Hello all, I just got a rescue hedgehog... albino, sweet, sweet girl, She is terribly skittish. I was told that she is probably a little over 6 months old. She's started to let me hold her with her being comfortable and to walk around for me, but not for anyone else. She snuffles a lot, and won't eat anything but her dry food, and sometimes a meal worm. It breaks my heart that she's just so... She seems sad, or regressed, if that makes sense. She won't go into her hideaway castle, and never really does anything other than sleep under her blankets, unless she's using the litter or eating. Her toenails are so, so long, but she's so skittish that there's no way she'll let me touch her feetsies.
This is my first hedgehog, so I'm learning as I go, but I've read everything on here, and I just couldn't let this poor baby live in the conditions she was in. I didn't know anything except that I could do a much better job with my limited knowledge than the pet store could. ANY advice and help would do wonders for me. I love this baby so much, and I know that since I got her older, she might not bond to me, but even if she doesn't I want her to feel safe enough and confident enough to not be so scared all of the time. I have an inhuman amount of patience, but I don't want to be patient doing the wrong things.
Thank you in advance for all of your help, Tallulah and I both appreciate it.
This is my first hedgehog, so I'm learning as I go, but I've read everything on here, and I just couldn't let this poor baby live in the conditions she was in. I didn't know anything except that I could do a much better job with my limited knowledge than the pet store could. ANY advice and help would do wonders for me. I love this baby so much, and I know that since I got her older, she might not bond to me, but even if she doesn't I want her to feel safe enough and confident enough to not be so scared all of the time. I have an inhuman amount of patience, but I don't want to be patient doing the wrong things.
Thank you in advance for all of your help, Tallulah and I both appreciate it.