirety, including this notice, 
and that no fee is charged apart from the actual costs of distribution.  
(For-profit service providers such as CompuServe and America Online
are granted permission to distribute the files provided that no
additional fee beyond standard connection-time charges is levied.)

Those portions of this file written by others remain the property of
their respective authors.

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1. *** Revision history of this file ***

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Subject: Revision history

The most accurate description of the version of this FAQ is the date
at the top.  For really minor changes, I won't necessarily change the
version number, but I'll always change the date.

Version 2.18 - 20 October 96

  Many minor changes were made, fixing spelling and minor typos 
  thorughout the FAQ, courtesy of my patient editor, Betty Gunn.
  Few of these are worth noting seperately (i.e. I'm too embarassed
  by many to even admit they were there).  I also had to change all
  the double quotes to (``) and ('') to allow things to convert to 
  html properly.

  Revised sections [0.3] (minor changes to goal), [0.4] (more helpers as 
  always), [1.] (always), [2.2] (added connection between Les Stocker and 
  St. Tiggywinkles), [2.3] (added how to unsubscribe (why would you?!?!) from
  mailing lists, and info on AOL chat session), [2.5] (added Maine oddity), 
  [5.5] (noted that there are times when using gloves is reasonable), [3.1] 
  (Removed section on biting to a seperate new section [6.7]), [3.3] (added 
  info on lifespan), [3.5] (added blurb on Pretty Pets causing smelly 
  droppings), [3.8] (fixed up sexing section), [4.1] (raspberry hedgehogs), 
  [4.2] (fixed typo about same sex (not species) groups), [5.3] (added notes 
  on mites and bedding, and notes on heat bulbs), [5.6] (removed potentially 
  out of date pricing for B.I. wheels), [5.7] (numerous small changes, and 
  added suggestion of container of foam chips as good toy), [6.2] (added 
  comments on Pretty Pets and Vitakraft hhog foods and brief note on IAMS 
  lite, etc. likely not solving problem), [6.4] (added pine nuts, and 
  GrubCo), [6.6] (added notes on hog-washing), [9.3] (added warning about
  raw meat when trying to get a hedgehog eating again), [10.1] (changed 
  note on playing to include convalescing wild hedgehogs).

  Changed section [5.6] to be ``Hedgehogs and wheels'' and moved section
  ``Any suggestions for toys'' to be section [5.7].

  Added new section [6.7] (biting).

Version 2.17 - 20 September 96

  For this version I made many subtle changes in formatting to allow me to
  develop a program to automatically convert the FAQ into HTML for better
  access via the WWW.  I will not list all the details here as they are
  likely to be of no real interest to general readers of the FAQ.

  Revised sections [0.4] (ever more helpers), [1.] (changes to permit links
  in HTML version), [2.1] (added very bad review of Hedgehogs Today book, 
  and updated availablility of Nigel Reeve book), [2.3] (changed around 
  on-line access section), [2.5] (added hedgehogs in Japan), [2.8] (changed 
  name of SWRRC to WildAid), [2.9] (added info on new Spike catalog), [5.2] 
  (hedgehog sleeping bags), [5.4] (use of low dust litter), [5.6] (notes on 
  toilet paper tubes as toys, sandboxes, and grass plots), [6.2] (tried to 
  clear up confusion on amount of fat versus type and fatty liver disease), 
  [6.6] (some info on tattered ears and more ideas on stopping bleeding), 
  [8.4] (more on mites).

Version 2.16 - 20 August 96

  Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.4] (added IHFS 
  as breeder source), [2.5] (minor semantic changes), [2.6] (added notes 
  on NAHA no longer responding to queries, etc.), [2.8] (added Swedish 
  contact for injured hedgehogs), [2.9] (update on new Spike catalog and 
  added note on BHPS Hedgehogalog), [6.2] (added minor correction about 
  rodents, and on turtle-salmonella comparison, added info on other hhog 
  food source, and more on fatty liver disease), [8.4] (readded section 
  of do-it-yourself treatment which seems to have vanished somehow -- 
  mites in the system...?), [10.3] (added tips for attracting and 
  safeguarding hedgehogs).

Version 2.15 - 20 July 96

  Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.3] (NEW hhog 
  mailing list), [2.8] (phone number for St. Tiggy's), [2.9] (new phone #,
  and email add for Spike and Friends), [6.2] (added mink food, more info 
  on IAMS dangers, and warnings against feeding raw meat), [8.4] (more on 
  mites, and do-it-yourself treatments), Added new section [9.5] (other 
  heath topics), [10.1] (info on orphaned wild babies).

