so small & adorable...

hi everyone,

i just got a hedgie with my bf (yet to name him yet) but the day we got him from one of the sellers here, it clicked. we took it home and left it alone for a day... the next day, we fed it cricket and small worms... he loved it but sometimes, he's still kinda aggresive. for now, we don't dare to carry him or even do anything with him yet. we gave him our clothes and he did self anointing after that. is it common for him to nibble on the clothe? and does it hurt if we let him nibble us? how do we go about from here?

btw, he's super handsome and cute. just kinda insecure now... >.<
help!

welcome to hedgie's world
u fed him cricket and worms? mine only fed him cat food... dun want to feed him cricket or worms...
errr... have u tried to let him smell ur hand? too aggressive huh??

btw.... this morning when i woke up... he sure did left some "evidence" on his wheel..

hi allsaints, congrats on getting your hedgie and welcome to the community.
how old is your little handsome boy there?

muchan hoglet looks fat and healthy hahaah

yeah... thanks to the breeder who sold him to me....

btw.. last nite I just arranged my room so I can moved him to my room...
now... he like to play behind of my laptop -.-"
and also... likes to sleep near my speaker.... I wonder if the music help him to sleep.. cuz' he looks comfortable sleeping there

here's the picts

Crying? LOL.... Does it sound like squeaking? Or like a little bird chirping? Do explain....

Good, feeding with crickets and mealworms is good for a hedgehog. Do introduce some quality dried catfood as it contains vitamins and also more protein for their health. But including crickets and mealworms to their diet is very good.

Do not worry, you just got him right? It will take time for your new hedgie to get used to your smell. They recognize scent.... so since you and your bf are new to him, he will feel insecure.

Nibbling and anointing the cloth is ok, quite normal. You need not be scared of all these little things for now, it is alright.

Welcome allsaints, like crazymouse says, give him some time

Ditto, Demon going through some extreme quilling recently too
I tried an oatmeal bath this weekend he seemed to enjoy it alot more than baby shampoo.
At first he was freaking out like the first bath then the minute poured some of the oatmeal liquid over his back he relaxed!, i think he liked the smell


welcome to the wheel washers club



was it a sniffling noise? i think snuffling/sniffling is "grumbling hedgehog language" mine seems to do it when i wake him up too early or steal his wheel/igloo

same wif Ken.... when I woke him up early morning he's kinda pissed of n make some sound

anyway... i wan to ask sumthin....
is it normal for hedgie to lick his "private" part?
Ken" was sleeping n suddenly woke up just to lick his "private" part and then continue back to sleep??

lolx why u peep ur ken doing this private thing one
hamsap la u

LOL I'm not peeping lar...
He was sleeping next to my laptop... and I dun dare to wake him up....
when he woke up I just gave him a glance... then suddenly he doing his business and I was haha

cute fella u got there lolz
mine one damm adventurous, once let him out he sure go climb here climb there, cant sit still one.

so i only let him roam around with supervision, then send him back to his enclosure.

anyway i dun think its something tat u need to worry about atm

it sounds like squeking type of crying? heck this is something hard to figure out, and when i go see him, he's just all quiet and sleeping. it already happened once and this is the 2nd time, 1st time is even longer.
-edited-

and its quite loud too..

This post has been edited by toottut89: Dec 12 2007, 04:08 AM

thanks everyone..

muchan
i don't really dare to put my hand near him now.. he kinda push himself into a ball whenever we make sudden movements..

toottut
i think he's around 5-6 months old now..

crazymouse
ya, we just got him on sunday through someone in here in LYN.
i don't really know what type of cat food suits him... when we bought him, the previous owner gave us food and also wood shaving... i don't really know whether that cat food given by the previous owner is good for him or not... where else can i find good pet stores that sells hedgie things? i tried pets wonderland in MV, petsmore in Queens Park, and some other few shops at Pandan.. i can't seem to find much things for hedgies here in cheras..

now tht he's been with us for 3 days, he's ok with us feeding him.. he 'attacks' the chopstick that we use to feed him worms and cricket.. we just bought a toyogo box for him and we made him a house.. yet to take picture cause we just let him in yesterday into his new house.. we tried not to feed him directly and allow him to hunt for the food in his new house.. we usually put worms and crickets into his bowl and he'll come out and run around to hunt for the worm.. very cute..

oh btw, he's been making some sounds that both myself and my bf doesn't really understand what sound it is.. it isn't clicking nor hissing.. and if he scratches himself, does it mean he have mites? how do we clean him since we can't really touch him yet? oh gosh, i know i'm asking a lot of questions, but do we need to bath our hedgies often? how often then?




