[buttheyresocute]

Hi, I have a hedgehog who was 7 weeks when I got her and I have now had her for 4.5 months. However, I still can't get her to like me, or be comfortable around me! She's very active and healthy at nighttime when nobody is nearby. But the second I try to pick her up, she jumps and gets hissy. After about 10 min, she calms down on my lap and I can pet her and she is ok with that. But if I leave her alone for even a second, it takes another 10 min to get her to stop jumping and hissing again. When she's in her playpen, she goes under the fleece and hides and won't come out. The worst part is, SHE BITES! I use a non-scented anti-bacterial soap and she bites me every night. Yes, I have tried switching to another non-scented soap. I usually bond with her for 30-90 minutes about 6 times a week. I don't want to give up on her but I am starting to lose my patience! Help!

 

[buttheyresocute]

Thank you for the comments. I've been doing the t-shirt thing for the past 2 months. It has helped in the sense that she will at least let me pet her after about 10 minutes of fussing, hissing, and jumping. The biting thing is interesting because she did not do that when I first brought her home but about a month later. She chomps down and holds on. No licks or warnings before. The worst part is that I can't get her to let go. I've tried researching and people say to associate it with a negative behavior such as blowing air in her face, but it doesn't seem to help. It's pretty painful, and I don't know what to do