Ericius
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Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 07:39
Okay, here it goes: My hedgehog rarely eats. How can I make sure he is eating? Also, whenever you try to pick up my hedgie in his cage, he will puff up. When you try to pick him up outside of the cage, he remains calm. Why? Thanks!
Edit: He also just was chirping not even 5 minutes ago. What gives?
Post edited by: Ericius, at: 2007/11/27 07:42
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Re:Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 07:47
Give him time to adjust. It is not uncommon for babies to be off their food for the first few days that he is home. A change in environment - new sounds, smells, etc - is a big deal for a little guy. He will need time and patience to feel safe and secure in his new home.
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Re:Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 07:56
Okay, thanks! Also,he is trying to climb up onto his house. Should I be concerned?
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Re:Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 09:21
Also another thing that you may want to try is crushing the kibble a little bit. When I brought my baby home at 8 weeks he didn't seem to know how to fit the food in his mouth. I've softened it a bit with water and made sure the pieces are smaller. He seems to eat enough now and the amount of water he drinks has improved as well.
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Re:Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 09:26
I had to break up the kibble a little bit too for Hagrid for the first week or so. They get the hang of it quick though!
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Re:Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 12:22
Be careful with the water. Quentin's food bowl is next to his water bowl, so I accidentally bumped his cage once and it wet his food. Needless to say overnight in the dark mold grows fast.  I am so glad he didn't get sick.
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Re:Questions About New Hedgehog - 2007/11/27 15:20
You can count out how many kibbles he eats to be certain. But I think probably the transition from where he was born & weaned to a new house is pretty stressful and he may just need time. Do you have the same kind of food that he was eating before?
I've read different things about climbing hedgies... and responses seem to depend on how high/far the hedgie could fall and possbily hurt himself. I'm going to guess that on top of a house like an igloo would be safe enough - besides, how would you stop him? Or do you mean he's scaling the walls of his cage? Depending on the size of his cage and what kind of top it has, that could be rather dangerous.
My hedgie makes a little huffypuff when I get her from inside her cage too. When I pull back her liner slowly and talk to her (she sleeps under the liner, so that's where I always find her), she only makes a little fuss. I think of it as a kindly warning... like her saying, "hey, be careful, there's a sharp quilled hedge over here!" Sometimes, it seems, I accidentally startle her - like maybe she was in a deep sleep and didn't hear me coming and then allofthesudden her liner is gone - then I get a full-fledged *pffft* *pffft* *pffft* with major spikes. And she doesn't do that when she's already outside her cage. I think that's because then she knows it's playtime and is more ready to be picked up and held. Of course, I might be totally wrong on the explanation. But I can at least say for certain that my hedgie and yours are alike with the puffing.
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