Quill Valley Exotics

Quill Valley Exotics We specialize in the breeding of Lesser & Greater Madagascar Tenrecs. Located in Ocean City, MD. Etsy shop- https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuillValleyHedgehogs

I promise I provide very nice hides, but it seems some tenrecs find them inadequate & must find their own sleeping spot....
01/13/2025

I promise I provide very nice hides, but it seems some tenrecs find them inadequate & must find their own sleeping spot. Flower here has decided that under the heavy sand bath is best for her šŸ™„šŸ™ˆ.

Fiyero, formerly Charmander, our male greater tenrec, decided he really didnā€™t like the cute winter hat on his head & sh...
01/06/2025

Fiyero, formerly Charmander, our male greater tenrec, decided he really didnā€™t like the cute winter hat on his head & showed me his pearly whites to express his displeasure lol. Like some other animals, long eared hedgehogs being one, greater tenrecs will open their mouth & show their teeth to you when they arenā€™t happy in some way. Itā€™s like a warning, telling you to stop whatever it is or they may be forced to bite to stop it. This is the first time Fiyeroā€™s shown me his teeth, generally heā€™s a laid back calm guy, but the hat did it šŸ˜…. As a reward for being a good boy & not biting, weā€™re now having snuggle time, his favorite šŸ„°.

This guy LOVES snuggles, itā€™s so precious. They get upset when I have to put them back in their cage šŸ˜„. I am so glad tha...
12/10/2024

This guy LOVES snuggles, itā€™s so precious. They get upset when I have to put them back in their cage šŸ˜„. I am so glad that this species isnā€™t at all what I thought, theyā€™re even better ā¤ļø. In honor of Wicked, I have renamed them Elphaba, Elphie for short, & Fiyero šŸ¤—. I couldnā€™t help it, Iā€™ve always loved Wicked & have seen it on Broadway many times, now seeing the movie as well I knew I needed to name my animals after some of the characters.

I hope everyoneā€™s Thanksgiving went well. Mine turned into an animal show & tell per usual lol. This year little Miss Be...
11/29/2024

I hope everyoneā€™s Thanksgiving went well. Mine turned into an animal show & tell per usual lol. This year little Miss Bean was the star of the show, & Mister Sirius also got to come out. Sirius is my resident pet long eared hedgehog that I donā€™t really post about on here since I donā€™t breed LEHā€™s. Heā€™s going through a bit of a teenage phase currently & is being a bit naughty, but he still got some tasty turkey for dinner, just like the greater tenrecs got. All the lesser tenrecs are in torpor, so they arenā€™t eating or theyā€™d of gotten turkey too.

I totally forgot to share the bioactive terrariums I created for my 2 greater tenrecs. Thereā€™s more fake plants than rea...
11/11/2024

I totally forgot to share the bioactive terrariums I created for my 2 greater tenrecs. Thereā€™s more fake plants than real ones in their enclosures since ferns require a higher humidity than I wanted to do with this species, even though in the wild they can tolerate higher humidity since some greater tenrecs live in the rainforest. I also wasnā€™t sure if theyā€™d try to dig up or eat any live plants, so I kept the live ones minimal. A couple Haworthia didnā€™t make it past the first week with them, but the nerve plant & pepperomia are okay so far. They have loved the bioactive enclosures so far.

A little snuggle session with this sweet girl šŸ„°. People have always said how ā€œbiteyā€ the greater tenrec species is, but ...
11/11/2024

A little snuggle session with this sweet girl šŸ„°. People have always said how ā€œbiteyā€ the greater tenrec species is, but never how sweet & cuddly they can also be. I have yet to be bit luckily, but I havenā€™t had them very long yet. But with my background with exotic animals, itā€™s just second nature to always know where my skin is in relation to an animalā€™s mouth & to be very conscious of that lol. So far itā€™s been great getting to know my new additions & watching them thrive in their bioactive enclosures.

