does hedgehog considered exotic ? sorry im a nub :|

Is he weak? can see any sign of injuries?

Try giving hard boiled egg / boiled chicken breast meat together with kibbles, 30:70. See if it'll take the eggs / meat. Try not to offer mealworms anymore, they'll survive without it cause too much is not good.

If they'll take the eggs / meat willingly, then most probably they don't like the cat food. You can substitute the meat with other meats as well, but as long as not high in fats.

@ 11-11 : Most will categorized it as exotic.

I would also consider it as exotic since its not quite common as house pet compare to fish cats and dogs...

what a miracle yesterday after wash her housing and changed bedding and finally i saw her ate like monster haha....almost 2 teaspoon she had

then hor,while i'm scooping her up suddenly she bite my thumb till don't wanna realease but luckily their teeth are not sharp haha.So manja her

eerrmm...try to feed her the another meal as you stated,izzit give the food in solid type or blend it?

My hh will suddenly do the sound like they breath very hard when i go near.. why ah?

what to give them to eat?
i mean other than worm

can they eat any cat food? brand?

cat food or dog food

cat food

can they eat dog food also?

yes

which brand should i buy?
can recommend me

Only feed your pet with good quality kitten pellets. Some examples are like: Royal Canin, ... . Purina/Whiskas although widely available in supermarkets, they are not suitable for hedgehogs.

Hedgehog snacks consist of crickets and mealworms. Don't feed your pet with whatever insect you caught, as you don't know whether they contain pesticide. So be at the safe side by feeding your pet with snacks from the petshop.

Read front page

@chickenducksoup, theres lots of information in the first page. do not hesitate to read it.

i beeen searching for Royal Canin in penang.
still cant find it.
at the end end up buy EAGLE PACK HOLISTIC for it.
dunno suitable o not?

This post has been edited by chickenducksoup: Feb 27 2009, 07:57 PM

i feed my romeo iAM kitten biscuit..he loves it..i giv him 2 ~ 3 mealworms every nite after i play2 with it .. sumtimes after i feed it mealworms it will still go eat kitten biscuits summore..deng..then when i put in wheel , run few rounds then digestion is complete wheel is full with poo..

usualy at nite around 10pm ~ 12am if i try to pick it up it wont be that defensive.. when i want to take out the wheel to wash it in the morning i need to carry romeo out of the wheel , deng he will roll up into a ball n wont come out..mayb angry with me coz disturb him sleeping.. then i put in its hedgie igloo he continue sleep..

what other toys u guys use for ur hedgies ? for me i use toilet roll,wheel,golf ball..any other ?

my hand

I'm scared with them.. always poke me and suddenly jump and poke

yeah at first..everyday just let ur hedgie smell ur hand..after awhile scoop it up and let it walk2 on ur hand..play with it..like mine it wont poke2 that much unless i disturb it sleeping or anything..

i can pick up mine but she will gila2 sniff at your hand then bite 1 lah.She damn eats lots oohh...can eat till 2 tablespoon between 4 hours now,really have to stop this routine haha....

I thought you are advised NOT to get Royal Canin?

why not to get royal canin @@?

cottonkandy : lol~ he typo maybe xD!!

anyway.. i got my first hedgie le !!!!
its not biting nor is it giving out any sound =P
but its hiding in its home as soon as it reaches her new home o_O...
lol...

anyway i heard from the breeder i got her from... they say that royal canin dog food ain't that nutritious as
royal canin for cats...

so any pro advices?
i read both the details and compared... nth visually incommon except the packaging = =~
anything thats in the food itself made it different?

X3nz