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1.) Im a new hedgie owner and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for what hedgehogs like to annoint themselves around?
I've seen youtube vidoes where some like the smell/taste of cooled down hot tea,/coffee/lotions..What do your hedgehogs annoint them selves around?? I havn't seen my Bella do it yet and I think it's amazing and really want to!! My friend is the only one who thinks she was about to do it when she was around lavender scented dryer sheets but I wasn't there
2.) Also, she seems EXTREMELY anti-social..well, actually I dont know if anti-social is the word because hedgehogs arent really social animals anyway..shes really just anti-everything. I have a little igloo in her tank and she NEVER comes out, when I take her out of her tank she likes to run around my room and sniff and doesnt stay balled up for more then a second if at all, but in her cage she will not walk around. She just sits in her igloo all day and night. I don't think its because shes still uncomfortable because when I take her out and hold her shes as curious as can be. I took her to the vet and they did a fecal test and a skin scraping and everything came out negative for parasites and such but she BARELY eats, she didn't even show any interest when I tried to feed her meal worms and NEVER eats the chopped up carrots and romain lettuce that I put in a bowl for her. She did seem to like the banana baby food I gave her but I basically had to shove it in her face for her to try it. I just find it kind of odd that she won't even eat a mealworm, when after reading that most hedgehog owners little friends LOVE them. I'm just scared that shes not getting all the protien and nutrients she needs(not from the mealworms since theyre treats, but from the other healthy food Im trying to feed her) but I cant really force her to eat it.
Any suggestions?? Might it be just that shes not used to me?? Have any of your hedgies acted this way when you first brought them home?? Any for 1 & 2 would be very helpful!! Thanks!
3.) Oh, and just one more question...Does the fact that shes albino make a difference in her behavior from all the other kinds of hedgehogs??
I've seen youtube vidoes where some like the smell/taste of cooled down hot tea,/coffee/lotions..What do your hedgehogs annoint them selves around?? I havn't seen my Bella do it yet and I think it's amazing and really want to!! My friend is the only one who thinks she was about to do it when she was around lavender scented dryer sheets but I wasn't there
2.) Also, she seems EXTREMELY anti-social..well, actually I dont know if anti-social is the word because hedgehogs arent really social animals anyway..shes really just anti-everything. I have a little igloo in her tank and she NEVER comes out, when I take her out of her tank she likes to run around my room and sniff and doesnt stay balled up for more then a second if at all, but in her cage she will not walk around. She just sits in her igloo all day and night. I don't think its because shes still uncomfortable because when I take her out and hold her shes as curious as can be. I took her to the vet and they did a fecal test and a skin scraping and everything came out negative for parasites and such but she BARELY eats, she didn't even show any interest when I tried to feed her meal worms and NEVER eats the chopped up carrots and romain lettuce that I put in a bowl for her. She did seem to like the banana baby food I gave her but I basically had to shove it in her face for her to try it. I just find it kind of odd that she won't even eat a mealworm, when after reading that most hedgehog owners little friends LOVE them. I'm just scared that shes not getting all the protien and nutrients she needs(not from the mealworms since theyre treats, but from the other healthy food Im trying to feed her) but I cant really force her to eat it.
Any suggestions?? Might it be just that shes not used to me?? Have any of your hedgies acted this way when you first brought them home?? Any for 1 & 2 would be very helpful!! Thanks!
3.) Oh, and just one more question...Does the fact that shes albino make a difference in her behavior from all the other kinds of hedgehogs??