Look whoā€™s back for boarding, itā€™s Bean the runt from my litter this summer! Sheā€™s still a tiny little thing, but she ha...
11/11/2024

Look whoā€™s back for boarding, itā€™s Bean the runt from my litter this summer! Sheā€™s still a tiny little thing, but she has grown a lot too. Sheā€™s now sitting at 74 grams. Her mom & I are trying to keep her eating through torpor, which so far so good but it is on & off. I never thought Iā€™d see her make it over 50 grams to be honest, so this is amazing progress. She is still the sweetest tennie, & loves to explore. I love it when I get to see my babies. Bean lives with my best friend a few hours away, so I do get to see her more than others. I wanted her to go to a well trusted home that I could keep track of her progress since sheā€™s such a special tenrec who needs more care than usual, since she still gets syringe fed. While she can eat insects without issue, her weight just wasnā€™t going up like it should with just insects & she stopped eating them about a month ago due to torpor. So sheā€™s on a mix of goats milk & Carnivore Care to make sure her weight doesnā€™t fall behind & she stays healthy.

After years of patiently waiting to get this species, I was finally able to add greater Madagascar tenrecs to my herd & ...
11/04/2024

After years of patiently waiting to get this species, I was finally able to add greater Madagascar tenrecs to my herd & breeding program! Thank you so much to for entrusting me with your animals, & to for getting them to the US, Hedgehog Valley for helping arrange everything with the import. I am so excited to start my adventure with keeping & breeding this species. So far I am loving these guys, theyā€™re a good bit different from the lessers in many aspects. Stay tuned for updates on these guys. Iā€™ve only added 1 breeding pair to my herd, but theyā€™re both proven breeders so I should have some luck with having babies in the future. These guys arrived while I was on a trip to Washington state delivering some lesser tenrecs, etc the past 10 days, so Iā€™ve only just gotten to meet them last night & got photos of them today šŸ„°.

Happy Halloween šŸŽƒšŸ‘»šŸ•øļø
10/31/2024

Happy Halloween šŸŽƒšŸ‘»šŸ•øļø

Our last baby tenrec of this year went to his new home today. I will miss Monstera a lot, but I am so excited for his ne...
10/30/2024

Our last baby tenrec of this year went to his new home today. I will miss Monstera a lot, but I am so excited for his new dad & the adventures theyā€™ll have together šŸ’™.

Thank you so much for bringing me along to to be a part of their quill study using UV light. Our last baby from this y...
10/29/2024

Thank you so much for bringing me along to to be a part of their quill study using UV light. Our last baby from this years litter, Monstera, & our adult male Hemlock were part of the study. I love being able to help science & the study of these precious animals. What a great day itā€™s been, getting to help Hedgieā€™s in the Pines with their herd taking part in the study was great. šŸ¤—šŸ”¬

These goobers are so cute. Weā€™re about to take off to Denver, CO then from Denver we go to Seattle, WA. šŸ›«
10/24/2024

These goobers are so cute. Weā€™re about to take off to Denver, CO then from Denver we go to Seattle, WA. šŸ›«

Next transport trip is about to commence, plus itā€™ll be my birthday trip. These are my last two 2024 tenrec babies to le...
10/24/2024

Next transport trip is about to commence, plus itā€™ll be my birthday trip. These are my last two 2024 tenrec babies to leave for their new homes. All but 1 baby this year went to live in WA, so thatā€™s where weā€™re headed is to Seattle, WA to hand deliver these 2 to their new parents šŸ˜Šāœˆļø.

I am back from my adventure in Madagascar! We did manage to find 1 species of tenrecs in the wild, which was the lesser ...
10/08/2024

I am back from my adventure in Madagascar! We did manage to find 1 species of tenrecs in the wild, which was the lesser hedgehog tenrecs. We located 3 in a tree hole thanks to a local guide. It was magnificent. I learned some new & unusual things about tenrecs from locals that Iā€™ll be sharing soon. Unfortunately it was too chilly still in the other parts of Madagascar for us to see other species of tenrecs. We did visit a wildlife research center who just had a researcher start a project on tenrecs, so Iā€™ll be contacting them to try to get updates on the project as it goes along.

I am gonna be out of the country for the next 2 weeks, in Madagascar. I wonā€™t be available to contact until Iā€™m back in ...
09/22/2024

I am gonna be out of the country for the next 2 weeks, in Madagascar. I wonā€™t be available to contact until Iā€™m back in the states. Wish me luck finding some tenrecs in the wild while here!

