OnAnAmbulance
09-27-2006, 01:59 AM
So I've been active on this forum for a little while, but I haven't actually had a hedgehog until this past weekend! He's a cinnacot pinto, and his name has become Spike. I really didn't want to pick such an obvious and common name, but it ended up sticking. He looks like a "Spike" too... my mom thinks he looks like the roommate named Spike in Notting Hill because of his blonde pinto markings.
He's only about seven weeks old, and he's doing quite well. The only problem is he's quite fiesty! He has two cotton hedgebags, and I'm going to get quite a few more accessories for him via Nancy. These are his favorite possessions - I rarely see him out of them. The only way I know he has wandered out is when I hear him crunching on his food!
I take him out every day, but he huffs and pops at me until he realizes he can't bury his head back into a corner of his hedgebag and ignore me. I hope he will eventually end this habit and will be friendly :)
He doesn't keep his quill visor down for me much, except for when he's popping and just waking up. The other thing with him is he's just started quilling, so that's probably contributing to his grumpiness. I've found a little less than a dozen quills in the past couple days, so I'm guessing that's why he's particularly grumpy when I touch his back every now and then. I'm going to give him an Aveeno bath tomorrow, hopefully, and that will help.
Another thing - do babies always poop so much on their wheel?!? He seems to be a poop machine! I have to scrub every inch of the wheel because he makes it so messy! I don't know how he does it! :rofl:
I have him on the breeder's food and a quarter of my own mix of Royal Canin 37 and CSFTCLS Lite. I'm weaning him off the other food slowly, but so far his poops are very solid and brown, which is a good sign. Last night he ate 60 kibbles, so I have 80 in his food bowl tonight. I guess it's not that much when you look at it, but counting it out is a pain!
Thanks for those who read this far down! I don't have pics right now, because I don't have anywhere to host them and I don't want to start a Photobucket account. Any other suggestions?
He's only about seven weeks old, and he's doing quite well. The only problem is he's quite fiesty! He has two cotton hedgebags, and I'm going to get quite a few more accessories for him via Nancy. These are his favorite possessions - I rarely see him out of them. The only way I know he has wandered out is when I hear him crunching on his food!
I take him out every day, but he huffs and pops at me until he realizes he can't bury his head back into a corner of his hedgebag and ignore me. I hope he will eventually end this habit and will be friendly :)
He doesn't keep his quill visor down for me much, except for when he's popping and just waking up. The other thing with him is he's just started quilling, so that's probably contributing to his grumpiness. I've found a little less than a dozen quills in the past couple days, so I'm guessing that's why he's particularly grumpy when I touch his back every now and then. I'm going to give him an Aveeno bath tomorrow, hopefully, and that will help.
Another thing - do babies always poop so much on their wheel?!? He seems to be a poop machine! I have to scrub every inch of the wheel because he makes it so messy! I don't know how he does it! :rofl:
I have him on the breeder's food and a quarter of my own mix of Royal Canin 37 and CSFTCLS Lite. I'm weaning him off the other food slowly, but so far his poops are very solid and brown, which is a good sign. Last night he ate 60 kibbles, so I have 80 in his food bowl tonight. I guess it's not that much when you look at it, but counting it out is a pain!
Thanks for those who read this far down! I don't have pics right now, because I don't have anywhere to host them and I don't want to start a Photobucket account. Any other suggestions?