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  1. Fecal & Intestinal issues
    i posted this on a different thread but i’ll post it here too just in case. Title says it all, I was outside in the grass just now and when I wasn’t looking my hedgehog Stella started eating what I have to assume is feces from another animal (it definitely wasn’t hers). I don’t know how I...
  2. Health
    Goa, my pet hedgehog is a 3.5 years old male, he has generally always been in good health. Last Saturday I noticed in his cage some stains that looks like vomit but it didn't seem digested food cos it was not very liquid, I noticed it again the day after and I could notice he started eating less...
  3. Health
    Hi first time post but I’m very lost. My hedgehog (almost a year old) started behaving weird about a week and a half ago, he stopped eating and wasn’t running in his wheel after a day or so I saw he was struggling to go poop so I got him a warm bath and some pumpkin which seemed to help. I had...
  4. Health
    I don't feel like I am overthinking it but I might possibly be. My hedgehog Lea is really active and seems completely okay but I am worried if she is eating or not I keep cleaning green poop off her wheel and cleaning out her litter box but most of the poop is green and I know it can be caused...
  5. Health
    ...does anyone use puppy training pads underneath litter in your hedgies enclosure?, the reason I ask is, I got a deal on puppy pads on a site where I get my Zoe her hedgie stuffs& i thought they would be another good defense to put pads below her litter to protect the wood bottom of her...
  6. Hedgehog Health FAQs and Important Topics
    I was having some play time with my hedgehog olive today and everything seemed normal until she started walking very strangely all of a sudden, arms and legs both very wide apart. This lasted for around 20 seconds before she started walking normally again. She saw the vet yesterday for a check...
  7. Health
    Hi guys! during bathing hercules today i found a lump on his back it is quite soft and doesnt seem to bother him, but it has appeared very fast. I have booked in with the vet but they cant get him in for a couple of weeks, im just worried that because its come up so fast that it will continue...
  8. Health
    Hi! I wanted to ask if anyone might know if something is wrong with my hedgie Mango. Mango does not run or walk fast. She is a very slow hedgehog and also very clumsy, because of this im worried she might have some health issues. I took two videos that show her walking. Since i couldnt upload...
  9. Health
    hi! i just noticed today that my hedgehog (henry- male age 4) has a large lump dragging on his backside. after lots of a research i came across swollen testicles, and the photos online match henry pretty well. he is eating, drinking, urinating, and pooping normally. he is also active and...
  10. General Questions
    My hedgehog is about 4.5+ years old (I am unsure his exact age when I got him 4 years ago) and has recently been sick. Hes gone to the vet for checks and Xrays and we cant find any tumors/infections/obvious concerns. He seems to be doing better after some medicine for inflammation but lost...
  11. Health
    My year old male hedgehog has been scratching himself until he draws blood. I'm unsure if this is mites, an infection, or anything of the sorts. I can't go to the vet due to the local vet having no experience in hedgehogs. There has been no loss of quills but some loss of fur in the specific...
  12. Health
    I would like to start doing weekly health checks, what should this include?
  13. Feet and legs
    My little hedge is named Biscuit. I noticed yesterday that it looks like he split his nail and I’m not sure what to do! He’s walking normal and continuing about his day but doesn’t want to me to touch it much. It looks like whatever part came off is still attached and I don’t want to hurt him. I...
  14. Health
    Hi! So I have an adorable 3-year-old hedgie that I love but lately, she has been acting a bit weird. So last night (around 7 pm) I hear her sneezing. She sneezed 4-5 times and then stopped. Which I thought was weird then I hear her sneezing again 4-5 times and then she stops. So I check on her...
  15. Health
    Hi, im a fairly new hedgehog owner, i've had my hedgie since june and she's a healthy hog from the checkups we've taken her to, recently we temporarily changed substrate because we couldn't find the one we normally use and it was running out, it's made out of mostly corn, but recently today I...
  16. Health
    Around a week ago one of my baby hoglets (5 weeks old) was accidentally pushed by mom off a ledge. Now, we noticed that he isn't using his back legs! Is there any way to treat this? We were planning to sell him soon but he is possibly disabled now and I don't know what to do. Is there any way I...
  17. Breeding & Babies Help
    My hedgehog is a new mother and has babies November 4th. she is already starting to spend time away from her babies but that isnt my main concern. i care about my hedgehog more than her hoglets which is why i have to ask. her stool is extremely liquidy. at first i thought it was throw up, which...
  18. Health
    I have a hedgehog who just turned 3 this month, and a few days ago he was doing just fine. Walking around, eating and drinking. I gave him a bath and cleaned his cage as normal and he was fine however I noticed that he was not moving as normal like usually does. His walking was slow and sluggish...
  19. Health
    So my hedgie, Chestnut, 4 months, male) finally let me hand pick him without the huffing after 5 days coming home. But he doesn't really going on his back yet , he flails and panics so I don’t often put him on his back. So today I was playing with him and i noticed a bump on his belly near...
  20. Fecal & Intestinal issues
    I’m really worried about my 3 year old male hedgehog. About a week ago I noticed that he had stopped eating and after two days of him not eating, he stopped running around and acted lethargic too. I took him out of his cage and he was super cold so I warmed him up with my hands and turned on his...
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