Happy to announce that all of this yearā€™s tenrec babies have now been reserved! I will be accepting pre-adoption questio...
09/03/2024

Happy to announce that all of this yearā€™s tenrec babies have now been reserved! I will be accepting pre-adoption questionnaireā€™s for the 2025 breeding season for those willing to wait till next year for a baby.

Our little runt, now nicknamed Bean, is still pretty tiny but is growing & doing very well. She just hit 31 grams! She c...
08/16/2024

Our little runt, now nicknamed Bean, is still pretty tiny but is growing & doing very well. She just hit 31 grams! She can eat small bugs on her own & everything now. Her progress has been very slow due to her extremely small size, but sheā€™s tiny but mighty thatā€™s for sure. Sheā€™s gonna be here for a while till she catches up in weight, so Iā€™ll get to love on her for a while longer šŸ„°.

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Little miss Bean, the runt from my summer lesser tenrec litter this year, is currently here for boarding. She is still very very tiny for her age, but is doing well. I just made her a tiny blanket & thought she was too cute not to do a video in it šŸ„°. #lessermadagascartenrec #tenrec #exoticpet #unusualpets #pocketpet

Charmander is a beautiful boy. I like how he doesnā€™t seem to mind being on his back like most tenrecs, including my female greater. I am still getting to know my new greaters & adjusting to the differences between them & my lessers. I am working on getting more interaction with my business TikTok account so I can start doing TikTok lives with my animals about their care, to answers peopleā€™s questions about them, etc. If youā€™d like to see that happen, please go follow quillvalleyexotics on TikTok & give my videos some likes & comments!

Weā€™ve still got a couple babies here with us until they leave at the end of October. So Iā€™m soaking up all the time I can with them while theyā€™re still here šŸ„°. Iā€™m gonna miss these kiddos when they leave, theyā€™re so precious ā¤ļø.

Little Bean as theyā€™ve been nicknamed, the runt of the litter, is very slowly growing. Sheā€™ll be here for a while longer due to her size, I donā€™t want her leaving till sheā€™s bigger. It looks like her left eye may have an issue because itā€™s never opened fully, so weā€™ll consult with our vet on whether or not thatā€™ll be an issue for her, & what to do or not do about it. It doesnā€™t seem to bother her thankfully. Sheā€™s got the sweetest disposition thanks to the month I spent hand feeding her around the clock, she got very used to human interaction & craves it more than most tenrecs. All of my babies are very used to human interaction since theyā€™re handled & talked to all the time, but this little gal had to be out with me every 3-4 hours a day for weeks.

Miss Ferula has a home & will be heading there in October, but till then she gets to hang out here for a while longer šŸ¤—šŸ„°.

Monstera is our only baby still looking for a homešŸ”. If interested in adopting Monstera, please fill out our pre-adoption questionnaire on our website- https://www.quillvalleyexotics.com/tenrec-pre-adoption-questionnaire.html Information on Monstera can be found on our website under tenrec adoption. Feel free to PM us on our page or email us at [email protected] with any questions.

Due to no fault of her own, little Pothos is available again.

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A little bit about Quill Valley Hedgehogs & Tenrecs

Hello my name is Victoria Rodgers, I own & run Quill Valley Hedgehogs & Tenrecs. I am a small hobby breeder of pedigreed African pygmy hedgehogs (& coming soon lesser Madagascar tenrecs in 2021-2022). I am located in central MD, but more specifically Myersville, MD.

A little bit about myself & my background- Iā€™ve owned hedgehogs for 5 years, I started my hedgehog breeding program in mid 2018. Prior to starting my hedgehog breeding program I was a small animal rescuer that specialized in hedgehogs, I was a small animal rescuer for a few years prior to becoming a breeder. I wanted to gather as much experience as possible before I began breeding, & felt like rescuing was the best way to do that, plus I would get to help hedgieā€™s in need.

I battle a chronic illness & depression, due to this I am unable to work a normal job. My animals have helped so much over the years while Iā€™ve been dealing with my health issues & facing my new normal of being forced to work from home 5 years ago due to my health issues. Hedgehogs & tenrecs are great emotional support animals.

Hedgehogs & tenrecs are two of my passions in life, but I do have other passions, one of the others being my other business that is for small animal accessories & jewelry for animal lovers called Hedgie Hog Tied (can be found on Etsy & on Facebook).