is it a match?

[RickDalton10]

OK. for real this time! I'm breeding my hedgie in January, my breeder found me a platinum hedgie from a friend of his. is a cinnicot a good match with a platinum?

[dzmeadows]

A good match in what manner? Is it going to produce a certain color, no. Are the babies going to be platinums, probably not, because platinums are pretty uncommon. Are the babies going to explode like hand grenades, most likely not. Have you read the articles yet? I am sure there is one on color breeding. If you read that, you would know that breedings should not necessarily be chosen by colors, but by all other qualities of the hedgehogs with color as a bonus. A standard snowflake or white (which is what a platinum is a type of) and a cotty will produce either standards, cotties, standard snows, standard whites, cotty snows, cotty whites, albinos, or pintos. So basically, they will produce hedgehogs. If you are lucky and she gets pregnant, and she delivers successfully, and raises the babies successfully. Therefore, cinnacot x platinum is no better or worse of a match than any other color pairing.
Becca

[RickDalton10]

exactly what I wanted to know. thanks. so it doesn't matter what color the male should be in other words?

[dzmeadows]

The color of the parents has very little to do with the quality of the match. You want unrelated animals who are healthy, good temperament, and good appearance. Color is just a bonus.

[RickDalton10]

oh ok, sorry I'm such a newbie. aside from what you've mentioned I also take color into consideration when choosing a parent.

[RickDalton10]

does the father have anything to do with the babies once they are born? like does he help take care of them, etc.

[monmon004]

does the father have anything to do with the babies once they are born? like does he help take care of them, etc.

I think no
since during the pregnancy of the mother, she is separated already to the father. And when the mother gives birth to her hoglets, she's supposed to be given a very special privacy so that she could take care of her baby. She should be stressed because she might abandon her baby or eat their heads, ( you don't want that to happen).
So that means the father have nothing to do with taking care of the hoglets after they're brought out by their mother. I don't know if I'm correct, just assuming^_^ I haven't experienced breeding my hedgehogs yet.

[CThogs]

Yes-monmon, you are correct. Hedgehog fathers usually are separated from Mom well before it is time for mom to give birth and they do not participate in raising the babies

RickDalton, please read each of these articles and also refer back to them as time goes on so that if your girl is pregnant, you will know how to care for her properly

Breeding-stage-1-Conception-to-28-day
http://www.hedgehogworld.com/content...days-gestation

Breeding-Stage-2-28-days-gestation-2-weeks-post-birth
http://www.hedgehogworld.com/content...eks-post-birth

-Breeding-Stage-3-Week-two-to-weaning
http://www.hedgehogworld.com/content...two-to-weaning

[monmon004]

Thank you Thogs^^
I really did my assignment before I took my hoglets, huh?LOL

[CThogs]

We will give you a test laterso study up Just kidding...