Here are some great examples - compiled by members of the Hedgehog Mailing List - of just how far we will go to keep our hedgies forever smiling:

	The time and money you put into your home theater - complete with "surround sound", will never be fully appreciated because the loudness and vibrations will scare a hedgehog (imagine.....you are watching a movie and someone shoots a gun - your hedgehog gets startled, bristles up and jumps. You experience the thrill of getting 'quilled').
	You will find yourself wandering the streets late at night, searching for a store to buy mealworms for your little master, because he will not play until he gets one.
	You will forage through your pantry and refrigerator, offering your Little Master one treat after another - hoping to find something he will like. Of course, tomorrow he will like something completely different!
	Hedgehogs can be timid, so you will keep the lights low (and ENJOY it).
	Your house will gradually fill up with 'hedgehogabilia': hedgehog pictures, statues, books, accessories, figurines, doorstops, jewelry, etc.... you will compulsively search for hedgie items in every store and catalog where you shop
	You will come to actually enjoy the sound of crickets chirping in your house. You will find bits of hedgehog bedding and shavings EVERYWHERE - even places you will swear a hedgehog has never been. You will find youself vacuuming way more than before so that your hedgie doesn't get bits of hair and carpet fuzz wrapped around his little toes and feet
	You WILL carry pictures of your Master in your purse or wallet, or better yet, carry a small photo album so people will understand your obsessive devotion (they won't, but at least you tried).
	You will find yourself singing silly 'hedgehog' songs (songs everyone knows already, but you change the lyrics to suit your hedgie).
	You will not think twice about wearing clothing with hedgehog prints/designs.
	You will buy endless supplies of craft foam to make tubes and toys for your hedgie
	You will see your friends' eyes glaze over as you babble on about hedgie antics
	You will find yourself repeatedly saying 'just one more hedgie' whenever the pet store or the neighbor down the street doesn't care for their hog properly

So...do you own your hedgehog or does your hedgehog own you? If you are still unsure,

take this QUIZ and find out!!