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The
Basics
Articles on basic care and considerations for new or prospective owners. Articles pertaining to health, nutrition, and veterinary care. Articles and pictures about hedgehog breeding, growth, and development. Articles for people who already own a hedgehog or want to know more than just the basics. Learn more about hedgehog colors! Wondering where to buy a hedgehog? Start here! Where to purchase hedgehog supplies and collectibles. Meet the hedgehogs of Hedgehog Valley! Meet the other critters that call
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Shipping Hedgehog By Air We ship all of our hedgehogs from the Kansas City (MCI) airport, which is about 125 miles north of our home, and our closest airport that accepts live animal shipments. Airlines that we are able to use are limited to American and Northwest/Delta. Since 9/11, inflationary gas prices, and airline mergers, shipping has become increasingly expensive and complicated, but thankfully not impossible! We are able to ship hedgehogs during the spring and fall, depending on availability of flights and temperature. For us, March to May and September to November are the times the weather is best. Airlines will not ship animals if the temperature is over 80 degrees and we do not want to subject our hedgehogs to temperatures under about 45 degrees. Our current cost of shipping under regular conditions is a flat rate of $280. This includes the air freight, health certificate, and kennel cab. It does not include the cost of the hedgehog(s). We can fit about 5 babies in a kennel cab together, so if you want to purchase multiple hedgehogs (or go in with a "shipping buddy" and split costs) it becomes much more cost effective. We created a Shipping Buddies group where you can post a request for a shipping buddy. Please note that we can not ship to CA, GA, HI, ME, VT, or PA because hedgehogs are illegal in these states. Want to see how we ship hedgehogs by air? Please see our hedgehog air travel page (click here) for more details! In addition, our air travel FAQ page may answer other questions you have about shipping. There are some alternatives to air shipping that you may want to consider. Services such as Citizen Shipper and 4 Paws on Wheels are able to transport animals door to door all year round. To use these services, you would need to contract with the service, then connect them with us so we can arrange pick up with them. In addition to their transport cost, you would also need to pay for the hedgehog, the kennel cab, and the health certificate. Antigone Means Iola, KS All information on this web site is copyright of Hedgehog Valley. You may view/print the web pages for your personal use. You may also provide a link to these pages without prior approval. No one is allowed to re-post the information from Hedgehog Valley Web Site, including pictures, to any other web site, without the approval of Hedgehog Valley. Copyright 2002
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