How much should I handle my new hedgie the first couple days? I’ve read conflicting things about this! I’ve read that you should leave them alone, and I’ve also read that you should handle them if they aren’t too stressed. I think it’s best to make things as normal as possible right from the start. » Continue reading…
Every time I get poked by my hedgies quills I get a small white bump on my hand and it gets red around it. Then they itch for about 30 mins. Could it be that I’m having a small allergic reation to my hedgies quills? I know of 1 family that is highly allergic to » Continue reading…
How much should I feed my hedgie? If your hedgehog is young, underweight, thin, or very active, then I recommend free feeding. Put a small dish in his cage with about 3T of food and refill as it gets low. For older hedgehogs, over weight, or inactive, you want to cut down the amount of » Continue reading…
Bugs are yucky and my mom doesn’t want them in our house, do I have to feed a hedgehog live bugs? They are recommended, but they are not a necessity. Freeze-dried and frozen insects are also available, and you can get them in the reptile section of most pet stores. Never feed wild bugs, as » Continue reading…
My 9 year old son is interested in a pet hedgehog. Do you allow prospective owners to visit? We are still learning about them and want to be very informed before we make a decision. thank you! We love to meet new people and we encourage you and your family to stop by to meet, » Continue reading…
Can you give me a list of supplies that I need to get for my hedgehog? Cage – At least 2 square feet, with a solid PLASTIC bottom. Stay away from metal cages because they rust. Water bottle -with a holder that can hang on the side of the container. Food dish – something heavy » Continue reading…
About once every other month I take weekend trips (Friday afternoon – Sunday afternoon). If I can’t take my hedgehog, is it ok to leave his feeding in the care of a roommate? He would probably get human stimulation right before I left, once while I was gone, and of course as soon as I » Continue reading…
How often should I bathe my hedgehog? Only when they stink (which isn’t frequently), or if they get into something nasty. Hedgehogs have naturally dry skin, and frequent baths will dry them out even more.
I have a male and female hedgehog, the male hedgehog’s quills are really sharp, and the female hedgehog’s quills are not really sharp. Do males have sharper quills? All hedgehog quills are essentially the same, but how sharp they feel depends on how they hold their quills. Hedgehogs have an extremely complex muscular system that » Continue reading…
What is the proper way to pick up a hedgehog? Just grab and go. Slide both of your hands under the hedgehog on either side and pick him up. If you hesitate, he will get nervous and ball up tighter. If you are nervous, he will be nervous. You may want to keep 2 pot » Continue reading…
Pics of Tobiko’s girs can be seen here. One of them will be on their way to Finland after weaning and the other may be going to Maryland.
Vets ‘pop’ hedgehog to safe its life after it balloons to size of football From the ‘Daily Mail’ A rare condition has left ‘Michelin’ (right) full of air and the size of a football, (left) a normal sized fully grown hedgehog Vets had to save a hedgehog by popping it after it ballooned to the » Continue reading…
How to Pit a Mango – YouTube.com video “You want to score it and then flip it inside out like a little hedgehog.” Hmmm…. well, I guess it did look kind of like a chunky orange hedgehog. The best part of the video is that a mango half flies out of her hand and across » Continue reading…
