Hi guys, i'm new to the thread here just got myself a male S&P...
they are so adorable lor however i'm still nervous to pick it up la, maybe bcoz of the quills...hahaha

Anyway, how to feed cat food to them ar? I mean how frequent and how much per day? I've just bought RC and gave it like 7-8 pieces only...but seems not enuf for him la after finished he keep sniffing around and digging the mealbox

Really ar?? Nice2, gonna try it out then but what happen if he's wakes up arr and then running around the floor...how to catch it back??? hehhe
Currently i've have some guts to scoop him with my palm but then it keep running away when i start lift him up...

Hehehe, thanks for the tips
Yap, mine will hissing if i simply try to grab him without let him sniff my finger first, my mistake
Their underneath feels so soft, i really luv it...I wish later i can hold it like a cat and sleep on my lap

Anybody happen to know what HEDGEHOG being called in Malay? It's not Landak rite?
Having difficulties explaining to some of my colleague what exactly this animal is

Hihihi, no surprise since Hedgehog have quills like landak but stay small like a kitten ...
However, scientifically they are from 2 difference family/species...

Some of my frens/relatives shocked if i'm saying that i'm keeping landak at home ...coz landak quills is sharper, longer, poisonous and some say landak can shot it quills stick to enemy skin ...Not to mention that perhilitan people will pay me a visit if they heard that i'm keeping landak/porcupine at home

Maybe i should stick to "hedgehog" word when describing it to people
anyway, what substrate do u guys used for your hedgehog? at the moment i used pine woods shaving but it seems my hedgie doesn't really like it..
he will squash away all the wood shaving at the spot where he intend to sleep.he prefer to sleep on the clean flat surface...
Also he always scratching his belly/tummy like the wood shaving make him feel itchy all the time...already check there's no mites so far...
at first i used newspaper but my hedgie will dig it out & bite it. The newspaper also tend to get dirty easily with his poop/pee...

This post has been edited by silverbolt143: Oct 7 2009, 10:02 AM

That's great, been thinking about toilet train. even now it seems my hedgie tend to poop/pee at one particular spot only...maybe i should try put litter pot there...

Really?? Thanks for the info man...my poor hedgie, i felt terrible now

If u guys use fleece or newpaper, would your hedgie bite and tear down the bedding? Would they try to dig it out and hide under the bedding?

where can i get this fleece from? is it being sold in petshop also....

Aiya, i feel sorry for my hedgie ...would be great if fleece can be bought from hypermarket..
Gonna buy few pieces as replacement when cleaning and then customize to fit tank size....Thanks

I went to Giant this afternoon, there's original fleece (i think ) sold at RM40 for size of normal blanket...
But there's cheaper option which is Polyester fleece priced at RM14 for the same size...i rub & squeeze these 2 fabrics but as beginner i failed to spot any differences...

Can we used Polyester fleece as bedding???

This post has been edited by silverbolt143: Oct 7 2009, 09:53 PM

I see, i see...better look for 100% wool fleece then rite?
Just started potty training yesterday, i put one of his stool inside the litter box as 'marking' for him...
first my hedgie dig out some of the litter sand from the box ...
then he went inside litter box laying/sleep around there ...it's not gonna be easy i guess any tip or advise??

And, is hiding box compulsory?? i noticed my hedgie spent most of his time sleeping outside the hiding box?
i just used cheap 2 liter ice-cream tupperware as hiding box

yup, that's true..i heard cross breed between siblings tend to produce unhealthy hogs...
i got my pair, Sunil & Sonia from 2 different breeder...Sunil now around 6 months old and Sonia is 3 months old...
Previously i got Sunil for RM150 and Sonia RM170

Anyway i got a question, how to feed my hedgies with calcium powder? is it the same calcium powder for Suggies?
Can i just pour the powder onto the cat foods before feed to them?
and how frequent do u feed them with this calcium powder?

how much does it cost per shot??

MMm, quite affordable then rather than buying the frontline spray...u means 3 shot in a row rite? pity you hedgie

i think it's safe then to use newspaper as bedding..it just that you have to take extra effort cleaning & changing the newspaper everyday...
For the moment i'm using Chipsi Classic...My 2 hedgies seems enjoy sleeping on the wood shaving. They will bite, gather & bring the wood shaving inside the hiding box like building a nest and sleep onto it...

However, to be frank they have been scratching all over their body which i believe is bcoz of mite since there's no sign of dry skin...
My temporary solution currently is by spraying Frontline onto them...however it was hard to be done since the moment i hold them, they will struggle to let off my hands... plus i have to avoid spraying near their face area and the belly underneath also need to be spray to ensure all the mites infection are gone....

Change to newspaper seems to be good option to provide more cleaner and mites free environment...i'll give it try then

I see, then not so bad for 1 injection per session ....
REVOLUTION, only one drop onto the body to cure the mites...that seems easier, gonna look for that then...thanks for the info...
I used to spray Frontline on my Ball Python previously and accidentally spray onto the head section..
Next day he kinda inactive, dizzy and diarrhea for 3 consecutive days ...but after 2 times applied and disinfect his tank, he cured 100%...

This time i kinda reluctant to use spray based mite solution on my hedgie coz it hard to control your spray direction..plus it's not easy to hold hedgie and make them stand still...

How much does it cost for this Revolution anyway?
is it this one??? http://www.1800petmeds.com/Revolution-prod10265.html

did u change to new perfume, using new hand wash/soap or applied anything with strong smell to your hands....
if u did, he might not recognize u due the new smell which perhaps stronger than your normal body smell...

For those who managed to potty trained their hedgie, what type of substrate do u used for the litter box?
i had once trained my hedgie to use litter box...Since i'm noob, that time i used normal cat litter as substrate...

However, after about 2 weeks i had to stop use the litter box due to:
1) normall cat litter (tiny one like artificial sand) no good for hedgie especially male since it will get stuck in the p*nis .
2) My hedgie love to use the litter box but after peeing/poop, he will dig the subtrate (like cat) to cover his 'leftover'. So end-up the litter substrate being splash all around outside the litter box ..it so messy...

Appreciate any advise