This post has been edited by allsaints: Dec 12 2007, 11:57 AM


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Hi, I'm allsaints' bf... nice to meet you all... You all can call me matt if you want to... And allsaints is joanne... =)

Joanne has told you all about the sound it make... both of us not too sure about what kind of sound is it... but one thing for sure is that he will make the sound and curl/duck his head... In some sense, I think it's still on agressive mode to tell us not to bother him... or may be he's shy... I'm not too sure about this... But when it comes to food... His ego all gone... He'll come out of the box and try to catch the cricket... is it normal? I'm just curious... I checked on some website saying that it is called snuffling and snorting (you can find it here)...

This post has been edited by BLuR15: Dec 12 2007, 12:22 PM

Joanne & Matt

Most of your questions regarding food/bathing how to pick him up can be answered by clicking here
do look up the sections on behaviour and cage/bedding/toys as well

Regarding where to buy hedgie things (im located in cheras as well) i dont think there are any places that sell things specifically for hedgehogs, and sadly even if you do manage to find something thats labled "hedgehog food" it probably isnt really suitable for them, unbelievably theres a hedgehog food that contains rasins,and raisins are toxic to hedgies
Before buying any food,do take the time to read the ingredients.

High quality catfood with low fat (max 19% ) high protein (approx 30%) is a good staple food, try giving them a mix of 2 or more brands if you can. Supplement this with treats of insects & certain fruits/veg etc few times a week. I cant recall the exact reason but ive read feeding insects everyday is not so good?
Ive read that dogfood can be suitable as well, altho i havent looked into that, perhaps crazymouse knows more about it

basically just look up what kind of food/toys are suitable for them and try searching for things that fit the criteria at any of the 'usuall' petstores,




'Mood' shot, taken yesterday

Edit : LOL@ licking, muchan your baby is growing up fast

This post has been edited by Cimredopyh: Dec 12 2007, 03:17 PM

okay.... stop for the licking part laaa :lol

Cimredopyh, how's Demon doin?? is he likes to sleep near speaker too? haha want to know how's his brother doin out there...
and today... I woke up early morning to wash his wheel again... lol

btw.. i wan to ask sumthin... some said hedgie can stay in the air-con room wif 27 degree of the temperature right? is there any hedgie here sleep wif air-con before? I just moved ken to my room and I dun dare to open air-con.. so I was sleep wif only fan for the past 2 days.. hehe



This post has been edited by muchan86: Dec 12 2007, 04:57 PM

i heard that hedgies will actually attempt hibernation if the temperature is too cold.. i've read many warnings regarding it also... try not to put him into an air con room.. not safe.. hedgies aren't suppose to hibernate... they prefer warm temperature...

yeah.... read that before also.... just wondering who has their hedgie sleep in air-con room before
I love Ken so much... so now I sleep without air-con.... it's good thou... no need to pay for my air-con bill ed..

Demon and Ken really have the same face
tell Ken his brother is doing well, not sure if he likes sleeping near speakers but he sure likes charging into peoples crotches

I did initially want to put him in our room with us and i read that 26-27 degrees is still within the recommended temp but my bf is half polar bear and likes to freeze himself silly and he thinks 26 is yeaaarghhhh!! very warm

But then after that i read that they dont adjust well to any kind of sudden temp change
so i decided not to since our hedgies are born/bred malaysian they are probably used to our warm /humid air and may not adjust well to the drop to colder and drier a/c air (even tho 27 degrees is within the recomended temp)

I would really love to have him in the room and be able to hear him playing at night but im just not sure if its a good idea