hey fellas... izzit a must to trim hedgie nails??

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Added on June 16, 2011, 6:39 pmi used wood shavings all the time.. no mites after all. maybe diff way of cleaning perhaps.. i clean the shit n urine everyday n all the shavings after 3-4 days depending on the lvl of their drops. i bath them 2 days a week. not a prob. i try using my old shirt but they aint like it. i try using fleece too but she urine here n there. fleece absorb the smell not the urine if she 'tangki pecah' . so it a mess.. using wood shavings its not a good idea but at least i can keep them clean n healthy its alright with me. i try using newspaper n paper towel too.. they cannot stop pulling here n there end up all the drop all over the place even on top of their hideout .

This post has been edited by blastberry: Jun 16 2011, 06:39 PM

i heard from a website they say pine shavings is ok , not cedar.


thinking of buying fleece/using newspaper but i sked cant absorb the pee pee.

thinking of breeding mealworms too hehe.

oh yeah , if use fleece need prepare 2 right? one after u need clean / wash den put the other 1 , when other 1 dirty use the cleaned one

You only need to trim their nails if they start getting too long & begin to curve towards their foodpads. I rarely trim my hedgie's nails because he hates it. Don't need to cut too short or you might cut into the quick. I just gave Huffy a bath 5 minutes ago as he has poopy under his nails. I just used a toothbrush and softly brush at his nails. Now they're all clean.
Wood shavings are good at absorbing urine and odor.
Not so fun to rummage through them, searching for poop.


Pine shavings are okay, but they're not ideal. Their level of safety is questionable. It is okay though if you don't have too much money to spend on paper bedding.

u wanna breed mealworms...?? good luck.. i rather breed gerbils/hamster than mealworms..

Pork is a bit fatty, compare to chicken. IMO

Polyster fleece is not really absorbent, but I can tell 1 trick to AVOID the urine smell & also can save energy to change the fleece.

I use two types of bedding i.e newspapers & fleece. Cut the fleece into the size half of the cage/box. Fleece should be placed at the hiding area, while the newspaper will be placed at the toilet area. If you toilet-trained your hedgie to poop in one area, this can save your time in cleaning & also easy to spot-clean

Agreed with you...mine just poop at the corner or at eating area...make my work to clean very easy.

*nods* My mum forgot to leave out some raw chicken for me to cook before she used it to make dinner so I had to make do with pork. I took out the fatty bits that I saw though.
I give only a thumbprint-sized pork every few days.

My hedgie used to poop in one corner. Now he just poops wherever he likes.

This post has been edited by TeliLeti: Jun 17 2011, 08:02 AM

just bought like 40 mealworms . now to leave them to breed keke.

i think i should use newspaper first, after i toilet train the hedgie then i'll use the same method as u.

Hey guys newbie here , lol , juz wna ask a simple question , if I had 1 hedgie in future la

Does the spikes hurt ? I checked Wikipedia , it says abt when the hedgie feels threatened it will roll itself into a ball shape ...

So if you are holding the hedgehog then suddenly it rolls into a ball , then your hand kena the spikes , how ? Is it painful ?

I would like to say they don't but they do.
I tried picking up my hedgie once when he was balling up & it definitely felt like needles. xD
However, the quills will not pierce your skin (well, maybe your epidermis) or draw blood (not that I've heard/encountered before).

You can actually see if a hedgie feels threatened or just scared when they roll into a ball.
My hedgie no longer tightens the muscle connected to his quills when I pick him up. The quills will lay flat even though he's rolled into a ball.
If he feels threatened (like me suddenly waking him up), you will see that his quills stick up in EVERY DIRECTION so it's impossible to pick him up without a cloth.

Hedgie's aren't very affectionate but they're very interesting pets to have and will never make you frown (unless they poo/pee on you).

I find that once the hedgie gets on your hand, he/she will almost immediately uncurl. So if its all balled up, I scoop it up together with the bedding as cushioning, then brush it off. messy, but it worked for me.

Bathing them 2 days a week is too much. They''ll have dry skin easily. I bath them a couple of times in a year or as needed. btw, your hedgehog is cute

I used to use pine shaving. Now I'm using coconut husk. Try not to use newspaper as the ink are poisonous.

It depends on individual actually. I don't feel pain but somehow there's a time where the spikes poke my friend till she bleeds. When they are bonded with you they will not roll up frequently. They are spikey and cute!!



P.S. Mummy is pregnant

KEN B. - CONGRATS =D

going to get a hedgie tomorrow ( maybe ) yays!

Today i went to petshop to ask about a hedgie , the uncle kind enuf to let me hold the hedgie. After i give him back the hedgie , my hand so itchy , i look at it got bumps like after u got bitten by a mosquito. So sharp!

I also went petsmore , i wanted to check the pricing of RC , there was no RC 36 but there was 30 32 and 34 , and it cost really alot . 400 Gram packet was like RM27!! I saw someone in forums said they bought about Rm14?

Anyone knows petshop around klang valley that dont 'overprice' the rc?

And is science plan okay?

This post has been edited by ix3Rukia: Jun 18 2011, 06:48 PM

I adopted another hedgie today. xD

The reaction you had was normal. It happens so no worries. It won't last.
I bought 400g of RC32 for RM13.50 yesterday.
And RC36 for RM14.
I bought it at Galaxy Pets Link shop at Damansara Uptown.
I can buy it for you if you want since my office is opposite the shop.

haha i know , the person im getting the hedgie from said u adopted from him , so im buying snp hedgie from him .

Damansara is far from my place , i live nearby old klang road. Might go up to pets wonderland or ask my bf from seremban to buy some rc for me.

Im gonna collect the hedgie tomorrow .

Yeah the reaction lasted for like 1 hour , kinda hard while writing with that kind of condition i had tuition at that time

Just so you know, the mum has a pretty good temperament. Very calm. The kids should have pretty good temperament as well. My snowflake has a pretty bad temperament compared to her. xD

Congrats on getting a hedgie.

Wahh..

Now many people are interested in hedgie...

Welcome!!!

My friend was like OMG U GETTING HEDGIE?? U THINK U WAT? HIBARI? !!

Get a white hedgie then u can be hibari lah!

I say : BUT I LIKE SNP D:

I prefer SnPs as well. Too bad neither of my hedgie's are SnP. xD
Huffy was faking as an SnP when I got him.

The recently adopted hedgehog is on a strike. I don't think she has eaten at all. The previous owner said she only eats RC32, so I bought RC32. She won't even sniff at it.