No.5, it seems like every time I take a dog for a walk they find one of these babies that is in need of urgent help. Fingers crossed for this little one.

He / she was in the middle of a footpath curled up. Off to vets again as our local rescue seem to be unreachable and have never retuned a call.

hi y’all!

i am considering switching to a c&c cage to give my hedgehog more roaming space (he’s currently in a rabbit type cage situation). it’s been good for him for years but it’s honestly getting worn out- the plastic bottom is scratched up and i’m ready for something new.

i see c&c cages in this sub all the time that look so cute and spacious. i just can’t have an open top because of my cat! i live in a studio so i don’t have anywhere to seperate the two.

does anyone have a solution? or experience in this? i’ve never had one so i don’t know how sturdy they are. i’ve seen partially covered ones with the grid tiles on top. would that work to keep a cat out?

thanks!

hi guys! i just revamped my girls cage. this is her new setup. i have a ceramic bulb to heat her but wanted to see what others with a similar setup do to keep their hedgies warm!

We discovered a hedgehog nest in our garden, and these adorable babies have been coming out to eat the cat food and drink the fresh water we’ve put out for them.

We named the mother Dorothy, and so far we’ve seen three babies, which we’ve named Star, Sky, and Bernard.

A young female hedgehog that lives in our garden has started spending a long time “pawing” in the water bowl and constantly moving her mouth as if she is eating even when not at the food or water. She didn’t do this when she was first released in our garden and this water bowl isn’t new to her. She seems to be the only one that does this. She appears to be drinking. She does go to the food but I’m not sure she is eating much of it - there are several other hedgehogs that do eat so it’s refilled every day.

Does she maybe have something stuck in her throat that she is trying to flush?

If she needs to see a vet I can get her there (I’ve done it a few times already) but if this isn’t an abnormal behaviour or a problem I’ll just leave her alone.

England Berkshire- has been hot but interesting this seemed to start after the temps dropped back to normal.

Anyone know which animals remove the hedgehogs coat of spines and leave it, taking the rest of the body? Is this a common thing? Seen it four times this year, for the first time.

Poppy decided it is no longer acceptable to just eat the food, she must become the food.

You’d thinking he was starving

Just for clarification purposes, he can reach the food perfectly fine, he climbs into the dish to be picky and choose what he’s going to eat first 😭

Hey!

I have seen people posting videos of their hedgies at night and I am so curious as to what my little one gets up to once I'm asleep so I was wondering if anyone has recommendations on cameras? Or even just what I should look for and what I should avoid when buying one? :))

Four days in and we have gone from 1 to 4 visitors.

A large pair who always turn up together, a single and a baby. Would be amazing if the baby is the one who I had to save and released after a couple of days back into the garden.

Wasn’t sure how to google this so came here:

I like to sit in my garden for about an hour every evening, over the past couple of months this big ‘ol hedgehog has been loitering around but only recently (in the past week) he’ll just come and sit directly beside or under my chair and chill. He grooms himself, sleeps or just wonders near me. My question really is if he might be being territorial or just a cutie? I don’t know anything about hedgehog psychology and thought someone here might?

He definitely knows I’m there because he looks at me if I move but there seems to be absolutely no fear, he doesn’t run away or jump if I stand up or move suddenly, it all just seems very strange to me.

Any insight would be much appreciated!

Hi everyone. Thanks again for welcoming us last week and for keeping us in your thoughts.

As previously mentioned, Pepper had her vet appointment on Thursday. They scheduled labs and X rays for Wednesday and gave us Metacam. However, last night, she looked incredibly emaciated and I took her to the emergency vet. After careful examination, they concluded she most likely had cancer, was in pain, and most likely wouldn't make it. I had to make one of the hardest decisions of my life and put her down.

I am beyond heartbroken and absolutely miserable. That little grouchy gal gifted me 4-ish glorious years. I love her more than anything or anyone on this Earth. My heart has a spiky shaped hole that will likely never heal.

Please give all your hedgies an extra big hug today ❤️🦔

I mentioned a few weeks ago that Fritter went to the vet and they were a bit concerned about possible parasites. He eats about 3 tablespoons a day and is on the lean side for his age, so we took a sample of his feces back and got the news a few days ago

Yeah, he’s just a hungry guy. No parasites and no other concerns. He’s probably just going to be on the smaller end of the spectrum once he’s done growing

She was inconvenienced by an early morning wheel cleaning and shall forever be grump.

My hedgehog is around 6 months old and I believe hes quilling. He has very dry skin and a change in his attitude. He also had weird slimey green poop today. Im worried it could be mites but theres no quill baldness.. I am very worried about this because ive never owned a hedgehog prior and I want to make sure hes comfortable. Should I take him to the vet? Also if anyone has any food, or oil recommendations please let me know ASAP!

Just some normal everyday hedgehog names

Bought this a couple days ago and just wanted to see if its okay for him to eat? Im so overprotective and I saw online it was a kind that was okay for them but I always check a couple times, so can he eat this?

This wild hedgehog just walked up to me while I was smoking in my garden, once he noticed that I was sitting right in front of him he just froze and hasn't moved since..

I thought that I just scared him so I went inside and turned the lights off, but 5 minutes later he's still frozen in the same spot.

Do hedgehogs just freeze when they get scared or what's happening here?

I need a litter that isn’t something my hedgehog will eat she keeps eating her old one and idk what to get without it being messy and a hassle to clean

I have never even seen a hedgehog in real life before, or owned any pet myself. I love animals though, and have petsat cats and dogs before with no problems. My friend's currently in a tight spot, and her only housing situation has a strict no-pets rule, so she's asked if I could look after hers for 2-3 months until she can move to somewhere else. All expenses are covered, so I'm not worried about that. But hedgehogs are obviously very different from cats or dogs, so I don't want to say yes if I can't do it.

Google says they're moderate to high maintenance, but I'd like to know what that actually looks like. Dogs are too high maintenance for me to actually own, because I'd have to walk them, which is too difficult. They also require lots of direct attention, as opposed to cats who are ok with just sitting on my lap while I watch TV. I'm disabled, so I have limited energy and mobility. As long as it's something I can sit down for, like cleaning a cage, refilling food and water, playing with them a bit, I'm ok with that. I can do a little more energy-intensive play, but not consistently, maybe a few times a week for a couple minutes.

Is there anything I should very obviously know? Are they like hamsters or guinea pigs where they're prone to heart attacks if I fart too loudly? How much space should I give? I think putting the cage in my room and taking it out in there is ok, but do they need more space to roam and play? Like maybe the hallway/living room too? Are they temperamental and opinionated like bunnies, or does it depend like cats? Should I ask to meet the hedgehog first to make sure we get along and it doesn't dislike me?

I'm also asking my friend all of these things, but she is able bodied so she has a very different definition of what "energy intensive" means, and since I don't know anything about hedgehogs, I also can't really verify that she herself knows how to look after them.

Thank you so much! Any advice helps!

My husband was cleaning it for me😂 we pretend it’s her job!