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Truffle
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Hi Everyone!
I'm new here, and I'll be getting a baby hedgehog at the beginning of January. My husband and I are very excited, and we're already setting up a 3' x 3' (9 square feet total) solid bottomed cage, space heater and bucket wheel for our new family member.
I want to use fleece liners for the bottom of the cage, and I was thinking of setting up a litter box at the bottom of the wheel like Heather has in the thread with the cage pics.... but I have some silly questions. lol.
First off, I keep hearing stories on the internet of hedghogs getting their quills stuck in sleeves or socks, or some kind of fabric, etc, and then having to get "cut out" because their quills get snagged. Is this true? Is there a possibility my new hedgie could get stuck in its snuggle sack or something like that?
Also is there a type of fleece that makes better liners? Or is it all pretty much the same? Is there a secret to getting them to lie flat? Or will it not hurt anything if there's a few wrinkles? I'm not a terrific sewer, so I'm afraid if I try to do something like the flannel/fleece/flannel liner, I'll end up with threads hanging out to catch the hedgie. ^.^;
I've read a lot on the forum about having a "digging box" for your hedgie when you use liners. What do most people use for a digging box? How deep should it be?
Sorry for asking so many questions, and thanks so much for your suggestions and advise!
I'm new here, and I'll be getting a baby hedgehog at the beginning of January. My husband and I are very excited, and we're already setting up a 3' x 3' (9 square feet total) solid bottomed cage, space heater and bucket wheel for our new family member.
I want to use fleece liners for the bottom of the cage, and I was thinking of setting up a litter box at the bottom of the wheel like Heather has in the thread with the cage pics.... but I have some silly questions. lol.
First off, I keep hearing stories on the internet of hedghogs getting their quills stuck in sleeves or socks, or some kind of fabric, etc, and then having to get "cut out" because their quills get snagged. Is this true? Is there a possibility my new hedgie could get stuck in its snuggle sack or something like that?
Also is there a type of fleece that makes better liners? Or is it all pretty much the same? Is there a secret to getting them to lie flat? Or will it not hurt anything if there's a few wrinkles? I'm not a terrific sewer, so I'm afraid if I try to do something like the flannel/fleece/flannel liner, I'll end up with threads hanging out to catch the hedgie. ^.^;
I've read a lot on the forum about having a "digging box" for your hedgie when you use liners. What do most people use for a digging box? How deep should it be?
Sorry for asking so many questions, and thanks so much for your suggestions and advise!