First let me say that I am only looking for positive helpful advice and not rude comments that one certain mod seems to like to say. Three days ago I rescued a 4 month old little boy from a horrible situation and added him to our family and long story short on top of some health problems that have been taken care of (he went to the vet the day after I got him) he is also very badly unsocialized and therefore is a very grouchy, untrusting little guy. I have been doing and already know the basic stuff about socializing a baby so please don't just tell me the basics such as spending lots of time with him and holding him a lot, or letting him sleep on me, etc. What I am looking for is possibly any other little tricks that someone might have up their sleeve that has worked before for a very grouchy hedgie. I've already for the most part broken him of the popping, but he is still extremely huffy if I touch, pick him up, or even look at him and immediately quills go up if any of the above happens. He deserves this second chance as it wasn't his fault he was put into the kind of situation he was and I have faith that here he can be a happy little boy that doesn't always feel he has to be defensive. I've never had a hedgie that was this defensive and grouchy before so any positive comments about little tricks that have worked would be greatly appreciated. I would love to have him calmed down enough to take to the hedgie show with my other baby here in a few months. :banghead: