Hey everyone!
This is weird! My wife and i recently adopted our first hedgie! He was about 13 weeks when we got him from the breeder. His name is Oscar the grouch. We have had him for about 3 weeks now. The first week we had him i noticed a tiny bit of "pinkish" sticky stuff in his wheel. Very little, and it never reappeared. Today when i woke up we found quite a bit of this same stuff inside his pvc tube. It was smeared inside like he had dragged something through the tube. Its really strange, and almost impossible to wash off. Like the residue from a sticker or something. It looks kinda like raspberry or something. It doesnt look like blood. Of course i thout of semen, but i cant understand the color, or stickyness. I woke up grumpy and put him in a glass bowl to inspect his body, but there is no sign of anything on him. What the heck could this be??? He eats proplan cat food mixed with a bit of earth born holistic that the breeder provided. He acts completely normal. He was wheeling like a mad man last night and earing normally. I am stumped. I was looking at his toys and stuff to see if maybe some dye came from somewhere, but i am having no luck. His bedding is blue fleece, and his house is a red comfy tent that is used for birds. Maybe he was chewing on the tent? Any clues? Thanks in advance for any advice. All the best! Chad
This is weird! My wife and i recently adopted our first hedgie! He was about 13 weeks when we got him from the breeder. His name is Oscar the grouch. We have had him for about 3 weeks now. The first week we had him i noticed a tiny bit of "pinkish" sticky stuff in his wheel. Very little, and it never reappeared. Today when i woke up we found quite a bit of this same stuff inside his pvc tube. It was smeared inside like he had dragged something through the tube. Its really strange, and almost impossible to wash off. Like the residue from a sticker or something. It looks kinda like raspberry or something. It doesnt look like blood. Of course i thout of semen, but i cant understand the color, or stickyness. I woke up grumpy and put him in a glass bowl to inspect his body, but there is no sign of anything on him. What the heck could this be??? He eats proplan cat food mixed with a bit of earth born holistic that the breeder provided. He acts completely normal. He was wheeling like a mad man last night and earing normally. I am stumped. I was looking at his toys and stuff to see if maybe some dye came from somewhere, but i am having no luck. His bedding is blue fleece, and his house is a red comfy tent that is used for birds. Maybe he was chewing on the tent? Any clues? Thanks in advance for any advice. All the best! Chad