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Hello! My hedgehog is going through a rough time, the vet believes he may have some dental issues but I have to wait until he puts on enough weight to be allowed to put him under anaesthetic. He can only eat wet food at the moment and it gets all over his face. He’s already had a bath recently but does anyone know the best way to clean his mouth area without hurting him as he’s probably quite sore? 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hey all, ive noticed when i go out in the garden late at night i sometimes have a little hedgehog visitor. I want to leave little treats for him since he keeps coming back but i dont know how to go about it or what would be best. I read online lettuce can be used as a treat so i leave a tiny bit for him if i notice him out and about but he normally doesn't touch it. Is there anything i can treat little dude with or should i just let him do his hedgehog things? Ive heard they like cat food but im worried as theres a lot of cats where i live and i wouldnt want him running into them and possibly getting hurt.

Side note i have just seen him outside and when i stood outside he got scared and made a little squeak. Cute as anything but i just went back inside and let him be for a bit.

Hey everyone. So our little Pepper is dealing with occasional blood and mucus in his stool for around three weeks now. He poops normally in the beginning but the last bit has some dark blood and mucus on it around 2/4 times. His diet consists of top quality wet cat food and a mix of red roaches, small locusts, crickets and occasional superworms. Once a week they also get tiny mice which they absolutely love but we avoid feeding those more often because they are very high in fat, similar to superworms.

All the blood and stool tests for bacteria, parasites, fungi, literally anything were negative and we've seen two vets already. The first one also did an ultrasound which turned out out fine and so far he's behaving absolutely normal (means he's eating well, using his wheel, walking around, balls and huffs when necessary with no signs of weakness or sickness). He did get antibiotics and some probiotic powder for around two weeks already.

At this point we don't know what this could be and we assume there is maybe some injury or inflammation going on - which we hoped the antibiotics would have fixed but unfortunately they didn't. He's a male so the usual suspect of uterine cancer is already ruled out.

Naturally we're super worried what might be going on and we would appreciate, if someone here dealt with a similar issue and found a way to help their little prick to heal up.

Since i am new from handling a hedgehog and im on a training process…i use gloves to carry him but i use my bare hand to pet him.

i noticed he isn’t scared at being carried at all and he even wants to try to get down and jump?? When i hold him with two hands wearing gloves he is not scared to go down at all…he is like he wants to escape and doesn’t care if he gets hurt when he is high up. He also doesn’t curl up into a ball and his quills are flat. Am i doing anything wrong? Pls help out

Just to inform anyone who is reading this, my hedgehog is a 5 month old baby boy named spike and i have had him for 4 days already. I made progress from taming him and now i can pet him a lot! I still let him sniff my fingers but then he attempted to bite me😭 it wasn’t sniffing anymore. Im not sure but maybe he smelled food from my fingers since i touched his kibbles and i had the smell on my fingers. I hope thats the reason though..i got really scared 😭 what do yall think?

I’m in a bit of an odd situation.
I’m currently on an internship with my roommates and we came into the possession of a surrendered hedgehog through the organization we’re interning at. I’m thinking if taking him home with me. Yes, I know it’s a big commitment and I’m prepared too put in the work, time and energy.
Problem is I’m from the opposite side of the country and have to fly home. I’m very worried about travelling with him, the airline I’m with does not allow hedgehogs as carry-on and will only allow him as checked. I can’t find information on their website about temperatures in cargo or if pets are kept separately. I’ll to call the airline and ask about temperature and pressure control.

My roommate has had hedgehogs before and is very knowledgeable about their needs and care, she lives closer and will be taking the hedgehog home if Im unable too. (don’t worry, he will have a loving home even if I can’t take him).

I’m newer to hedgehogs and she’s never travelled with them. Depending on the temperature is it still worth the risk? Is there something I can do to his carrier to make it better? I want what’s best for the little guy and if flight travelling is a problem I don’t want to put him through that.

His name is Dolly Parton (we thought he was a girl for the first few weeks of having him and by then the name stuck

I’m at work overnight and she’s like “Lilith is making a chirping noise! Is she ok!?”

I was busy so I didn’t see the message, I then came back to her responding

“Google said she’s happy! Like why she happy? Did you put something new in there? It’s just her wheel and toys? I’m so confused”

I love my wife 🤣🤣🤣