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Luvin_Hedgies
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/05 18:02Here is one of our cages. Not too many toys in it though. I don't like leaving toilet paper tubes in overnight (even if they're cut) just incase one of my boys gets their heads stuck and panics. They have pvc tubes, plastic cat balls with a bell, their wheel and inside their igloos they have a massive pile of fleece strips to dig in.
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HappyHedgie8
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/06 16:24you guys both have great cages! I think I want to get another level on mine. Any suggestions on good kinds?**Mommy of Tweetle the hedgehog!** ~Felicia :]
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aislinsadia
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/07 05:25This was Cotton's first home that I made for her waaaaaaaay back in May of 2007. It's changed since then several times, but the idea has stayed pretty much the same except it's way bigger now than it used to be . I also have those ferret funnel things constructed in different ways that I place in their cages for them to run through. Another idea I've heard that hedgies like are little matchbox sized cars, and Tonka trucks made for tykes. Also, a dig box is popular- I take a kleenex box and put some fleece strips in it and Cocoa likes to dig in it.
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omelette
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/07 18:12wow those are some awesome setups! omelette is looking at me like "why doesn't my cage look like that?" i think it's time to revamp her cage.Lisa My Heart Belongs to: Teddy, Sugar, Sapphie, Fudge, Archie, Chuckie - The Yorkies Wendy (Siamese Mix), Echo (Tabby) - Cats Omelette - Hedgehog Basil - Guinea Pig
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~Sara“The fox has many tricks, and the hedgehog only one, but that is the best of all”
Archilochus (Greek lyric poet and soldier, 675-635bc)
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HappyHedgie8
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/07 20:45Oh I know what you guys mean! When I first looked into getting a hedgehog as a pet, I saw that it was like a 2 foot cage minimum... so I thought that most people had their cage around that size. Right now I have a 30 by 18 inch cage. But I mean I can't go out and buy a new one because I have only had me hedgie for about 2 1/2 weeks!?
But tonight I went out and got a litter box along with some carefresh litter and a pvc tube because they looked popular.
His cage looks a little fuller and more hedgie-like now.
I'll post a pic soon! **Mommy of Tweetle the hedgehog!** ~Felicia :]
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HappyHedgie8
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/07 20:52omelette wrote: wow those are some awesome setups! omelette is looking at me like "why doesn't my cage look like that?" i think it's time to revamp her cage.
Can you post a pic of your current cage if you can? You too hedgehogmadhatter, I am just kind of curious/bored/want to see other ppl's even if they arent huge and great. **Mommy of Tweetle the hedgehog!** ~Felicia :]
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HappyHedgie8
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/08 10:39Ok, as promised here are some pics of what my cage currently looks like.
^^The whole cage
^^Tweetle and his sleeping cuddly/eating drinking, end of the cage
^^Making our way to the other side
^^Exercize area.
~~Tweetle always poops under his wheel, and I want to put the box under there but then he would have to climb through it to get to his wheel, look:
Please please please times one million give me some ideas! PLease and thanks!!
~Felicia
Post edited by: HappyHedgie8, at: 2008/03/08 10:42**Mommy of Tweetle the hedgehog!** ~Felicia :]
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Stasi
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/08 12:08The cage looks great! 30x18 is a good size. Bigger is fine too, but not needed! I'd recommend just cleaning the litterbox daily, then Tweetie won't have to walk through ickies as much. Stasi Terrapin Hedgehogs Joppa, MD www.terrapinhedgehogs.com
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/08 12:34Please please please times one million give me some ideas!
PLease and thanks!!
~Felicia
You can make tubes out of craft foam and hot glue for different colorsAnn Connecticut Hedgehogs
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HappyHedgie8
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/08 13:11Ok thanks for the ideas!! Btw its Tweetle, not Tweetie! A lot of people got that confused!!**Mommy of Tweetle the hedgehog!** ~Felicia :]
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Harley also has his very own Prickles beanie baby. I love that thing, Harley is the THIRD hedgehog to own it.
