Little Live Pets 28403 Hedgehog and House

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Adrienne Kruzer is a veterinary technician with more than 15 years of experience providing healthcare to domestic and exotic animals. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Dental disease, skin issues including mite and lice infestations, intestinal parasites, and tumors can all be issues for pet hedgehogs. It's important, especially if your kibble brand doesn't have insects in the pellets, to supplement with live insects, such as mealworms and crickets, and veggies.

Make sure the running wheel is cleaned regularly to avoid fecal matter from building up which can cause foot infections or infections in humans upon handling them. Thorough dental examinations at the yearly vet visits and the occasional dental cleaning under anesthesia are recommended to prevent your hedgie from losing any teeth or developing other dental problems. Cages made for guinea pigs and rabbits are suitable for hedgehogs but wire-grate cage bottoms should be avoided since hedgehogs have small feet that will be injured if they fall through these grates. A large enclosed running wheel should be kept in the cage for your hedgie to exercise in along with a hide box, food bowl, and water bottle. Soft bedding such as recycled paper material or towels that are changed out regularly is best for the sensitive feet of a hedgehog.MORE THAN 20 TONES: Lil' Birds know over 20 bird sounds - from whistles and chirps to the sweetest sayings! African pygmy hedgehogs obviously have a lot of prickly spines but that doesn't mean they aren't fun to hold. Exercise and activity are very important to hedgehogs so potential owners should be able to commit to being able to provide a hedgehog with the space necessary to do so. Spine loss is normal in small amounts but if your hedgehog is losing so many spines that ithas bald patches it probably has a medical concern.

You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Some owners are able to brush their hedgehog's teeth using cat toothpaste and a small head toothbrush or cotton-tipped applicatorweekly but this is very uncommon. Hedgehogs are very active at night and will run several miles a day on their wheel or in their enclosed play area.As their name implies, African Pygmy hedgehogs are native to central and eastern Africa but most of these hedgehogs are actually a hybrid of two species: the Four-toed and Algerian hedgehogs. Tame hedgehogs will crawl into your hands, take treats from you and even enjoy being carried for a bit. You might consider fleece or dog-training potty pads over the soft padding or fleece to easily clean certain areas. Keeping a hedgehog as a bed requires special needs, like housing and food, so read on to discover the best way to care for a pet hedgehog. Younger hedgehogs are easier to tame than older ones, therefore your best chance to have a hedgehog that loves being held is by getting one at about six to eight weeks of age.

Not only do they eat a very different type of food when compared to other pocket pets, but they are covered with tiny little spikes and roll into balls when scared. Diehl is a passionate veterinarian pursuing specialty medicine with over 6 years' experience with exotic pets. She has more than five years of experience in lifestyle editing and media and has been published in a variety of prestigious outlets. Jillian Dara is a fact checker for The Spruce Pets, reviewing articles about pet care and pet products for factual accuracy and consistency.Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests.