![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#1 (permalink) |
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 12
|
![]()
According to all the forum and article I have read. Owners always take their hedgehog and let the sleep on their lap to bond with them and let them get use to you. But the problem is, my hedgehog just won't stay still when I lay her on my lap, he will stay sniffing around and go around. Is this normal or my hedgehog is hyperactive ?
|
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Sponsored Links | |||
Advertisement
|
|
![]() |
#3 (permalink) |
Super Moderator
![]() ![]() Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 11,963
|
![]()
Ahh, you have a different personality than what many people get.
![]() For bonding/playtime, just sit or lay on the floor with her. Give her new things & smells to check out, pillows that she can climb or burrow under, etc. You can set up little obstacle courses (search the forums for "obstacle course", one member posted pictures of what hers looks like for her hedgie), and you can hide treats around for her to sniff out & find. She may not interact directly with you much. But she'll still be around you, getting used to you, and you can get her acclimated to you picking her up, holding her for a few minutes at a time, etc. She'll still learn that you taking her out means fun things are going to happen. ![]()
__________________
~*~*~ Kelsey ~*~*~ RIP my sweet Lily ~ 6/12/08 - 1/20/12 |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
|
|
![]() |
#4 (permalink) |
Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1,548
|
![]()
Some hedgehogs are explorers, and it sounds like you have one. Don't worry, this is normal. Sit with your hedgehog and let him explore around you. This is also a good way to bond. Also, they can be fairly entertaining to watch as they explore the world around them
![]() |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#5 (permalink) |
Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 125
|
![]()
My hedgehog is like this after about 9pm. She will run laps around my (hedgie proof room) for literally 2 hours, running through tubes, pushing around balls and dragging blankets around until she stops to eat. If I sit on the floor with her she'll take an interest that I'm there and run up to me and head but me or crawl on to my lap, but she's perfectly fine when I read a book or watch a movie. Just sit with your hedgehog while he runs
If I take Persephone out around 6pm all she wants to do is curl up in a cuddle sack and sleep. So maybe try taking your hedgie out at a time that is out of the normal routine and you might get him to sleep on your lap. |
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
Thread Tools | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
14 month old keeps biting (curiosity) | Tash | Hedgehog Personality and Behaviour | 1 | 08-14-2014 03:32 AM |
Just a couple curiosity questions, wanna talk hedgie :) | Amber394 | General Questions | 15 | 02-26-2013 01:17 AM |
Curiosity of blood | Immortalia | Health | 4 | 11-28-2012 11:11 PM |
Now for random questions out of curiosity | alyssinreality | Hedgehog Personality and Behaviour | 10 | 01-31-2012 05:40 PM |