I'd like to start out with a warning to new owners:

As cute as the idea "I can breed hedgies for fun and it won't be much work at all!" sounds, it's not a reality.

Breeding hedgehogs is a LOT of work, has a low success rate, and can be VERY expensive. Unless you have had experience with hedgehogs in the past and have the money to spare in case of an emergency, breeding is not a good idea. Any time you breed a hedgehog, you are risking her life--this is true for the most advanced breeder, as well as new owners. Often the mothers will have complications and need immediate vet care or they will die.

I STRONGLY caution new owners from acting on the idea that "Hey, I have a female and my friend has a male...let's breed them." The results will probably not be good, as--even if the actual birth goes well--what are you going to do if she starts eating the babies? Could you handle the fact that you would have to take any non-munched babies away then hand feed them every few hours? Even the people who have experience usually end up losing a good percentage of the babies that they have to hand feed. It's not worth it for a new owner to attempt, and if you have had a hedgehog for less than AT LEAST two years it's a stupid move to try. Any new owner that genuinely cares about their hedgehog will not breed her as a fun experiment or in hopes of making money--because breeding is NOT a get-rich-quick scheme and should never be done just for the money factor. You will NOT be able to make a bunch of money selling hedgehogs. Breeding should ONLY be done to better the quality of our domesticated hedgehogs.

If you still feel that breeding is a good idea and that you're ready to do so, I'm not the person qualified to give you information on this. Please note: before you consider breeding at all and before you go to any of the places I am about to link you to, a female should NEVER be bred for the first time after she is one year of age--it WILL kill her. If your hedgehog is younger than 12 months and older than 6 months and you still want to breed, these links should be helpful. There is some information on this website: The International Hedgehog Association--read up on the information there. This post in Chins-n-hedgies is very enlightening: Read this before you jump into breeding. You can also go to the Hedgehog Central forum. This is one of the posts there that you should read before breeding: Pet owners read this before you decide to breed. There is a breeding board on there where you can ask questions in an effort to find out all the information you need to know--they also have this list of breeder ethics that you should be familiar with. Make sure you do a LOT of research and know what you're getting into before you consider breeding. Ideally, you should get in touch with another breeder and ask them to mentor you.