looks like a big 1 u got there, its not dangerous to keep 1. can it roll in a ball, if yes not overweight, if no the need to kurangkan makan ald  any pictures?

LOL, if i got 1 super big round fatty hedgehog wandering in front of my house i will thought "whose ball is this?" haahaa, got so big ah? size of a what ball? takraw?

LOL, mana besar  kecik lah tu  hahaha, feed him RC36/NUTRAM KITTEN - repack 1KG - RM25

his ears are quite crusty rite? put some baby oil on his ear or at the back of the ear then ok liao 

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poor guy/girl, must b very hungry

If u not so scare to hold it anymore, u can try to flip it so it's on its back, if it has a belly button, it's a boy

Cost, I'm not sure, +-50 if he don't have any health issue. Hope sifus here gib their answer U can check d vet thread stickied here.

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, take ur time, just make sure to handle it everyday for at least 30 min so it can get used to u.

I use plastic container, like those u can find at tesco or giant (toyogo box). Make sure u get big one as u need to put wheel in, and it also need space to roam/run.

For bedding, I use newpaper/fleece, haven't found 1 that suits me yet. Wood shavings is kind of messy for me.

Litter box for now I just use those rectangle empty icecream plastic container, cut a bit at front as 'entrance', and I put wood bedding inside

For hidebox I use ice cream container (again ), similar to the tutorial in page 1. I think I have to upgrade to igloo though, it is quite small to my hedgie.

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1. U should free feed him.. Meaning there should always be food for him/her to eat. I used to count kibbles and see how much mine eat at night, and if the kibbles is all gone, during daytime I give 20 kibbles in case he wants to eat.

is it alright if they just eat all the time..?? wont he/she be obese..??    one more.. can u get a mealworm & crickets in pets shop.?



2. U can use ceramic bowl.. It's pretty heavy so he won't flip it as easily.. U can also use water bottle, but it is not recommended as there were cases of hedgie chipping their tooth (their tooth won't grow back like rodents, so once chipped, consider gone), and there were cases of hedgie had their tongue amputated by water bottle o.o

amputated..??   buying ceramic bowl is in top list to do after work..



That's good to hear

mine 25-30 kibbles - fed at nite only (for Leo), morning and evening once for the gal (i think 15 each session) 

one more.. can u get a mealworm & crickets in pets shop.?

yupe, u can feed the small mealworm and crickets.

for mealworm, when u bought back, put in a container with a layer of oats 1st  and leave it for 1 day b4 u feed to ur hedgie  for cricket, pick the lighter brown color, more creamy if nt mistaken. dun buy too much, scared ur hedgie tak mau makan 

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U can get dried mealies from pet store, but u have to finish within 7 days because the mealies will be bad after that. But there were cases of hedgies constipated eating dried mealies. The best is to get live ones, gutload them, and give to your hedgie as treats.

Maybe he/she eating because hungry. Few hedgies will gorge themselves for food, so I think it's ok. Who knows how long your little guy/girl haven't eaten. Summore now got tasty food that's why eat a lot? Right now I think still ok to free feed as yours look underweight..

If obese u can cut its treat, or provide a wheel for exercise. There were cases where a hedgie eat its bedding because it was hungry. That hedgie died, I'm not sure whether it died from that or what, but necropsy showed its intestine filled with bedding.

Yup, somehow the water bottle cut off the tongue.. Maybe the hedgie no patient 1, want to drink fast2..

Huffster's looking okay now!

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Mealworms eat oats. That's why you need oats. You'll notice that they get fatter after a few days compared to just mealworms without oats. Also, put a small piece of carrot on top of the oats for the mealworms to 'drink' from.

LOL, dry it for what?  hahhaa

me paper oni, the brochure paper and any white paper, not using the newspaper 

Bedding sometimes I use newspaper, sometimes fleece, sometimes both Litter tray I use wood bedding.

Teli, mind posting his pic?
does it bother him, not seeing? even though people say hedgie don't depend on their sight much, I still wonder.

newspaper dark dark, both my boy and gal became dark dark  due to the poor quality ink and some even said the ink is not good for them

LOL, you made my day  , wood bedding. ermmm. this is wood bedding (tends to cause mites and so on) 

hahha, no worries bro, all here to learn from each other  when are you getting ur hedgie?

for me i would use only the paper (the brochure) as i dont trust wood bedding, got mites so on bla bla bla.

if want u can get it from bro nethelp, the tame type  LeonHooi87 hedgie color cantik  mav_85 also not bad 

u got hedgehog ald? 

LOL, i got short term memory ald, yyayaya 

nvm, glad he found u 

i have been with my gal for 2 months, after being bitten dunno how many times  , being poked till bleed  now she is a cute girl, adventurous type, sure not the cuddler type. cannot sit still, but i can pet her back while she sleeps and all the quills down, this is the 1st time i encountered this 

conclusion - want your hedgie to be a good boy o gal, play with it everyday, 5-10minutes will do for each session, pick him up and play with him, after 1-2 months, u wil see the result. Cheers