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Hello everyone!
I have been looking at getting a hedgehog for a few months now and have been reading lots of info on here! Thank you all!
Today my little ball of fun came home with me! Very excited! I did get him from a pet store because he looked miserable in there. He was born at the pet store, October 5. He was separated from his mother last week. They finally allowed me to take him home today just about 2 months later. So he is just about 8 weeks old. Everything I have read says that is okay, so really hoping it is!
The cage I bought came with Softies by living world for bedding which I am going to get rid of and use fleece liners and a Kaytee wooden hut house thing. Bought a ceramic food dish and same for water. His wheel is coming next week, I had to get the store to order the bigger one for me. Do they need toys/play with anything? Anything else I need?
Next thing is, his skin looks kind of dry but the pet store he was at seems pretty dry as well. I have read that you can give them baths with oatmeal shampoo. I have a dog so I have Burt's bees oatmeal shampoo for dogs it says with colloidal oat flour and honey on it as well. Would this work? Anything special I should know about giving a hedgehog a bath?
Any other general advice is always appreciated as I am very new to this!
I have been looking at getting a hedgehog for a few months now and have been reading lots of info on here! Thank you all!
Today my little ball of fun came home with me! Very excited! I did get him from a pet store because he looked miserable in there. He was born at the pet store, October 5. He was separated from his mother last week. They finally allowed me to take him home today just about 2 months later. So he is just about 8 weeks old. Everything I have read says that is okay, so really hoping it is!
The cage I bought came with Softies by living world for bedding which I am going to get rid of and use fleece liners and a Kaytee wooden hut house thing. Bought a ceramic food dish and same for water. His wheel is coming next week, I had to get the store to order the bigger one for me. Do they need toys/play with anything? Anything else I need?
Next thing is, his skin looks kind of dry but the pet store he was at seems pretty dry as well. I have read that you can give them baths with oatmeal shampoo. I have a dog so I have Burt's bees oatmeal shampoo for dogs it says with colloidal oat flour and honey on it as well. Would this work? Anything special I should know about giving a hedgehog a bath?
Any other general advice is always appreciated as I am very new to this!
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I am using fleece to put in Leeloo's cage, but I also use softies to put under her wheel as litter. So in the morning, I only have to put the dirty spot of paper in the garbage (and put everything in the garbage 2-3 Times a week, dépends if it smell)and she is (i don't know if It is Say like that in english...) "clean", so I change the top bedding (fleece) 2-3 Times a week, and the whole bedding once à week.
You Will need to have a ceramic heater emitter set up with a thermostat to regulate the température. You Will also need a light with a timer so the light goes on/off Automaticly.
For the toys, You can give him little balls, little teddy bears, a toilet paper roll cut the way he can't get stuck(i don't know how to really say it! But without the paper on it!!!!), You Can buy little cars, but You need to be sure There is no small parts that can hurt him, You Can do a dig box for him.... You May need to try lots of things before You find what he likes... For everything new You give him, you need to give him before the night and Watch him play with it to be sure that it is "hedgehog proof".
For the bath, Ithink You got an answer on your other thread, but i can add You Can buy some flaxseed oil and put a few drops on his kibbles 2-3 Times a week. it Will help the dry skin. Something You need to know about bath is he Will not like it and Will probably be a bit (or à lot!!!!) grumpy after his bath!!!!
You Will need to have a ceramic heater emitter set up with a thermostat to regulate the température. You Will also need a light with a timer so the light goes on/off Automaticly.
For the toys, You can give him little balls, little teddy bears, a toilet paper roll cut the way he can't get stuck(i don't know how to really say it! But without the paper on it!!!!), You Can buy little cars, but You need to be sure There is no small parts that can hurt him, You Can do a dig box for him.... You May need to try lots of things before You find what he likes... For everything new You give him, you need to give him before the night and Watch him play with it to be sure that it is "hedgehog proof".
For the bath, Ithink You got an answer on your other thread, but i can add You Can buy some flaxseed oil and put a few drops on his kibbles 2-3 Times a week. it Will help the dry skin. Something You need to know about bath is he Will not like it and Will probably be a bit (or à lot!!!!) grumpy after his bath!!!!
Take a look at this massive thread: http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/13-housing-accessories/1611-cage-setup-examples.html
That'll show you what options other people have "toyed" with for their hedgies.
And totally self-promoting, this thread shows my progression from a cage like the ones in the previous thread into what I have now. You can see Finnick's stuffed hedgehog, sand box, fleece tub, etc. http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/105-cages/117850-great-naturalistic-cage-overhaul.html
Some hedgehogs like balls, some like stuffed animals, some like dig boxes, some like nothing and think you're being completely ridiculous. So be prepared to try a few things before you find something he'll enjoy. Have fun!
That'll show you what options other people have "toyed" with for their hedgies.
And totally self-promoting, this thread shows my progression from a cage like the ones in the previous thread into what I have now. You can see Finnick's stuffed hedgehog, sand box, fleece tub, etc. http://www.hedgehogcentral.com/forums/105-cages/117850-great-naturalistic-cage-overhaul.html
Some hedgehogs like balls, some like stuffed animals, some like dig boxes, some like nothing and think you're being completely ridiculous. So be prepared to try a few things before you find something he'll enjoy. Have fun!
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