What sort of disposition do tenrecs have compared to African pygmy hedgies? I have had quite a few hedgies and love their sweetness and how much they love to snuggle. Are tenrecs similar?
Honestly I wouldn’t describe the average hedgehog as sweet and loving to snuggle. Sounds like you got lucky there! In general, tenrecs are much easier to handle, friendlier and more social - they are less inclined to huff and ball up, and more easy going. I’d say they are more eager to bite though when provoked (whereas a hedgehog would just ball up), although that has never happened to me nor have my animals ever bitten anyone else except for Salsa who thinks stranger’s fingers are food sometimes.
Mine are all great snugglers but only in hibernation season, the other half of the year they are way too active to sit still for long.