I went to get Martin from his cage and I noticed in his white food dish there was some red dried substance that looked like blood. It was not a lot and was dried but bright red, it could look similar to berries. However, I haven't fed him any berreis or red foods. I'm very worried. Could he have possible chipped a tooth? He otherwise seems to be behaving normally.
EDIT: I noticed this afternoon his paws are bloody. Not dripping it looks dried. He is using a plastic wheel with no holes but it does have very small ridges, I could not find any that don't. Is he running his feet raw?
I just gave him a quick foot bath and although I could not find any injuries I did notice one of his toenails had grown rather long so I went ahead and clipped his nails, he's grumpy now. I thought maybe that could be the source.
Last edited by Johnlock; 06-17-2012 at 10:00 PM.
I’m new at the whole hedgehog thing so I tend to fret and have lots of questions. I really adore my rescue hedgehog, Martin <3 In fact, I tend to refer to him as Prince Martin. :^)
Could be a loose tooth. Winston has a chipped front tooth, but that didn't bleed. When he had a loose tooth, that is when I noticed blood, but it wasn't much. Could also be an injury to his mouth, and may require a vet visit. give him a good look over to see if you see any source of blood on him, if not, it more than likely came from his mouth.
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Check feet and toenails too-he could have walked in the dish and left blood if his foot is cut. That is pretty common
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I've tried my best to look him over but he is still nervous around me and will curl up in a ball if I get too close. I didm't see any dried blood or signs of injury when I watched him though. I also havent seen any signs of blood anywhere else or anything this morning. He is acting normal and eating and drinking tons. What should I do?Originally Posted by CThogs
I’m new at the whole hedgehog thing so I tend to fret and have lots of questions. I really adore my rescue hedgehog, Martin <3 In fact, I tend to refer to him as Prince Martin. :^)
EDIT: I noticed this afternoon his paws are bloody. Not dripping it looks dried. He is using a plastic wheel with no holes but it does have very small ridges, I could not find any that don't. Is he running his feet raw?
I’m new at the whole hedgehog thing so I tend to fret and have lots of questions. I really adore my rescue hedgehog, Martin <3 In fact, I tend to refer to him as Prince Martin. :^)
Lots of hedgies do this, if he's acting normal, and you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary - just relax.Very likely ran his feet raw, and they mostly heal quite quickly. Keep an eye on him, but I think he's very likely just fine.
Thank you very much. I took his wheel out for the night and probably will one more night, to let his feet heal up. He is doing well otherwise and I gave him some cantaloupe as a treat for being so good during the bath and he LOVED it :-)Lots of hedgies do this, if he's acting normal, and you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary - just relax.
I’m new at the whole hedgehog thing so I tend to fret and have lots of questions. I really adore my rescue hedgehog, Martin <3 In fact, I tend to refer to him as Prince Martin. :^)
You spoil that hedgie! lol you are a great owner, and he's in the best hands.
Aww oh my gosh thank you so much <3 I really hope so, i'm doing my best to take care of him.You spoil that hedgie! lol you are a great owner, and he's in the best hands.
I’m new at the whole hedgehog thing so I tend to fret and have lots of questions. I really adore my rescue hedgehog, Martin <3 In fact, I tend to refer to him as Prince Martin. :^)
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