Little Live Pets 28403 Hedgehog and House

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She is trained as a Fear Free Certified Professional to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets. Jillian Dara is a fact checker for The Spruce Pets, reviewing articles about pet care and pet products for factual accuracy and consistency. 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. 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.

Since hedgehogs aren't big fans of water, if you are having trouble cleaning your hedgehog's feet, try placing it in a shallow bath that only covers their feet. Adrienne Kruzer is a veterinary technician with more than 15 years of experience providing healthcare to domestic and exotic animals. The Spruce Pets uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. 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.

She has more than five years of experience in lifestyle editing and media and has been published in a variety of prestigious outlets. Hedgehogs are very active at night and will run several miles a day on their wheel or in their enclosed play area. You might consider fleece or dog-training potty pads over the soft padding or fleece to easily clean certain areas. Soft bedding such as recycled paper material or towels that are changed out regularly is best for the sensitive feet of a hedgehog.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. She now works with a team of other experienced vets to provide the best advice and care for their clients' pets. 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. 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. 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.