Hi all,
my HH recently dislike me to touch him, everytime I want to hold him, it will become like a ball, so hard with sound, can't even get to hold him, need to use paper to hold him for bathing, bathing time no problem. sigh.. what's the problem actually?

need more detail. what happened these few days and all. i suspect quilling, keep an eye out for quills on the floor or cold weather or isit that it dint get to move around much hence grumpy

Since its so quiet, thought I share a picture of the new hoglets nursing.



This post has been edited by aros: Nov 15 2013, 12:35 PM

thats cute

Where u guys put ur hedgehog cage at?
can show some cage?

i put mine in aquarium, easy to view newspaper as bedding, easy to clean easy to change daily.

This post has been edited by WhyNotYouTeachMe: Nov 18 2013, 02:04 PM

ICIC, aquarium very heavy , hard to clean?
PPL say newspaper got toxic not good for hedgehog leh...

well i dont see how newspaper is a threat, billions of nasi lemak packets are wrapped with newspapers, even overnight and eaten next day. well for me, i use a 2ft. tank which isnt that heavy to clean, i wash it everyday. maybe in the first few days u'll feel hard to clean but once used to it it'll be fine.

No problem with the space as it's 4ftx2ft.. peobably cold weather as always raining nowadays..
Cloth is the only way to hold him up,then slowly goes to my palm.. and it always bite! Arghh... is it only male hh loves to bite?

its probably cold weather where it wants to go to sleep but disturbed so it became grumpy, try let it out and run around often. u can also put your cage outside the house for some sunlight, not direct tho, maybe under the roof or smth.

as forbiting my male hedgie is quite a biter too heh idk if its just male or female too tho.

the cage is in my 2nd floor storeroom, good ventilation and no direct sunlight..
my hh likes bathing, everytime after bathing, it's very friendly, but the next day =.=

well then i couldnt really tell whats the problem but maybe it is just a sign of it wants a bath or go for a swim i'm pretty sure its not health related, maybe getting emotional? or isit that its quilling? as quilling makes it ultra stressful for the hog, and bathing makes its skin moist and less stressful

probably is quilling like you said..
sighh.. it's not as friendly like before..

dont be discouraged quilling process wont last long, for signs of quiling look for excessive quill drops, 5-6 per day is not excessive. 5-6 per scratch is excessive. since they tend to scratch more when quilling.

wow so cuteee, does the quills poke people?? or is it soft?

it does hurt for the first time, also for any professional hedgehog owner/breeder would definitely jump if they raise their quills suddenly. but fret not! once used to it, it only feels like a toothbrush. ALSO some owners actually complain that their hog dont ball up anymore cus they really like you and wouldnt wanna hurt you

i envy u guys.. i'm in sabah.. i've been wanting to get myself a pair of HH S&P and Pinto since beginning of 2013 till now.. I've did my homework and started building perfect crib for my future HH.. but there are no known breeder here(none that i've known of).. mostly bad seller.. and the price is too expensive.. if got nice seller, they mostly sell albino.. sad.. if only I can ship them here..

hello I'm new here, just got my hedgie 2 days ago and I realize that my hedgie like to sleep when I put it in her cage, outside the cage she do anything. why is that? is it possible that she hibernating?

possible, but it could just be that the cage ittoo small/empty for it to even do anything besides sleep. or perhaps it just likes to be outside, signs of hibernation will be loss of appetite, grumpiness, etc what a person would do when emo. but almost all hedgehogs wont hibernate if treated normally it is a rather rare case.

well she isn't grumpy as for loss appetite i'm not sure as she only eat when I hand feed her.