Recent content by AlbertaGirl

Thank you! I hadn't considered that it might be stress. He was surrendered, adopted, housed with another male, surrendered again and then adopted by me all within a few weeks. I picked up some fatty acid supplement at the vet today and I will start adding it to his food. It certainly can't hurt...

I recently adopted an adult male hedgehog from the Humane Society. All was well for the first three weeks or so, but then he suddenly began losing large numbers of quills - 15 to 20 every night. I suspected mites so we did three treatments with Revolution, cage cleaning etc. The quill loss...

Has anyone ever given their hedgies chia seed as a supplement? It has a lot of fatty acids in it that I think would be good for them. I just want to make sure its safe first.

He's a cutie! And his feet are so clean!

Aw, I'm so sorry to hear that Courtney. RIP Nova.

Yes, it was still a bit wet when I put it back in. I noticed that water was dripping from the hair scrunchie I put in back to quiet the wheel down, and there was still some water on the running surface. Whatever the trigger, Martin sure got into it! If I'd recorded the entire episode, it would...

Here is a video of my funny little diurnal hog doing his thing. I had just scrubbed (and thoroughly rinsed!) his wheel, but I guess there was something irresistible left over... http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/sfielder/Martin/?action=view&current=MartinAnnointing.mp4 I know his ears and...

How is the miracle hog doing?

Well, that is the last thing I expected to read! I'm so pleased to hear that Nova's mass is gone and that she is doing better. Just when you think you've experienced all the surprises a hedgie can throw at you... Pop! Self removing tumour!

One of my boys stopped wheeling for no apparent reason a while ago. I was inspecting him to see if I could find out why, and I realized that one of his nails had grown right around and was touching the pad of his foot! I clipped it and he has been happily wheeling ever since. Have a look at her...

Thank you! I will get some vaseline on the way home from work. Now the trick will be getting him to let me touch his ears!

He seems to have very good vision, so I think it must be that he just doesn't care! He is so funny - it's hard for me to find a good time to clean his wheel. He gets so put out if he comes out to wheel and it's not there.

Martin has a lot of that black gunk/fingers along the edges of his ears. Will vitamin e oil work to remove it, or does it have to be vaseline?

Martin has acquired a new habit - daytime wheeling. He wheels in the morning while I am getting ready for work. I've heard him wheeling at 10 am, noon, 3 pm, 6 pm, and all night long. He wheels with an audience, with the lights on, and with the camera going! I've never had a hedgie that would...

I saw Handbag on Daily Squee and had to come say congrats!