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How do you choose between your heart and what's right? We have had several hedgehogs die on us in our lives, and are still heartbroken. Currently, we have the opportunity to obtain two different hedgehogs. The first hedgehog is from a co-worker, who does not have the time to care for her. He...

Ed had her check-up appointment; her leg is healing very nicely, but she does have the beginning stages of arthritis. The vet prefers to keep the wheel out of the cage to avoid any further/future injuries. For exercise, he mentioned having her run around outside the cage and creating...

Sorry for the late response; things have been pretty hectic at home. Ed does seem to still be in good spirits. She was using the Carolina Storm Wheel; which has started to become very wobbly. We also have the Petsmart Comfort wheel, but had given that up because of squeaking. Our vet did suggest...

The vet believes the injury came from the wheel. The other night, she was on the wheel when her back legs slipped and she sort of fell. It happened twice, so I decided to take her in. The vet wants her to take it easy so no wheel and no climbing. Sometimes she crawls over her cave, so I was...

Yesterday, we took Ed to the vet, and after having x-rays done, we found out she has two fractures in one of legs. For about the next month, she's to have no wheel and is not allowed to climb. She has also been given pain killers. I have put a larger cave over her current one to help prevent her...

Has anyone's vet mentioned that they prefer not to have a mixture? I currently have my hedgehog on a mixture of Eukanuba Lamb and Rice and Blue Wilderness High Protein. At a recent vet appointment, my vet informed me that mixing food doesn't work, as the hedgehog will pick and choose the tasty...

Ed is back home now and safe in her cage. The vet broke the price down, and the polishing/sealant was part of a package program, which turned out to be about 6 dollars more. They ended up not adding the sealant because more work was done than initially planned; a second tooth was extracted due...

We're taking Ed to the vet tomorrow morning to have an access tooth removed. One of the items on the list to do is "hedgehog dental/polishing/sealant". Has anyone ever heard of doing such a thing in hedgehogs? Does it even help. If this is not necessary, we would rather not get this done. Does...