Forum: Handling and Socialization

ive had my hedgie for 3 weeks now, how long does it usually take for a little hedgie to get used to you? she is a female and she is like 3 months old...

I handle Hubert mostly bare handed, except when I take him out and and calm him down. But today my hand was covered in skin particles and they hurt...

As I've shared in my introduction, we "adopted" Frank a few nights ago from a family that wanted to rehome him. He came with his food (Pretty Pets or...

Hi everyone, I'm new here, and new to the world of hissing madagascar cockroaches (ie: african pygmy hedgehogs);) One week ago, My boyfriend...

So Reia is doing fabulous, she runs in her wheel (when I am not around of course), she eats good and drinks well. She is all around I think a happy...

hey guys i have quite a few post on here because I'm a crazy worried new mommy, but mr prickles is 12 weeks now which i know is his last quilling....

Reia has stopped quilling, as far as I can tell. I'm not finding anymore quills around in her cage or on me when I hold her now. So I believe she is...

Im soo sad about my Muffin. I have him about 2 months - first month we were good friends, he loves to sleep with me in bed, let me cuddling his...

hi my baby is so grumpy and he stopped quilling a week ago but he jumps when i touch him but i have been taking a baby tooth brush and brushing...

Reia is only about 2 months old. I just got her on Tuesday last week (2/14/12). When I first got her, she was such a cuddle bug. She loved to be...

Just picked up our 8 week old female, Skittles 5 days ago. She seems very well adjusted at this point, Im just wanting to make sure everything seems...

My fiance has had a hedgehog for about 5 years, and she loves him. We moved into together a couple years ago and she still loved him, but never...

Hello All, So I have had Roman for about two months (he's three months old) and I have handled him at least once a day everyday. All throughout...

I bought a female hedgehog off a girl I meet that didn't want hers no more I love her but she is realyl scared of me or anything and any type of...

Hi guys, I'm Vince from the Netherlands and just yesterday I bought myself one of these great creatures. Her name is Knuckles and she is...

I was told that my hedgie was 3 months old when I got her so I think she is 4 months old now. She never bit and I could let her play in my hands and...

I'm kinda new with having hedgehogs as pets. I just bought my new pets, from left to right, Choco (algerian grey female DOB 10/21/2011), Choppy...

Hello! This past week I just picked up my hedgehog (Nellie) and after handling her my hands get really itchy. I was wondering if this has happened to...