/r/Hedgehog

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For information on pet hedgehogs (so-called "African Pygmy Hedgehogs") and wild hedgehogs.

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Is the hedgehog made of spikes or are the spikes made of hedgehog? She screams for she does not know. - /u/SinisterPixel

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    Community-Made Content

    SPLOOT News: Issue One

    I want to own a pet hedgehog

    What are these cute things?

    What to expect from your hedgehog

    The realities of owning a hedgehog

    Books

    The Hedgehog Owner's Guide

    Hedgehogs (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

    Book reviews

    Care

    Basic Care

    Example Cages

    Diet Basics

    Commercial Food Discussion

    Sites

    The International Hedgehog Association

    Michigan Hedgehog Owners Group

    Forums

    Hedgehog Central Forums

    Chins-n-Hedgies Forums

    Rescues

    Flash and Thelma Memorial Hedgehog Rescue

    Hedgehog Welfare Society

    UK Hedgehog Information

    British Hedgehog Preservation Society

    Wild life rescue centre. Brent Lodge- Hampshire

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    hedgehog body language?

    what do ur hedgies look like when they’re happy/ content?

    i’ve been taking babs out of her cage daily around 8 pm to sit on my lap for a bit (40 minutes to an hour usually). she’s started to do this thing where she flattens onto her belly and her feets stick out (cute asf). i was wondering if this ment she’s getting more comfortable with me? is this the hedgehog equivalent to a cat loaf? thanks :3

    4 Comments
    2023/03/30
    02:46 UTC

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    Sick hedgehog?

    My hedgehog is about 6-7 years old and he has been getting these green gummy poops. And on many occasions I find him struggling to make it to his little house in the mornings, so he is cold when I find him. I recently switched his food to wet cat food if that might be the cause but I am still very concerned. Should I bring him to the vet? Or is it just because of his old age?

    3 Comments
    2023/03/30
    00:27 UTC

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    Insects stored in fridge??

    hey so I was wondering if i could bulk buy tons of insects (mealworms,crickets and pheonix worms/bsl)

    and put them in a mini fridge- would they last/survive? I would probably get the insects out before to feed veg :) but i cant rlly keep insects in tubs or anything. this would be best :) I cant keep them and keep buying live as i dont have many stores around me so i wanted to go down this route :)

    -Hayden :)

    3 Comments
    2023/03/29
    19:55 UTC

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    Heat lamp accident

    So when I was moving my babies into their new homes, I accident bumped into one of their cages And the heat lamp fell. I snatched it up immediately but it still burned my baby girls quills :( she is acting fine, and her skin has no burns at all. Is there anything I should do? I gave her a bath and double checked her entire body and it is intact just her quills. I’m never going to forgive myself :(

    7 Comments
    2023/03/29
    19:34 UTC

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    Let everybody know u need too take your baby’s to a vet for check ups I found out Heaghoges

    Getting close to 2 years old that’s the age I cancer starts in for my experience. Now from losing our Baboo I am going to start taking my girl at age of one for check up. I feel like if I would’ve known this for my baboo he might’ve had a chance his cancer was bad. UF university hospital in Florida had a great team. If you need to take your hedgehog somewhere, that’s the place to go. They tried everything to save him.

    2 Comments
    2023/03/29
    18:34 UTC

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    Hedgehog Toys

    What kind of toy your hedgehog likes to play? Mine likes to flip his food bowl 😂 He doesn’t like his other toys but I need some help what toys I would try.

    12 Comments
    2023/03/29
    15:12 UTC

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    Where to purchase

    I have been wanting to buy a hedgehog for a long time now but don’t know where to purchase one. Any website or places in las.Vegas you can buy them?

    5 Comments
    2023/03/29
    05:13 UTC

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