use newspaper or fleece then they will pee n poo on top not dirty n smelly??rm300 for starting including of wat??

-can use newspaper but hedgie will drag their poo and pee all over the place..a bit dirty...and need to be change daily
-200 for hoglet itself
-100++ for cage,food,food bowl and drinking bowl

Let me break this down.
RM150 for cage,
RM25 for bottle,
RM20 for litter box,
RM100 for wheel,
RM5 for food bowl,
RM15 for hide box,
RM30 for bedding pellets,
RM25 for wood shavings,
RM32 for RC36,
RM30 for hedgehog diet food,
RM1 for meal worms
That's about it for my starting costs. After that next 3-4 months, no monthly costs. Maybe RM2-3 for meal worms.
Maybe some price wrong already. As I said, it's just an estimate.

This post has been edited by wookp: Aug 5 2009, 04:49 PM

ic...so it's best to use wood shaving??n their main food is cat kibbles only??

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Added on August 5, 2009, 4:51 pmwao..that's a lot...but some i think can get cheaper ones n DIY...

This post has been edited by pink_baby: Aug 5 2009, 04:52 PM

ur cage is expensive!!!!!
ur hedgehog got bungalow!!!!
so nice man!!!
zoozone?
RC 36 is RM 32?
so expensive?
per kilo?

Not a bungalow la...Semi-D only... I figure he has to run around a lot. Turns out he sleeps a lot and uses the wheel only...

I think it's one kilo. That's why I wanted to buy from you! Cheap cheap!

I bought everything from petshack. Maybe that's why it's more expensive

how u all play with ur hedgie??

haha..just buy storage box cost around RM30 only..
RC 36 cost around RM19++ (for 400g) at Pets Wonderland
can tahan 1 month++

wah!!!
maybe i should increase my price to RM 20 per kilo...
earn a bit
lol!!!
should put a higher profit margin....put 3 ringgit also ok
kakakaka

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Added on August 5, 2009, 5:12 pmu make it into a ball, n throw it to ur friends, hoping it would stick on his face!!!
kakakaka!!!
just joking...

u can actually let them roam on ur body, let them run around in ur room, make them come to u for food


This post has been edited by jitshiong: Aug 5 2009, 05:12 PM

huh...got 1kilo RC36 meh? I tot only got 400g, 2kg, 4kg...

but they not like sugar gliders can climb on ur body right??so their main diet just cat kibbles??do they easily fall sick?

that's what i thought as well about the packaging sizes.

anyway, depending on how 'luxurious' one want it to be, actually the start-up cost won't have to be so high if you know where to save.

hideboxes can DIY, cage can use toyogo boxes, fleece is a one-off purchase, bedding and food can be cheaper if you purchase in big number.

wheels, if you're as creative as some members, they actually DIY. if you're not so creative, then maybe can purchase 2nd hand items like me.

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Added on August 5, 2009, 5:33 pmdefinitely won't be climbing around, in fact they'd rather you leave them alone in the dark and let them come out to play themselves at night.

cat kibbles that're mentioned are the closest diet to hedgehog, although we do have hedgehog diets in the market nowadays. some owners also feed boiled egg white and chicken meat as well. occasional mealworms as treats.

rarely you'll find a hedgehog fall sick out of nowhere, unless they inherited diseases from parents such as wobbly leg syndrome. apart from that, the more usual situation you may encounter is that them injuring themselves due to their clumsiness (fall off wheels, climbing and tumbling around, etc).

This post has been edited by livingmonolith: Aug 5 2009, 05:33 PM

ic..would like to try handle a hedgie b4 owning them...any place selling it or someone can borrow me play play???

I do agree with DIY...Makes it feel more homely I guess...As I was in a rush to get a home after I got my hedgie from Jitshiong, I had to resort to buying everything...

pink_baby: Go get from bro jitshiong, he has a whole lot of them...Hahaha...
living monolith: Asn to quote bro monolith, hedgie's are actually quite clumsy...They tend to miscalculate the height and make a jump for it.

And as I promised bro Jitshiong, here's Tequila!



This post has been edited by wookp: Aug 5 2009, 05:37 PM

owwhhh...so cute...

This post has been edited by pink_baby: Aug 5 2009, 05:37 PM

hehehe
can come view n play with the hoglets at my place
lol!

n yes, they r very good climbers!
but of course not as good as gliders...
a very great escape artist too

Get one la pink_baby! They are relatively easy to take care! Just feed everyday! As the topic goes, they like to be left alone!

haha...being poisoned to get 1...but i got 1 sugar glider to take care now...very headache...kept worrying bout her...sigh...

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Added on August 5, 2009, 5:46 pmsure or not??where u live??me at ampang wor....

This post has been edited by pink_baby: Aug 5 2009, 05:46 PM

i always welcome visitors...
ampang.. that's far away
i've got gliders as well..

well, before u get one, make sure u have the time n prepared for it...

they not noctural animals right?so no need to stay up till late at night to play with them like sg...