Update

[Nemo]

Congrats Jess! I'm happy to hear she is doing well. I'm sure it's nice to have something to smile about.

[lukris]

Hi Jess, sorry you have had a really tough time recently. Maya has bounced back though and looks as stunning as ever! She really is a pretty girl and will continue to do well. Take care, see you next year.

Theresa x

[JISGARD]

Well done Jess and Maya, a great result. I did ask
Others regarding your terrible ordeal as I have not seen you since and I was truly shocked when I heard the details.

Hope to see you soon, BCOGB Open or LKA?

Steve.

[MacPack]

Congratulations, Maya is a lovely girl. I am so sorry about your losses, I did not know what happened to them, but assumed it was tragic. So very gald Maya recovered.

[Sharla]

that is just great! You both deserved something positive to happen!

[thunderbird8588]

Special request Jess, can we see more pics of Sidney :D

[Patty]

Jess

Well done to Maya. You were very lucky and I can imagine how pleased you were/are. Perhaps this will make up a little after your dreadful ordeal.

Thank goodness that Maya hadn't taken more of the poison - I'm so relieved that she is ok now.

[Vicki]

Lovely photos and great show. I, too, am so sorry and sad about your loss.

What is Maya eating?

[Janneke]

Well done little Maya en mom! Big congrats!

Sorry to hear you've had such a hard time.. Glad your baby girl puts a smile on your face :)

[Maya]

Thanks for the lovely comments everyone, it is very much appreciated :)

Vicki - Maya is eating sausage, bacon, eggs, fried bread and black pudding :D

Here is some more of Sidney:

[thunderbird8588]

Thanks for the cute pics of Sidney Jess, excuse my ignorance but will he stay that colour or go darker?
Maya knows how to live, tucking in to a full English :D
Did she use the fork as well? :D

[diff_eqs]

OMG! Sidney is just about the cutest thing I have seen!!! Where did you get him from?

[lvoss]

It is illegal in the state of California to own a hedgehog.

[AJs Human]

Pygmy Hedgehogs are very difficult to find here in the States. Many states have outlawed them. I can't figure out why. Unfortunately, since you're in California, they probably led the gauntlet. If you live in San Francisco, almost all "exotic" pets are outlawed.

Maya, Sidney is gorgeous! I can see in one of those photos that you've come in contact with those guard hairs a few times…the things we do for our loved pets.:D I have met several pygmy hedgehogs, but only one was albino. She was pretty, too, but Sidney takes the cake!

[lvoss]

From a website about hedgehog ownership, "here is a list of states and counties where it is illegal to own a hedgehog: California, Georgia, Hawaii, Nebraska, New York City and Fairfax County, Virginia. A permit is required to own a hedgehog in these states: Arizona, Maine, New Jersey, Wyoming, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania."

[AJs Human]

So I still wonder: what's their beef with hedgehogs?

[lvoss]

California's concern is that they will be released into the wild. There are several species that are allowed as pets in other states that are illegal in California such as Ferrets, Sugar Gliders, and GloFish.

[AJs Human]

…and African Clawed Frogs, alligators and hippopotomi. Oregon is getting snickety about what pets you can have, too.

[diff_eqs]

I have a colleague who owns and breeds ferrets even though they are illegal in California too. My former roommate had two while we lived in dorms… Another friend has GloFish. It's a question of whether anyone ever finds it or not.

[Maya]

Yeah, some of your states have crazy laws about pets. I have parrots also (you may have noticed!!) and it is illegal to own a quaker parrot in California. I cant work out why, they are totally harmless, not critically endangered and make fantastic pets.

I do know of several people who have "illegal" species of birds and like has been said, its just a matter of whether people find out or not :D