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Old 05-03-2006, 08:56 AM
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Well i have just brought a albino african pygmy hedgehog, and i just want to make sure i am doing everything right, if not can you point me in the right direction.
He is housed in a indoor rabbit cage, he has hides, water bowl, food bowl, heat mat.
He has saw dust shavings for bedding, is hemp ok to use?
Food: cat buiscuts but change the flavour every few weeks, wax worm every two weeks.
If there is anything else i need to do please can you let me know. Thank you.
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Old 05-03-2006, 11:09 AM
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You can buy a canned hedgehog food which is called spikes dinner. We used to give ours that. Your setup sounds fine.
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Old 05-03-2006, 01:03 PM
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They adore giant mealworms, we used to give them to our breeders every 2-3 days!! .
You can give them a toilet area, just suss out where he/she's doing most of the poops, and put some wood based cat litter down in a shallow cat litter tray, they will happily use it, and it makes the cage easier for you to clean out.
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i was told that a heat mat wasnt nesessary with a hedgehog but i am not queering you just sorta sayin thanx for makin it nown to me
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Old 03-05-2006, 07:57 PM
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I don't use the heat mat anymore seen as it is summer. I will use it in the winter as it can get quite cold in the room he lives in.
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