Week 3 (Days 15-21)

This is the week the fun begins and the babies go from being tiny whiney blobs to cute active little hedgehogs with personalities. The eyes start to open slowly, generally between day 15 and 18, and the babies become curious and start exploring their surroundings. This is usually a safe week to hold the babies, but make sure to observe to mom to be sure she isn't being too protective.

You may begin introducing ground up cat foods and other soft foods for the babies to test and anoint with. Fur continues to develop to create a nice warm belly coat. Teeth begin coming in a few days after the eyes open. Baby quills continue to fall out and be replaced, and pigment color continues to change and develop. Now that the babies are active, this is a good time to introduce a small wheel or hamster ball (supervised play away from mom only, please).