I have two hedgehogs right now about two years old who are siblings. My female is overweight and I am trying to restrict her diet more, but she hasn't seemed like she's losing any weight, my main problem is her brother though. He is about half her size and they get fed the same kind of kibble, I obviously give him more food because I would like him to gain more weight but he seems so much smaller than her and I can't figure out why.
When he is standing regularly he his body is shaped like ||, but when I have him in a ball in my hands he almost seems )( but the top of his body is wider and is almost like a \/, just not as dramatic. It feels so strange when I pick my female up because she is noticably heavier and shaped more like a ball.
I'm thinking about buying my male a different cat food,and keeping my female on the same one. Right now I feed them both Natural Balance and they seem to be liking it, but I can't really track his eating or running habits because he just runs away when I come in the room and turn on the light. I just track how much is missing from the bowl the next day and sometimes I'll see him jump off the wheel after I turn on the light. He seems to be moderately active from what I can tell, but it's kind of difficult. They are in separate cages so whenever I hear the wheels going I try and peek in and see which one is running, most of the time it's my overweight female, but I do catch him quite often, and I'm not sure if he's just running late at night when I am in bed.
I'm sorry I don't mean to be rambling but I am just trying to figure out what I should do here, they aren't that old and they are the same exact age so I don't know why they are so different. Sable and Spike are my babies and I'm just worried I'm doing something wrong here
Thank you to anyone who can help I greatly appreciate it!!
When he is standing regularly he his body is shaped like ||, but when I have him in a ball in my hands he almost seems )( but the top of his body is wider and is almost like a \/, just not as dramatic. It feels so strange when I pick my female up because she is noticably heavier and shaped more like a ball.
I'm thinking about buying my male a different cat food,and keeping my female on the same one. Right now I feed them both Natural Balance and they seem to be liking it, but I can't really track his eating or running habits because he just runs away when I come in the room and turn on the light. I just track how much is missing from the bowl the next day and sometimes I'll see him jump off the wheel after I turn on the light. He seems to be moderately active from what I can tell, but it's kind of difficult. They are in separate cages so whenever I hear the wheels going I try and peek in and see which one is running, most of the time it's my overweight female, but I do catch him quite often, and I'm not sure if he's just running late at night when I am in bed.
I'm sorry I don't mean to be rambling but I am just trying to figure out what I should do here, they aren't that old and they are the same exact age so I don't know why they are so different. Sable and Spike are my babies and I'm just worried I'm doing something wrong here
Thank you to anyone who can help I greatly appreciate it!!