U buy it from pet shop??how u know that ur hedgie have mites

Errr isn't that more than 2ftx1ft? lol...plus i read the first page its bigger than what is stated...

i buy SUNGAI WANG de petshop de.!~ i aredy appear and dicuss in topic in this form before le..see page 48 49...ZforZebra is me!~
i see it always lose alot of quill and scratch alot..then bring it to vet and check lo..!~
however i know now it is on quilling process..!~ cuz i can see new quill pop out from skin!~
but everyday lose around 20-30 quill...is consider not normal le..so every 2 week bring it to vet lo...

dr jenny already call mine chubby, she only 300g..ur hedgie is healthy dont worry, dont over feed them, will cause burden on liver

not all hedgie can "cry" my girl wouldnt but my boy cried once

hei, where's your ZforZebra account? i thought your hedgie mites problem already solved after u brought it to vet?

What bedding do you use? Wood shavings can carry mites.

guys i been reading online & i found out that many hedgehog owners faced this problem: "hedgehog poop on the wheel while running" this makes the wheel to be covered with a layer of poop in the morning...

so my question is how many of you faced this problem? hedgehog poop must be smelly right since they eat cat food? (because cat poop is smelly )

also can we litter train them to poop in the litter box? like hamsters...they poop anywhere plus the poop will stuck at their butt always....we can only litter train them to pee in the litter box but they will poo anywhere....(but its ok because their poo gets hard like a rock in few minutes)....

how about hedgehog? after litter train do they poop in the litter box only or just like hamster they will poo while running, etc?

LIM...ohh that is my frd account..that time emergency want to come in this forum and ask question but no id then borrow frd de l..then now got time then create mine one de lo..my hedgehog mites problem still haven solve a...u le??? urs nv visit vet automatic will recover?? @@

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Added on February 20, 2012, 10:28 pmi use newspaper de a..everyday also chg and clean the cage...since got mites problem i aredy stop using wood bedding then now my hedgehog also don like wood bedding le...

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Added on February 20, 2012, 10:30 pmah yan ah yan!~ !! @@ got 300gram so fat a??? then ur hedgehog is same like u lo..also duo duo rou...btw hedgehog will cry de meh?? @@

This post has been edited by Dkai: Feb 20 2012, 10:34 PM

my hedgie likes to poop while she's running on the wheel and the wheel is in a mess in the morning..LOL..their poop is not kinda smelly also la from my point of view (maybe others might feel it's smelly.. )

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Added on February 21, 2012, 12:59 amOwhh...my mites problem solved since the bath that time and she's finished quilling already as well now she is growing up, eating & poop normally and making noise in the midnight..

This post has been edited by LimMC: Feb 21 2012, 12:59 AM

You can litter train hedgies but not all hedgies.

Usually, hedgies like to do their business in one corner of the cage. Identify which corner it is. If there's poop elsewhere that's not near the corner, scoop it up and dump it in that corner. (can try putting a litter pan there but can't guarantee the hedgie will still do its business there)

Apparently, it helps if the hedgie sees you scooping it up and putting it in the corner. I've tried it before but never seemed to work with my hedgies.

Try it for a week and see. Of course, you don't leave the poop there all week long. Just leave it in the corner for a whole day, then clean it up at night. If you can't stand the smell, don't bother litter training. xD

i see...but how is their poop look like...is it those gooey & mushy type? have you encounter where your hedgehog poop in the wheel & the wheel is covered with poop in the morning?

They look like...rat poop?

If they're stressed out or their food didn't get digested well enough, it'll turn out light green & watery/gel-like.
If they're healthy & happy, their poop turns out dark green & soft. It'll harden up after a few hours.

I don't really have pictures to show you because I don't make it a habit to take picture of hedgehog poo.

Hedgehogs do not poo on the wheel on purpose. Running loosens their bowel system; therefore, they can't help but poo & pee while running.
It doesn't matter where they poo/pee, as long as they're running, you can expect that they will start pooping & peeing soon.

Of course, they could careless that there's poo and pee on the wheel, so they keep running!

Just so you know, certain hedgies don't like being watched when they run so they don't run when you're around. If you see signs of poo & pee in the morning, you know that they certainly hate being watched while running. Huffster and Pinto don't like running when I watch them. Well, actually- just Huffster. Pinto is just too fat & lazy to run properly. He walks on the wheel... like a boss. Sloooowllyyyy...

This post has been edited by TeliLeti: Feb 22 2012, 05:50 PM

my hoglets age about 2 month already. they can already eat by themself rite?. but mine they don wan to eat by themself!. just go to the food(rc36) and take some smell and start digging and climbing so damn active. but when i put the food on my hand they'll eat it. wtf so mengada!. im afraid that their cant eat by themself

I'm pretty sure it's just lazy. They 'buat perangai' sometimes. Like my hedgies went on a hunger strike for 2 days when i changed their food brand. If they don't want to eat, dont worry. They'll eat when they gets hungry enough.You can count the number of kibble you put in, then leave it overnight n see how many disappears.

This post has been edited by TeliLeti: Feb 22 2012, 10:10 PM

im newbie here. wanna know if the bedding i using Wood shavings is smelly so what should i go? am i gonna change all wood shavings or just take it out which is dark colour enough and add some new wood shaving. tat all?

oh...its not the poo that i am worried of....because if its mixed in the bedding then wont smell that bad....but if on the wheel then i am affraid later my whole room will smell & my mum will get mad because of that...lol

Welcome to the hedgie thread!
I would not recommend using wood shavings.

#1: They could carry mites, meaning poor itchy hedgies & high vet bills.
#2: They get stuck on boy parts when they pee/get horny.

I don't use any sort of bedding at all. You could use newspaper (there are concerns about the ink & hedgie's tendencies to bite the paper, this ingesting the ink). Or... shredded paper (the ones in the pet shop, but again- the concern is that the dust can cause respiratory problems). Fleece is the best solution. It's quite cheap. It's a bit too lengthy to explain everything so I suggest you Google up using fleece as bedding.

If you want to stick to wood shavings, you can either change the wood shavings every one week or change it everyday, scooping the dirty ones out and replacing them with clean ones.

I can guarantee that poo & pee will be sticking to every nook & cranny of the wheel when you wake up in the morning.
There's no hedgehog that won't poo or pee on the wheel. Like I said, running loosens their bowel system.

If you don't want it to smell bad/clean up the poopified wheel every morning, don't put a wheel in. Instead, spend an hour or so with your hedgie by letting it run around somewhere in the evening.

I would suggest the toilet. Huffster runs around like Sonic when I put him in the toilet. After they poo & pee, just wash them off, down the drain.

This post has been edited by TeliLeti: Feb 23 2012, 05:59 PM

you could/should attempt litter training them for the sake of your sanity.

my hog does her business in a huge box i placed in her play pen. she's learned to keep her wheel somewhat clean these days. (used to have to clean her wheel daily while only having to do so weekly - every fortnight now.)

but to answer your query, hogs poop-layering their wheels isn't a "problem" as much as something that comes naturally to them. and you solve it by washing it daily :P


addendum*

telileti - what name did you decide to go with for dibs?

This post has been edited by olivur: Feb 24 2012, 05:27 AM

Ahahahaha, not 'Dibs', sadly.

I merely named him Pinto.

I call him Fat Boy nowadays though. He's gigantic. Bigger than his mother and father.

hee!~ what i feeding my hedgehog..!~ i too wuliao then edit 1 pic come out...><"
( but the hedgehog pic not mine...>< real pipi is sicking on mites and quilling problem )

This post has been edited by Dkai: Feb 24 2012, 05:05 PM


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