Version 2.14 - 20 June 96

  Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as usual), [2.5] (added note 
  about state permits, e.g. Wyoming), [2.8] (added info on Hedgehogs 
  Northwest), [2.9] (added Country Artists), [5.2] (added caution about 
  cold and pneumonia), [5.6] (added caution about sandpaper on wheels), 
  [6.2] (added WARNING NOT TO FEED IAMS CAT OR KITTEN FOOD, and added 
  Vitakraft address), 

  Added new section [3.8] (sexing hedgehogs).

Version 2.13 - 21 May 96

  Revised sections [0.2] (added web addr for faq), [0.4] (ever more helpers), 
  [1.] (as always), [2.3] (minor changes), [2.5] (added European zones), 
  [2.6] (updated N.A.H.A. address and pricing), [2.8] (added info on VEZ),
  [3.1] (minor changes), [3.2] (minor changes), [4.1] (minor changes), 
  [5.2] (added notes on minimum cage sizes and bedding materials), [5.3] 
  (more on bedding), [6.0] (hhog-resisting), [6.2] (added note on new 
  formula Pretty Bird food), [6.3] (warning to use soya based formula), 
  [6.4] (enhancing treats), [8.1] (more on squealing), [10.1] (minor 
  changes).

  Note: I wanted to do many more changes this month.  If you sent me some
  info and I didn't get it in, I will try to next month.  My apologies 
  to all as I simply ran out of time.

Version 2.12 - 21 Apr 96

  Added new section [2.7] (International Hedgehog Fanciers Society).

  Renumbered sections [2.7] through [2.8] to be [2.8] through [2.9].
  Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.1] (added note
  about Hedgehogs Today book), [2.3] (removed hhog mailing list), [2.5] 
  (updated hhog-free zones), [2.8] (removed Hedgehog Welfare phone no.), 
  [3.1] (added advice in biting), [3.2] (minor revisions), [3.4] (added 
  info on dusty bedding), [4.1] minor updates, [4.1] (added more on 
  colours), [4.2] (added notes on groups), [4.3] (minor changes), [5.3] 
  (added info on CareFRESH bedding) [7.3] (added info on chilled hhogs), 
  [7.6] (hhog purrs), [8.1] (minor changes), [8.2] (added brief note on 
  mites), [8.4] (added notes on mite treatment), [9.1] (note on turmours),
  [9.3] (added notes on how to get hhog to eat), [10.5] (hibernating 
  times, etc.).

Version 2.11 - 20 Mar 96

  Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.1] (added teaser
  on possible new hedgehog book), [2.5] (update on Alberta), [2.7] (added 
  details on SWRRC, and added Fan Club in Norway), [9.2] (added notes on 
  kidney problems)

Version 2.10 - 20 Feb 96

  General overall editing cleanup (spelling mistakes, minor grammar errors,
  various typos, etc.).  I'm not going to bother listing sections for
  this -- the changes are not to the content.

  Revised sections [1.], (again), [2.3] (added more info on listserver), 
  [4.1] (added more colours)

Version 2.9 - 20 Jan 96

  Renumbered sections [6.3] through [6.5] to be [6.4] through [6.6].

  Added new section [6.3] (feeding baby hedgehogs).

  Revised sections [0.4] (always more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.5] 
  (updated list of hedgehog free zones), [3.7] (added monikers), [5.2] 
  (minor changes), [5.3] (added some notes on aspen), [5.5] (minor 
  changes), [6.2] (Vitacraft hhog food), [8.4] (more on mites).

Version 2.8 - 21 Dec 95

  Revised sections [0.4] (even more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.3] 
  (corrected URLs and added info on hhog mailing list), [2.7] (added info
  on the SWRRC).

Version 2.7 - 20 Nov 95

  Revised sections [0.4] (more helpers), [1.] (as always), [2.7] (added info 
  on Hhog Fanciers Society), [3.5] (added notes on smell), [4.2] 
  (hedgehog a la orange), [5.2] (added more notes on heaters), [5.6] 
  (another wheel idea), [7.3] (more thoughts on warm hhogs), [7.6] 
  (hedgehog howling).

Version 2.6 - 20 Oct 95

  Revised sections [1.] (again), [2.1] (added notes on books by Nigel Reeve 
  and Joan Baydala), [2.8] (added info on Exclusively Hedgehogs), [3.1] 
  (added bit on blowing in face of biting hedgehogs), [5.5] (added 
  information getting aquainted with your hedgehog), [5.6] (added more 
  on B.I.), [10.4] added note about rabies.

Version 2.5 - 20 Sep 95

  Revised sections [0.2] (made email offer more willing), [0.4] (the list of 
  helpers grows again), [0.5] (asked for more Euro-hhog info), [1.] 
  (always) [2.2] (more books), [2.7] (added a bit on BHPS), [2.8] (added 
  FAX number for ANCR, and hhog boxes), [4.2] (added note on M/F pairs), 
  [5.2] (added warning about socks), [5.3] (added info base material), 
  [5.5] (added notes on handle often), [5.6] (updated BI's address, and 
  added new DIY wheel ideas), [7.2] (added comments on familiarization).  

