Hey guys
I wanna share some news about my pinto. Just 2 weeks ago, he lost the ability to walk using his hind legs, his forearms are still fine. I brought him to Dr Dev for a check up, but there is a rare chance that he can regain mobility again. It wasn't an injury or twisted leg. The cause currently suspected may be due to the kibble he eats. His legs werent very good/agile since I bought him but I guess it worsened after eating the food.

I'm still taking care of him though he started showing signs of eating lesser and preferred mealworms. Since he was not able to lift up his back, he is constantly dragging his back legs while walking. No signs of WHS "yet" since he's strong and ain't wobbling (according to dr Dev)

But just today, a few hours after I left him to sleep, my brother informed me that he was bleeding badly. I checked on him and it looked like he bit his own left hind leg. He became very fierce and started biting when I carried him. Sometimes in my palms he would try to bite his injured leg a few times but I stopped him.

Has this happened to anyone before? Your hedgehog hurting themselves

Before you left him by himself, did you or your brother applied any sort of cream and handled him? (not cosmetic ones, but the skin healing type) or just baby oil. My hedgie starts going 'crazy', snapping her jaws shut if a finger gets near her, she also bites her leg until it's red and skin thin enough to almost start bleeding if I ever get TRY to handle her after I applied cream or oil (because sometimes I forgot ). I don't know if it's relevant though, it just reminds me of my hedgie if she smells cream or baby oil.

I didn't apply any cream/oil on him. He just suddenly bite himself out of nowhere. Since the bleeding didn't stop I applied flour on his leg to stop it

guys, any1. who know vet at penang who expert in hedgie problem. my hedgehog suddenly her ear peeled off. like being bite by something :/
and behind her ear got wound.

Pinto's right eye popped out. Don't know when that happened. Probably a few days ago. Meh. Must be hereditary or something because his dad's eyes popped out before as well.

How is pinto guy now? Lordy, I hope mine doesn't need to go through it. Hope she is more like her mum.

He's doing okay, I think. He's been eating, albeit not his usual portion.
Just waiting for the popped eye to dry up and heal. The poor boy.

Yeah, hopefully the females are more like their mum. Speaking of their mum, Chubby's getting old (nearly 3 years old). No longer chubby like how she used to be. Haha.

Hi guys. I'm thinking of getting a small pet for myself since I can't buy a dog. (living with parents :facepalm:) So the question is. Sugar Gliders or Hedgehogs? From what i read in the Sugar Gliders thread it seems like there's more work to do and it require more attention which is not that easy for me as I work 12 hours per day and I don't think my mom will help me look after it. The thing I'm concerned with is whether Hedgehog requires injections? Will they fall sick easily? I've read the front page at TS said they don't but I just wanted to make sure.. lol.. How much in average do i have to spend per month for them? Its better for me since Hedgehogs are solitary animals. xD. How much do i have to spend on my first purchase? with cage and bowls and other stuff. You advise are highly appreciated. Thanks in advance

Hi all hedgehog owner
I've been looking for a very dark color hh. People has been telling me it's call the salt and pepper... but all the snp I found was merely lighter color (1st picture). I'm looking for the kind of charcoal black (2nd picture).
Can someone tell me can this be found in Malaysia? and what color it call?

Hey guys.. any idea where i can buy a hedgehogs wheel?

Try looking @ Pet Safari Ikano

Alright. THanks for the info.

Anyway. I just got my hedgehog for about 2 days and it's about 2 months old.

Whenever I touches him or wakes him up he seemed to be shaking alot. My room temp is around 24c which should be acceptable right?

But after awhile when i leaves him alone he seemed to be ok.. what could be the problem?

You're sure it's not hissing or puffing instead?

Though if you mean 'shaking' by making sound like a motor continuously and kinda like vibrating, then it might just be it is not used to the new environment. Found my hedgie once like that in the middle of the night (it was under my bed then - and it was very dark) xD

This post has been edited by BunnyRAWR: Jun 15 2013, 07:50 PM

nope. not hissing or puffing. just walking around like shaking.

Maybe it's just a problem of getting use to the surrounding. I think 24c room temperature is fine btw because my hedgie did just fine in a colder room. To be on a safe side, give it some cloth to tug itself in and maybe move it to a warmer place. Also try looking on youtube for Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome.

And sorry my hedgehog never had a problem like this one, so that's all I could think of right now

Hmm.. alright. guess that's the only thing i can do now. Thanks for the heads up

Want to ask all hedgie experts here

I recently got myself a hedgie. First time pet owner here so... I just got a camera so I can observe it anytime - so my first question is...

I found it pacing around in its cage like back and forth repeatedly... is this normal ? O_o lol.. it's quite a big cage like for a small dog..like double storey, has a house so he can hide and all..has food and water and all.

When I go near it, it stops pacing. But when I leave it alone.. it paces back and forth.. lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oL81Dq6yGY&feature=youtu.be
(its only a 10 sec clip but basically loop the video and that's what it does all night lol)

Is that normal ?

Not an expert but there's a hedgie just like yours here, but instead of pacing back and forth it run in circles (got clip also) very amusing XD people said it's because it's bored. so maybe let it out and run a little or buy a wheel or cut a tissue roll

thanks but whenever I let it out, it freezes.. like scared or something, then it will just run to a corner and hide ..!!..

Hello every1, I'm a hedgie owner too.. I found out recently my hedgie is super excited in eating mealworms.. but from what I read from the thread.. feeding them 1~2 per weeks is good and enough...

But I'm feeding her every day ... will it cause the problem ?