/r/Hedgehog
For all things hedgehog! Have a pet African Pygmy hedgehog? Would you like to share the wild European hedgie who bumbled through your garden? You're in the right place!
Did you find a wild hedgehog in the UK? Check out the helpful links section here in the sidebar.
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
I want to own a pet hedgehog
What to expect from your hedgehog
The realities of owning a hedgehog
Books
Hedgehogs (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
Care
Sites
The International Hedgehog Association
Michigan Hedgehog Owners Group
Forums
Rescues
Flash and Thelma Memorial Hedgehog Rescue
UK Hedgehog Information
British Hedgehog Preservation Society
/r/Hedgehog
EDIT to adapt to /Hedgehog rules. Thank you for all the comments before.
Hello guys, I am still puzzled about this. I've gifted to my girlfriend a (less than) 2 months baby African Hedghehog bought from a breeder in Italy. He was a male called "Otto" ("Eight" in Italian, because she wanted an Hedgehog for 8 years). According with the breeder, i've set up for him a closed plastic box with sawdust (then we used corn cob), a big hole and other holes on top of it, some old clothes as a temp "kennel", a heating pad for animals which covered half of the plastic box (under it) and non-sterilized cat food with some dried mealworms and water from the drinking bottle. He was always indoor in a warm ambient (we live in Southern Italy) and we often made him walk around the house (always observing him). He was fine, affectionate and active. We also checked very often water, food and temperature. Untill one day, in the morning he was fine, during the afternoon he slept, and in the evening found him outside his kennel lying unconcious on the ground on the side. I took him, made a sort-of CPR, heated a bit, but unfortunately he was unalive and "dry".
What happened to him? The hedgehog's spines were sticking up. The breeder, a really nice person, was sorry, and even he did not know what had happened, whether cardiac arrest or moisture in the lungs. And since she will then get another one, what advice could you give me? I also enclose a picture of where he was. Thank you.
I got a new hedgie a few days ago from a breeder that said, that he's a very calm hedgehog, so I was really surprised by how much my new buddy is scared. When I spoke, moved or swallowed a bit too hard he started balling up and huffing. I tried to give him space, let him crawl around before picking him up, I tried bribing him with mealworms and chicken but he wasn't interested in it. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and I'm scared, that my new buddy doesn't want to have anything to do with me. Does anyone have any advice how to make him more comfortable around me?
Any advice? I'm too impatient to find a roller blade wheel just for this so I'm just taking one off my own skates š
Any advise regarding Food Nesting areas Flowers/bushes Other animals Anything else
does anyone have a long eared hedgehog and how are they different from the pygmy hedgehogs?
Has anyone else been taken advantage of by "Margaret's Hedgehogs"? They have a FB page. We lost a $100 deposit. Thankfully not more. Just wondering how many states they are operating in. I'm in OK. Wanted to get the word out and keep people from using them!
Hi all,
My hedgie HATES vet visits. She gets really stressed out whenever she makes a visit, and can be a vicious biter; she is even on the vet clinicās ālistā as multiple nurses were bitten and ended up bleeding.. And on top of that, her reaction is getting worse every time. As I cannot expect her to cooperate, the vet always uses anesthesia, but for the last 2 visits, when she woke up from anesthesia, she was literally foaming at the mouth. She didnāt eat for about a week, no wheels, no mealworms, nothing but green poop throughout the week. I know the vet visit is a must, but i just feel like Iām killing her every time I make a visit. I have tried few other vet clinics, but nothing changes. Itās not like she needs frequent visits (1, 2 a year) so maybe itās not a big deal, but Iām just so worried.. Could you please give me any tips if you have any?
Thanks in advance!