What is a reverse Pinto hedgehog?
A reverse pinto patterned hedgehog has mostly white quills, like a high pinto. However, reverse pintos have no pigment on the face, ears, or feet. Many reverse pintos have ruby eyes.
What does Pinto mean in hedgehog?
PINTO. Pinto is a colour pattern, rather than a colour and as such may appear on any coloured hedgehog. The Pinto pattern can be distinguished by a total lack of colour on the quills and skin beneath in distinct patches or spots over the hedgehog’s back.
How much is a pinto hedgehog?
Pricing List
| Color Label | Price |
|---|---|
| Black | $350-$450 |
| Split Face and Blazes | $325-$450 |
| Well Marked Pintos | $290-$350 |
| Dark Badgers | $290-$350 |
How long does a pinto hedgehog live?
Healthy hedgehogs can live up to 10 years. The gestation period for hedgehogs ranges from 35 to 58 days, depending on the species.
What is the rarest hedgehog color?
Algerian Black Hedgehog
Possibly the rarest of all hedgehogs, the Algerian Black Hedgehog is the trickiest to identify and purchase.
Do all albino hedgehogs have red eyes?
Like all other animals, albino hedgehogs have no coloring or pigment whatsoever. Their hair and spines are both completely white and they have no banding anywhere. They have the trademark red eyes as well and a pinkish nose and skin.
Do hedgehogs like bright colors?
Unless the color is directly reflecting light turning it to one shining bonanza (as they don’t like light, shiny, bright things), guess hedgies wouldn’t mind.
How do you look after a hedgehog in the garden?
Do’s and Don’ts to protect hedgehogs in your garden Do put out a bowl of dog food or meaty cat food around dusk. Do install, in a quiet part of the garden, a hedgehog house. Don’t leave black sacks lying around. Don’t use slug pellets or other chemicals, they may poison hedgehogs and other animals.
Where do wild hedgehogs sleep?
nest
Hedgehogs sleep and hibernate in a specially made nest, if you find them ‘sleeping’ anywhere else it’s likely that they are ill and are in need of help.
What does a reverse Pinto hedgehog look like?
A reverse pinto patterned hedgehog has mostly white quills, like a high pinto. However, reverse pintos have no pigment on the face, ears, or feet. Many reverse pintos have ruby eyes. Courtesy of Katie Smart
What kind of hedgehog has ruby eyes?
A reverse pinto patterned hedgehog has mostly white quills, like a high pinto. However, reverse pintos have no pigment on the face, ears, or feet. Many reverse pintos have ruby eyes. White patterned hedgehogs have a base color, such as gray.
What kind of hedgehog has mostly white quills?
A snowflake patterned hedgehog has 30%+ white quills mixed in with the banded quills. A high pinto patterned hedgehog has mostly white quills, with a some patches of banded quills. They are different from a reverse pinto.
What’s the difference between a high Pinto and a reverse Pinto?
Reverse pintos have no pigment on the face, ears, or feet, while high pintos can have pigment in any/all of those places. A reverse pinto patterned hedgehog has mostly white quills, like a high pinto. However, reverse pintos have no pigment on the face, ears, or feet.