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My hedgie just lost a tooth. Shes still tying to eat and has been acting completely normal. She’s had some trouble with dropping her food but she still tries to eat.

She doesn’t seem to be in any pain and I don’t notice any blood.

She’s 3 years old.

What should I do?

I’m thinking about getting a cute little baby boy hedgehog-I have all the supplies, and I feel qualified, but I’m just not certain how intense the “boy time” is. Is he constantly going to be covered in it? Will I regret it?

My little girl Kiki needs a new heater and I am finding sooo much conflicting information. Some people say heating pads are incredible, some say they are incredibly dangerous. CHE’s (with no light of course) seem like the way to go but no one is mentioning any particular brands and there are so many with very conflicting reviews. If anyone could give specific recommendations I would be so very grateful and so would my cuddly, spiky loaf (that Reddit isn’t allowing me to upload pictures of 😕). Thank you.

EDIT: On behalf of myself, my fiancé and my sweet lil spiky potato, thank you so much to everyone who responded with wonderful advice and links to wonderful products. I’m going to order some things right now and I truly cannot express my gratitude enough. I have a panic disorder and the overwhelming amount of info combined with the crazy amount of contractions was driving me up the wall with anxiety. I want to do right by Kiki, I need to she deserves a comfortable, healthy, happy life and you guys have helped me to do that. My love to you all! 💜🦔 (I still wish Reddit would let me post pictures of her 😠).

I've had my hedgehog(African pygmy) for a year now and he has had no medical issues, I live in South Africa where it's currently reaching in the high 35 degrees celcius and this morning I assume my hedgehog suffered from a heatstroke, I cooled him down but during what I assumed to be his seizure he bit into his leg which bleed Alot, I visited the vet and they suggested that he had a heat stroke as he has no symptoms before this to assume he has any neurological diseases, they advised me to seek an exotic veterinarian which I did but firstly it's extremely expensive and secondly they aren't available till NEXT week Friday which is crazy, he has calmed down now and is drinking and eating but his right lag has swelled from him biting it. I am letting him rest for now and I will run him a bath later but I'm here asking advice if there's any cream or medication I can get for his leg. Any help is appreciated🙏(I will post pictures later on)

Hi everyone!

I recently got my first hedgehog and made a post. People commented that sawdust is not a good bedding for my hedgehog. In my country, paper bedding is not available to buy, only sawdust. I would put fleece strips in his house, but I’m wondering what I could use outside of that? Can I use paper towels or something like that?

He has his own blanket, but he bites it, so I’m afraid to put something like that in his cage. Any advice is welcome!

Thank you in advance