Breeding Schedule
This is our breeding schedule for the upcoming year. This schedule may be adjusted as necessary due to failed breedings, new breeding animals, etc. If you are interested in a specific pairing that is listed below, be sure to let us know when you send in the reservation form.
The health and happiness of our breeding animals is our top priority, and this is what dictates our breeding practices. Please feel free to contact us at volcanoviewhedgehogs@gmail.com with any questions or concerns about our breeding practices or our planned breeding pairs.
Our females are not bred until 6 months of age (or older if they have not yet attained their adult size by that time) and our males are first bred at around 4 months of age. Our females are retired at 2-3 years old (typically around 2.5 years), or earlier if there is any indication that they are not coping well with the demands of pregnancy and motherhood.
Females are bred approximately twice per year. We will delay a planned breeding if we believe the female needs a longer rest period following a prior litter.
Note: The month indicated is the month that the breeding is scheduled to take place. Gestation is 5 weeks, and babies are ready to go at 6-7 weeks, therefore babies from specific pairings will be available 11-12 weeks after breeding occurs.
* = male on loan
** = female's last litter
The health and happiness of our breeding animals is our top priority, and this is what dictates our breeding practices. Please feel free to contact us at volcanoviewhedgehogs@gmail.com with any questions or concerns about our breeding practices or our planned breeding pairs.
Our females are not bred until 6 months of age (or older if they have not yet attained their adult size by that time) and our males are first bred at around 4 months of age. Our females are retired at 2-3 years old (typically around 2.5 years), or earlier if there is any indication that they are not coping well with the demands of pregnancy and motherhood.
Females are bred approximately twice per year. We will delay a planned breeding if we believe the female needs a longer rest period following a prior litter.
Note: The month indicated is the month that the breeding is scheduled to take place. Gestation is 5 weeks, and babies are ready to go at 6-7 weeks, therefore babies from specific pairings will be available 11-12 weeks after breeding occurs.
* = male on loan
** = female's last litter
Nov 2014
(ready Feb) Verity x Hazard Poe x Nero Panda x Xeno Iset x Hemingway Sobek x Hazard Dante x Hemingway Victory x Finn Wraith x Lovecraft Ever x |
Expected
Dark range; possible snowflake/facial pinto Dark range; possible snowflake; badger stripes Dark range; possible pinto/snowflake Dark range; possible pinto Dark range; pinto; possible facial pinto Dark range; possible pinto Dark range; possible snowflake; badger stripes Medium/dark range; possible unusual colors Medium/dark range; possible unusual colors |
Jan 2015
(ready Mar/Apr) Anarchy x Hazard Cataclysm x Hemingway V x Archimedes? Napoleon x Marx |
Dark range; possible pinto Dark range; badger stripes; possible snowflake Dark range; snowflake/white Dark range; badger stripes |
Note: this schedule is tentative.
Breeding pairs are sometimes revised without advance notice.