NEW babies coming please HELP ME!! lol

[sonic&sonia]

:eek: [COLOR=MediumTurquoise] Ok so.... she's pregnant and is due within the next 2 weeks...... I have made a nesting box and put a warm towel down in it for the flooring.....is there anything else I should put in the nesting box? or is that fine? :confused: also, I am told the mommy takes care of feeding her babies.... does she feed them with milk? or regergitate her food for them???

[Vampira_666]

First of all I wouldn't suggest a towel in the nestbox as little toes can get caught in the threads, try a few layers of fleece or velux instead, and Hedgies produce milk to nurse their offspring..(with the proper nutrition of course for the mother herself) . Most can be weaned around 6 weeks of age when they become interested in the wetted down dry kibbles (you wet it down with plain water of course). Some at 6 weeks will even be able to chomp down on regular kibble as well(not wetted down) but I would highly suggest wetting down the kibble to make it a little softer for the babies teeth :) hope this helps :D and I wish you luck

[bloane]

I recommend not using any kind of fabric in the nest box area. Fabric will absorb the... um... fluids and excretions from birth and the babies, and will get VERY smelly and can even grow bacteria. My moms love shredded toilet paper, and will remove the soiled paper from the nest area, and replace it with clean.
Please make sure you are doing LOTS of research, it concerns me about your preparedness if you don't even know that hedgehogs (and every other mammal that I can think of) produce milk. There are quite a few good articles on www.hedgehogworld.com (http://www.hedgehogworld.com/), and several good posts here in the breeding section if you read.
Becca

[bloane]

"There are quite a few good articles on www.hedgehogworld.com (http://www.hedgehogworld.com/), and several good posts here in the breeding section if you read."
Ugh. That didn't come out right. Of course you read. :-P Sorry, no harm intended.
Becca