it does not sound crazy compare to other decision they have made.. ..but it seems like a good job too....to reduce the illegal trade... since porcupine meat quite a popular...but somehow..ppl will still look for the wild instead of the farm...aiks...

Ya, i read that news from newspaper 1, reduce the illegal trade is nice but hope after breeding no 1 will hunt those wild malay procupines, i ask my mum or father also havn't eat before... they eat alot alien thing when they was young .

wah you said like this i'm a bit worry about my hedgehog's diet already...

i feed my hedgehog ~30 kibbles per day, usually put into the food bowl around 2pm in the afternoon and she finish them by 2nd day morning...
a few mealworms everyday, the mealworms eat the RC cat food, vegies and fruits sometimes...but sometimes never feed mealworms coz she gained so much of weight since the first day -.-
with a wheel to exercise, which i wash like mad everyday...

is that ok? too much food or too little?

that day i tried to put it on the floor, hoping she can walk around, end up she stoned at a corner and don't know how to pick her up again -.- pls advice on what can i do to give her more things to do? i dowan her to be bored to death ><

they wont be bored to death la lolz
try giving her a toilet roll to play with.

mine juz have a toilet roll but goona get a wheel for him today

30 kibbles per day? You count before you give ar?? I feel like is too little. I feed my boy 1 tablespoon per day & he's ok. Not overweight but a lil chubby. He has wheel to run every night. So it won't get over weighted.

got toilet roll inside, but dunno whether she got play or not...
the toilet roll always i use to move the poo to one side

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Added on October 12, 2007, 8:43 ami counted during the first few days, just wanna check whether she got eat the food or not -.-
now still giving the same amount...

not sure but err 1 tablespoon is less than 30 right?

This post has been edited by GreenNerdy: Oct 12 2007, 08:43 AM

1 big tablespoon is more than 30 kibbles. Some time i give him 2 tablespoons per day. 1 morning, 1 night.

Tablespoon is about the chinese soup spoon size.... anyway, as long you feed a balance diet of catfood and mealworms, your hedgie won't die lah..... you imagine if someone just give you plain rice for 1 week? You will have energy but can be thin and feel unwell coz no vitamins, no protein, no minerals.... If your hedgie eats fruits, good. Some hedgies do not like fruits....

my hedgie only eat kibble

Hi guys,

Im getting a 3 months old salt n pepper from a breeder from garage sales, may i know roughly how big a 3 months old hedgie is? How to make sure it's 3 months old?

@ Hun,
Sorry Hun, can't wait for yout hoglet adi, the hedgie poison in my body too deep until i can't resist it >< Some more the price he offered is too attractive, now i just worry this is just too good to be true, lolz
Dear all hedgie lovers, please advice

my hedgie escape from the toyogo box last week which prompts me to buy a new enclosure with cover for him.
but today when i bath it i notice there is a small wound on his body

it could because he fall down after climbing up the toyogo box as i can see its a slight scratch with a little bit of swollen.

what should i do ? need to apply medicine or not ?


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ohh..all the time i tot you all were talking about those small tablespoon
ok thanks for the info

Izzit must remove the seeds ??

LOL.... most of us just feed catfood.... but they are after all insectivores... still need insects in their diet. Some people may say that mealworms can cause hedgehogs to die or get diseased... that is SO SO not true man.... anyway, if possible, introduce mealworms and crickets, once a week is even good too.

3 months is still young.... but do check for mites.... alot of breeders have been saying their hedgies are "mite free" but some infact come with mites. Choose your hedgie wisely too....

No wonder.... now my toyogo boxes got a DIY mesh lid.... today I did a new one but somehow my old one looks more attractive than the new one hahaha.... wrong measurement.

Wash it with soap and water. If the wound is dry, just let it be. Do not put any cream or antibiotic, it could make it worst.

Remove seeds? You mean the fruits? Yes, most fruit seeds like apples, grapes, pear, peach and cherries are toxic and can cause death in animals.

Just brought my hedgie home last night, a male salt & pepper, haven't name him yet
Not sure whether he "mite free", but I find that he like to scratch his body though

Ah, its been a long time since i had been here. And its V4 already..LOL..

Anyway, Ryo' i think you need to check the hedgie properly. If he likes to scratch, it is most probably he is having mites problem. Do look for anything moving around its body especially the quill area. Best of all, bring him to a vet to have a full checkup first. There tend to be alot of problem buying hedgie from normal breeders...

My Mochi RIP today...

Ouch, what happened here? RIP Mochi...

wtf so many hedgie die this 2 days

If hedgehog scratches alot, means mites loh.... they will only scratch alot if there are mites. Very irritating and if not cured, can cause death too.

Sometimes a hedgehog can die for many reasons, it could be some respiratory disorder, maybe liver failure? Inbreeding? Won't know until you do an autopsy....

Anyway, RIP to mochi the hedgie.....

So far mine all ok (touch wood) Hope nothing happen to them.