Tweetle's Mom, your set up looks good. I know there are lots of folks here with great set ups and it's easy to wonder if you can spoil your baby even more than you already are. But Tweetle is very young and I promise you, that your time with him is way more important than a super fancy cage. He can't get bored hanging out with you, that and what might seem boring to you might fascinate your hedgehog for hours!
~Sara
Post edited by: Hedgehogmadhatter, at: 2008/03/08 21:27“The fox has many tricks, and the hedgehog only one, but that is the best of all”
Archilochus (Greek lyric poet and soldier, 675-635bc)
There's no love like HEDGEHOG love!
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omelette
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/09 15:36i agree! and think about it this way, you have years to accumulate tons of things to spoil your hedgie with. and later if you want you can get a bigger cage, when and if you have the room/funds. but right now you've got all he needs. and you are probably your hedgie's favorite toy! you're his own jungle gym! btw, tweetle is really cute. i like that he looks like he has a bit of "blonde hair". Lisa My Heart Belongs to: Teddy, Sugar, Sapphie, Fudge, Archie, Chuckie - The Yorkies Wendy (Siamese Mix), Echo (Tabby) - Cats Omelette - Hedgehog Basil - Guinea Pig
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HappyHedgie8
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/09 17:36omelette wrote: i agree! and think about it this way, you have years to accumulate tons of things to spoil your hedgie with. and later if you want you can get a bigger cage, when and if you have the room/funds. but right now you've got all he needs. and you are probably your hedgie's favorite toy! you're his own jungle gym! btw, tweetle is really cute. i like that he looks like he has a bit of "blonde hair".
Haha thanks! **Mommy of Tweetle the hedgehog!** ~Felicia :]
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thistle
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/09 17:47Here are my 2 cages, Hector's is at the bottom (39" x 20") and Harriet's is above (47" x 22")
Both of them have their own beanie baby, as well as lots of cat toys, though they never seem to bother with them. They just love their wheels and big tubes they can crawl through. Barbara with Hector & Harriet Hog Glasgow, Scotland
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/09 18:35Nice cages I don't have pictures of mine right now. The 30X18 is a great size. Don't feel bad about it. I have one hedgie in a cage that size and my other two in the next size up(but that's because they are breeding females).Emily Prickles N' Quills Hedgehogs Breeding for Excellent Health, Personality & Color Charlotte, NC www.pricklesnquills.webs.com www.remembermethemovie.webs.com
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/09 21:07What's the brand name of the bottom cage? I'm always hunting for new designs!Check out Ham's Blog !
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thistle
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/10 12:45jick wrote: What's the brand name of the bottom cage? I'm always hunting for new designs!
I have no idea, sorry. It doesn't have a brand name printed on it, I got it new on ebay for a really good price (think it was £19.99).
The adjustable platform and ramp actually came with the Marchioro 'Robin' cage that Harriet is in, but since her cage is bigger than Hector's, I thought that it was fairer that he should get it.Barbara with Hector & Harriet Hog Glasgow, Scotland
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/10 18:41Right now I have a marchioro cage which I really like. I just wish it was a little shorter. Ham has never tried climbing the sides so I'm not worried about him falling. I'm just trying to save a little space...Check out Ham's Blog !
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/11 02:13thistle, where did you get the stand for Harriet's cage? i've been trying to look for one and i can't find one big enough.Lisa My Heart Belongs to: Teddy, Sugar, Sapphie, Fudge, Archie, Chuckie - The Yorkies Wendy (Siamese Mix), Echo (Tabby) - Cats Omelette - Hedgehog Basil - Guinea Pig
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/11 09:02jick wrote: What's the brand name of the bottom cage? I'm always hunting for new designs!
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jick
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Re:Just Plain Boring - 2008/03/11 10:16I suppose it does. The black wire was throwing me off a little. It's funny... over the past 6 months, between my original search for a cage and now, I must have seen EVERY cage known to mankind. And yet I keep looking!Check out Ham's Blog !
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. I also have those ferret funnel things constructed in different ways that I place in their cages for them to run through. Another idea I've heard that hedgies like are little matchbox sized cars, and Tonka trucks made for tykes. Also, a dig box is popular- I take a kleenex box and put some fleece strips in it and Cocoa likes to dig in it. 
