Hmm, I was wondering, is it normal for hedgehogs to bite? ..
My hedgehog only bites my sister for some reason.

Anyway ..Pictures ! :




Sorry with the poor quality pictures tho =(.

This post has been edited by H3dg3h0g: Nov 25 2007, 11:23 AM

Yes, especially the smells that's unfamilliar to them or they thought it's food.

Np that FAQ covers alot of what you will need to know before buying a hedgie, and also consistent with info from other sources



Ohhh i see , Well thats good, wheatgerm is one of the best sources of vitamin E



Anything less than RM 100 is still ok (working with no financial commitments)
however i was thinking of organic oatmeal the edible type, what you do is soak it like ur making tea then strain the water to remove all the oatmeal and then bathe the hedgie with it, supposed to be very comforting and soothing esp during quilling (read about it on Chins&Quills forum)



How not to manja hes SOO CUTE!!!

same question here...
last nite when I'm not at home.. my housmate tangan gatal and play with ken ken.. resulted she's been bitten by ken.. haha..
and this morning also... when I play with ken.. he looks relax and just sit at my lap.. but when my friend came n touch him... he kena bite also.. lol

waaaa... haven't go n buy the shampoo.. gonna go buy tomorrow... hehe

This post has been edited by muchan86: Nov 26 2007, 12:20 AM

I dont know why but i find that very funny

Some hedgie will only bond with its owner, and its becoming increasingly apparent when they get older. Thats why for hedgie it is not adviseable to get an older one(more than 4 months old), since althought they can be incredibly tame and playful with their owner, they can suddenly change personality to cautious and hostile towards new owner scent.

Oh i didnt mean that i found it unusual, I found it funny because her housemate that keeps harassing the hedgie got bitten, at the rate she was going it was bound to happen

one question.... just now when I cleaning the cage and play with him for a while.. I his nail at the back right leg damn long!! -.-"
I was like.. 0.o was thinking to cute cuz only that leg the nail was longer than others leg.. but dunno ho to trim the nail..

any suggestion what kind of nail clipper if better for hedgie?

I read somewhere that said that normal human nail clipper can already.
Better to clip its nails right after you bath it cause at that time the nails are softer, hence easier to cut. ^^

Yup. Normal clipper already can. Just make sure it's sharp enough to do it at one shot. May be you can search for those nail clipper for baby use. Cut the nails after bath. Like C_w_sam said, the nails are soft that time. So easier.

cute hedgehog u got there.

Ya my Bo Chai also like that, if other ppl go near he will take alert, just sometime he still know is me and sleep at there nicely or stone at there
I have no idea how to hold my Bo Chai leg for nail cutting..... He always say: " Let me go~~~~ "


This post has been edited by vincent09: Nov 26 2007, 06:45 PM

You have to trim the long nails on the back leg.... if you do not do so, it would break off by itself and hurt the hedgie coz it would break at the quick, which is the vein and that is painful.

Currently baby-sitting 2 hedgies for my friend, here are the pictures:

ok ok ....1 teeny lil question...if i get a hedgehog...then i go overseas for holiday...but i let me friend babysit for me...will my friend be able to hold my hedgie (will it bite) coz u guys said that it will bite ppl other than it's owner rite...if my friend knot touch it....will my hedgie be able to survive without owner touch for a few days?

guys..
yesterday while playing with sheimi, i noticed a little bald spot on his body? why did that happened, eh? is it because of mites? how to cure it?

Let me babysit for you, Haha... Jk...
How long is your holiday? If 1 week time shouldn't be a problem

You can use frontline to cure it

ryo..
sorry.. i mean, how to cure the bald spot

Actually, hedgehogs rarely bite. I babysit a few hedgehogs before, touched many hedgehogs that are not familiar with me, none has ever bit me but one of mine did when I forgot to wash my hands after touching some dogs.

You can let people babysit. Tame hedgehogs would not bite anyone unless their hands smell like some other animal or some chemical. The one about biting people that are not their owners.... that is kinda uncommon lah. It could be wrong handling or wrong touching. Never put your hand infront of a grumpy hedgehog, for sure it would in someway show it's anger....

How big is the bald spot? are you sure it is mites? Sometimes sparseness can appear after quilling and it would grow back.

if it's caused by mites and after you've cure the mites, the quills will grow back
Does sheimi has dandruff?

This post has been edited by Ryo`: Nov 28 2007, 02:36 PM