Ive fallen in love with all the hedgies I keep seeing. At our Sanctuary we take in poorly Native ones and know from experiance that they smell. Here are some questions
1/ Do these smell
2/ How tame do they get
3/Which are better Long Ears or APH
4/Do they need heat
5/How easy are they to keep properly
6/Do they need to hibernate
Sorry to be boring but wanted peoples personal experiances (if I ever decide to get 1 I would research properly myself)

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I have an aph.

She is in a cage in the dining room, so no, there is a smell, but I don't think its particularly a bad smell. (We have a rabbit in a hutch in the hall and that reeks!).
Mine is not tame at all, but she wasn't handled as a baby, but - I'm told if handled regularly from a baby then they can become very tame.
If you have a cold house, you may need to add a heat mat under your viv or cage in the winter.

(sorry if I've forgotten anything - have a terrible memory).

Sorry, no they are not hard to keep properley at all, just spot clean there poo daily, clean water, food and loads of things to do, activity type things, wheels and toys to play with.

What is best a viv or cage?

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Okay, now in my opinion, a cage is best, for two reasons. When we got Hedgepyg, she was extremely timid and growly etc. We put her in a viv for the enclosed aspect, thinking it would give her more security. She was very scared of the noise of the glass opening on the runners for a start, also, a viv blocks out many of the natural smells of the people around and the noises and voices also. We later changed hedgepyg over to a cage and almost straight away she started to come on slowly. She could hear us all and probably got used to my smell as I was the one that went to her most, and within a short time of her being in there she would come over to me at the side of the cage instead of rolling in a ball and growling.
So - for socialisation reasons I would say a cage.
Also, I did actually find the smell quite strong when hedgepyg was in a viv, whereas a cage is airy, so I think that helps.

Thanks for that

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Well people Ive been convinced and have committed to buy my very own APH and I cant wait

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