Well, quite honestly, there is absolutely no one currently on this planet who can tell if a hedgehog is pregnant or not. At least not until the day the babies come out :roll:
So it may not all be the pet store's fault...Unless they kept her in a cage with another hedgehog, who they didn't sex and ended up being male... THEN it's their fault.
But, it could also be the mill they bought the hedgehog from. The mill could have given them a pregnant hedgehog, and the store has no idea about it.
Either way, glad she's in a good home and well cared for. ^_^
Did you find the growth before or after the birth?
I'm sorry I couldn't be of much help either. It almost looks like a weird growth my dog had on his tail years back.
It's hard to tell from the picture what it could be. As a description of what it feels like would clear things up a little as well, but that's impossible, since you can't handle her right now.
Basically, you'd want to know whether it's on the skin or below the skin. Whether it's a hard unmovable lump. A lump that is squishy and movable. Hard and movable. Moves with the skin, or moves with the flesh, or moves in between both. (Yes... too many years of having dogs and cats with cancerous lumps... freaks me out every time I find some sort of bump)
If there is some way to feel the lump, without stressing her out... That would be the thing to try first. Maybe during feeding time, lure her out a bit, feed her some treats and just reach in and feel the bump...
But, that being said, might be good to wait for someone who has experience with nursing mothers.
So it may not all be the pet store's fault...Unless they kept her in a cage with another hedgehog, who they didn't sex and ended up being male... THEN it's their fault.
But, it could also be the mill they bought the hedgehog from. The mill could have given them a pregnant hedgehog, and the store has no idea about it.
Either way, glad she's in a good home and well cared for. ^_^
Did you find the growth before or after the birth?
I'm sorry I couldn't be of much help either. It almost looks like a weird growth my dog had on his tail years back.
It's hard to tell from the picture what it could be. As a description of what it feels like would clear things up a little as well, but that's impossible, since you can't handle her right now.
Basically, you'd want to know whether it's on the skin or below the skin. Whether it's a hard unmovable lump. A lump that is squishy and movable. Hard and movable. Moves with the skin, or moves with the flesh, or moves in between both. (Yes... too many years of having dogs and cats with cancerous lumps... freaks me out every time I find some sort of bump)
If there is some way to feel the lump, without stressing her out... That would be the thing to try first. Maybe during feeding time, lure her out a bit, feed her some treats and just reach in and feel the bump...
But, that being said, might be good to wait for someone who has experience with nursing mothers.