  Inserted section [8.4] on mites, and sections [10.1] through [10.5] on 
  Euro-hhogs.

Version 2.4 - 20 Aug 95

  Revised sections [0.2] (added info on FTPing from the news.answers
  repository), [0.3] (minor cleanups), [0.4] (added more great people to 
  the list), [0.5] (minor cleanups), [1.] (as always), [2.1] (added info 
  on Pat Storer's ``Hedgehogs as Pets'' book, and Exotic Market Review), 
  [2.3], [2.4] (minor cleanups), [2.5] (added info on Canadian legality, 
  and added comments on Utah and Europe), [2.6] (minor cleanups), [2.6] 
  (added phone number for BHPS), [2.8] (minor cleanup), [3.1] (minor 
  updates), [3.7] (added info on hedgehog group names -- right!), [4.1] 
  (minor additions on colour and personality), [4.2] (minor additions), 
  [4.3], [5.1], [5.2] (minor updates), [5.6] (added Chuck Stoup's design 
  ideas and ANCR as source for wheels), [6.2] (added bit on possible hhog 
  food problems), [6.4] (added notes a la Sprocket), [6.5] (septic 
  pencil), [7.3] (added notes on aestivation), [7.5] (minor updates), 
  [7.6] (added more on sounds), [8.1] (minor additions), [9.2] (fixed 
  typo).

Version 2.3 - 04 Jul 95

  Modified headers -- it's been approved - yippie!

  Revised sections [0.2] (added info on posting to posting to news.answers and 
  rec.answers, [1.] (again), [2.3] (added Jesse Ephraim's web page URL),
  [2.5] (revised hhog free zones and added that Maryland and Colorado are
  now legit), [2.6] (revised some N.A.H.A. information).

Version 2.2 - 19 Jun 95

  Revised sections [1.] (always).

  Inserted section [2.8] (needed someplace to put things without a place).

Version 2.1 - 21 May 95

  Revised sections [0.4] (more people to thank), [0.5] (removed request for
  info in St. Tiggywinkles), [1.] (I added this, didn't I?), [2.7] (added
  address of St. Tiggywinkles), [6.2] (added thoughts on nutrition from
  Dr. Nelson), [6.3] (add comments about raisins).

Version 2.0 - 17 Apr 95

  Renumbered sections 1 and 2 reversing them to allow for splitup, and
  because it made more sense to me.

  Split FAQ into multiple pieces to try and avoid newsreader size limitations.

  Revised sections [0.2] (added usual posting date and removed discussion of 
  breaking up FAQ, and added info on directory/filename changes), [0.4] 
  (more great people to add to the list, etc.), [0.5] (new requests), [1.] 
  (added change info), [2.1] (added info on book by Matthew Vriends), 
  [2.4] (rearranged and added suggestion of newspaper classified adds), 
  [2.5] (extensively reorganized and partially updated list of 
  hedgehog-free zones), [2.6] (updated info on N.A.H.A. registration of 
  non-U.S. breeders, and added more info), [3.1] (added info on tasting 
  and biting), [4.1] (moderated bit on biting), [5.3] (added more ideas 
  for homes), [5.3] (fixed typos -- whoops), [6.2] (added info on 
  Hedgehog food), [6.3] (minor changes), [7.2] (minor changes), [7.5] 
  (corrected typos), [8.3] (minor changes), [9.2] (added note on affect 
  of hedgehog food), [9.3] (corrected typo).

Version 1.3 - 20 Mar 95

  Revised sections [0.2] (added warning about breaking up FAQ next time 
  around) [0.4] (thanks to more helpful people), [0.5] (more questions, 
  always more questions), [1.1], [1.2] (a new book, various changes and 
  additions), [1.3], [1.5] (updated list of hedgehog free zones), [1.6] 
  (corrected NAHA address, etc), [2.0], [4.1] (added information on 
  temperment of snowflakes, and maturity for breeding), [4.2], [4.3], 
  [5.4], [5.5], [5.6], [6.2], [6.3], and [8.2] (warning about overweight 
  hedgehogs). 

  Inserted section [1.7], and [8.3].

Version 1.2 - 20 Feb 95 -- Not posted

  Revised sections [1.6] (corrected NAHA phone number)

Version 1.1 - 11 Feb 95

  Revised sections [0.4], [1.1], [1.2], [1.4], [1.5], [2.0], [5.6], [6.2], 
  [6.3], [7.1], and [8.2].

  Inserted sections [0.5], [1.6], [3.7], [7.5], [7.6], and [9.3].

  Renumbered sections [0.5] to [0.6], and [9.3] to [9.4].

  Renumbered, and corrected cross-references.
  
Version 1.0 - 10 Jan 95

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