Welcome to Thistle Hedgehogs. My name is Barbara Anderson and I am a small hobby breeder of African pygmy hedgehogs, based in Glasgow in the south-west of Scotland. I first heard about African pygmy hedgehogs in 1995 while I was at university. I was intrigued so decided to do a quick search online and as soon as I saw a picture I fell in love, it became my dream to one day own one of these wonderful little animals. I had to wait a while, but in 2007 my dream became a reality when I brough home a gorgeous little chocolate boy I called Hector. From that day on I was hooked, I got my second African pygmy hedgehog just a few months later and in 2008 I bred my first litter of hoglets. In the different sections of this site I have tried to cover as much as possible, if you have any questions or would like to be added to my waiting list for hoglets then please email me at the address in the 'Contact Me' section.