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Something to be concerned about?

747 views 1 reply 2 participants last post by  hedgielover  
#1 ·
I had Winston out today and noticed that he stopped to poop where as he normally just lets loose while walking around on me.
And he looked like he was thinking about it and just sat there and pooped - it was a little thinner than normal and light brownish. I saw poop by his food dish when i took him out from sometime today and it looked normal - dark brownish. I had given him some mealies when i took him out an hour before that - could they have upset his stomach? I have given him a few before but i gave him 5 mini worms instead of the two med mealies i would normally give. His poop usually smells a bit the day after i give him a meal worm or two.

Other than that he is still up randomly at times throughout the day and night - doesn't really keep regular hours for a hedgie. He eats a normal amount and drinks a lot of water. he is still quilling a bit and today was really cuddly and friendly. I gave him his last bath about 3 days ago and i clean his entire cage and attached litter box bin every 2 - 3 days with spot cleaning or full cleaning sooner as needed.
I mean the only unusual thing today was that he was SO snuggly and calm when i took him out. Just exploring and not getting scared - just like he was before he started really quilling. So i think that just his normal personality coming out now that he is less grumpy.

So yeah - anything to worry about ot maybe just the extra meal worms and stuff??
 
#2 ·
If most of his poops are normal then this was probably just a one off strange poop. My hedgehog, Koloth, does the same thing, sometimes the poop comes out while he's running around doing his thing and sometimes he stops and concentrates on it a little more. Some of his poops are larger and thick (what I would consider normal sized, or maybe a little big) and some are small and thin. Since he still does big poops everyday I don't worry that the thin ones mean that he is constipated or anything. A few extra mealies shouldn't cause his stomach to be upset unless you are feeding freeze dried ones because they can be a problem sometimes.